Rapsody
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Marlanna Evans (born January 21, 1983), better known by her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper. After signing with music producer 9th Wonder's music label It's a Wonderful World Music Group, she released a series of mixtapes and collaborated with Erykah Badu and Talib Kweli. Soon afterwards Rapsody released her debut album The Idea of Beautiful (2012). She would attain further prominence when she was featured on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, on the track "Complexion (A Zulu Love)".
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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- An essay on preferment
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1983
Discography
- Return of the B‐Girl2010
- For Everything2011
- Thank H.E.R. Now2011
- The Black Mamba2012
- The Idea of Beautiful2012
- She Got Game2013
- Beauty and the Beast2014
- Don't Need It (remix)2015
- Crown2016
- Laila’s Wisdom2017
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- Listeners
- 255,100
- Total plays
- 5,313,050
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Rapsody is the new force in hip hop, and she's blazing the trail for a new generation of emcees, showcasing effortless lyrical mastery in an age of celebrating the culture of a hip hop renaissance. "Hip hop in its essence is real; I'm still hearing every rhyme." She is the protégé of Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder, the first lady of North Carolina super crew Kooley High, and one of the first artists signed to Jamla Records/It's A Wonderful World Music Group. <a href="https://www.last.
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- Official website
- www.djrapsody.com
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- date of birth
- 1983-01-21
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
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13 sectionsContents
- Career
- Style and philosophy
- Personal life
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Extended plays
- with Kooley High
- with Madlib
- Mixtapes
- Guest appearances
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- External links
Marlanna Evans (born January 21, 1983), better known by her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper. After signing with music producer 9th Wonder's music label It's a Wonderful World Music Group, she released a series of mixtapes and collaborated with Erykah Badu and Talib Kweli. Soon afterwards Rapsody released her debut album The Idea of Beautiful (2012). She would attain further prominence when she was featured on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, on the track "Complexion (A Zulu Love)".
Her second album, ''Laila's Wisdom (2017), received critical acclaim and was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song. Rapsody released her third studio album, Eve'' on August 23, 2019, to critical acclaim from music critics. In 2020, she was featured alongside Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes, on the Stevie Wonder song "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate". Rapsody released her fourth album, ''Please Don't Cry'', on May 17, 2024.