D.Y.K – DID YOU KNOW? 29 MARCH

DRAKE

  • Aubrey Drake Graham, professionally known as Drake, is often referred to as Champagne Papi by his fans

  • In Drake’s most recent album collaboration with 21 Savage ‘Her Loss’ , 21 Savage encouraged Drake to call out various artists such as Meg Thee Stallion and Kanye West

  • Drake’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $250 Million, making him one of the richest rappers in the world

  • Drake has won four Grammy Awards

  • Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop

ICE SPICE

  • Isis Naija Gaston, better known professionally as Ice Spice, is an American rapper

  • Ice Spice rose to prominence in late 2022 with her song “Munch”

  • Ice Spice is both of Nigerian and Dominican descent

  • Ice Spice is the oldest of five siblings

  • Growing up, Ice Spice was commonly referred to as “Ice” because of her real name, Isis

LATTO

  • Latto’s real name is Alyssa Michelle Stephens

  • Latto is also affectionately known as ‘Big Latto’

  • Latto has been arrested before, for carrying a firearm in an airport

  • Latto was raised in Atlanta

  • Latto started rapping when she was 10 years old

POLO G

  • Polo G’s real name is Taurus Tremani Bartlett

  • Polo G scored his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Rapstar.”

  • Polo G grew up listening to artists like Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, and Tupac, and said that he tried rapping as a hobby at first.

  • Before pursuing a career in music, Polo G had planned to go to university to study to become a sports broadcaster

CHLOE

  • Chloe Bailey, together with her sister Halle Bailey, has received 5 Grammy nominations since 2018

  • Besides being a singer and actress, Chloe Bailey is also a songwriter and producer

  • Chloe Bailey came into the limelight when she was discovered by Beyonce

  • Chloe Bailey played the character of Little Lilly while Beyonce played the character at an older age.

  • Chloe is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Halle Bailey

6LACK

  • 6lack’s real name is Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.

  • Before he was a three-time Grammy nominated musician, 6lack was once a battle rapper

  • 6lack is an advocate for mental health of BIPOC young adults

  • 6lack cites Usher and Sade as his musical influences

  • 6lack has a daughter names Syx Rose Valentine

DJ SLIQE

  • DJ Sliqe’s real name is Lutendo Kungoane

  • At the age of 24 DJ Sliqe made history by becoming the first hip hop DJ to win an award in South Africa

  • DJ Sliqe is famous for his debut track ‘Do like I do’ featuring Kwesta as well as ‘On it’ featuring Shekhinah

  • DJ Sliqe’s love for music began at a tender age, and he always wished to be a DJ and producer.

  • By the time DJ Sliqe got to grade 10 he was already a DJ for his school

LITTLE MIX

  • Little Mix are a British girlgroup, formed on the eighth series of The X Factor UK by Kelly Rowland

  • In 2011, Little Mix rose to prominence after becoming the first group to win The X Factor UK

  • Little Mix consisted of Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and Jesy Nelson, before Jesy’s departure in 2020

  • Before becoming Little Mix, the group was initialy called Rhythmix

  • Jade auditioned for The X Factor in 2008 and 2010 before being successful in 2011 with Little Mix

REMA

  • Although he is professionally known by his stage name Rema, his real name is Divine Ikubor

  • Rema’s stage name is an abbreviation for “Redefining Everything Music Around”

  • Rema is a Nigerian rapper, musician and performing artist

  • Rema rose to stardom with the release of the song “Dumebi”.

  • Rema signed a record deal with Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records in 2019

MEGHAN TRAINOR

  • Meghan Trainor began singing at age six, at a Methodist church with her father who was a music teacher and organist

  • Meghan Trainor wrote her first original song when she was 13 titled “Give Me A Chance”

  • Meghan Trainor says she is inspired by Stevie Wonder and Phil Collins

  • Meghan Trainor says  said she never danced before making the video for All About The Bass

  • Meghan Trainor’s mega fans call themselves ‘Megantrons’

KENDRICK LAMAR

  • Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” became his first number-one single in the United States as a lead artist

  • Kendrick Lamar is referred to as Compton’s crowned prince

  • Kendrick Lamar has been described as a ‘Conscious Rapper’

  • Kendrick Lamar takes inspiration from his neighborhood such as Dr Dre and Tupac

  • Kendrick Lamar is a Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated rapper

LIBIANCA

  • Libianca Kenzonkinboum Fonji is known mononymously as Libianca

  • Libianca is a Cameroonian-American Afrobeats singer

  • Libianca competed in the twenty-first season of American TV show The Voice in 2021

  • Libianca is best known for her 2022 breakout single “People”, which was inspired by her cyclothymia

  • Libianca has 12.2M monthly listeners on Spotify

LIZZO

  • Lizzo formed a rap group at the age of 14

  • Lizzo was part of a marching band when she was in University

  • Lizzo played a performer in the British reality television series Made in Chelsea in 2014.

  • Lizzo refers to herself as a ‘self-proclaimed nerd’

  • Lizzo loves to watch Anime, her favourite Anime series is Sailor Moon

CARDI B

  • Cardi B  grew up in Highbridge, South Bronx

  • Cardi B was a teenage member of the Bloods gang

  • The first record that Cardi B ever bought were by Missy Elliot and Tweet
  • Cardi B appeared on Love & Hip Hop New York for two seasons

  • Lady Gaga and Madonna are Cardi B’s favourite artists

JAY JODY

  • Jay Jody’s real name is Phologo Jody Mataboge

  • Jay Jody is a South African rapper and songwriter

  • Jay Jody is well known for being part of the duo group, ‘B3nchmarq’ with ‘Tkay 10Staxx’ before going solo

  • Jay Jody is A-Reece’s brother

  • Jay Jody and A-Reece are the founders of Revenge Club Records

DOJA CAT

  • Doja Cat’s real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini

  • Doja Cat chose the stage name Doja Cat because of her love for marijuana and cats

  • Doja Cat’s zodiac sign is Libra

  • Doja Cat’s father ,Dumisani Dlamini, is an actor, composer and film producer best known for 1992 South African film Sarafina!

  • Doja Cat has won one Grammy


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