GloRilla.
GloRilla is an award-winning hip-hop artist that hails from the North Memphis neighborhood of Frayser, Tennessee.
The world got its first taste of the femme fatale with her breakout single “FNF (Let’s Go),” which sparked the viral #FNFChallenge, spawned a dynamic remix with Latto and JT and paved the way for the rising star to sign with Yo Gotti’s prestigious CMG record label in partnership with Interscope Records.
GloRilla followed up her anthem with an explosive collaboration with Cardi B on “Tomorrow 2,” which debuted in the Top−10 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on Apple Music and accumulated over 25 million YouTube views in just three weeks. The Memphis native’s swift rise earned her the “Breakthrough Artist” Award at the 2022 BET HipHop Awards and a nomination for “Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist” at the American Music Awards.
The foundation of GloRilla’s success started back at home, where she was home schooled by her mother and spent time singing in church. By the time she reached high school, Glo moved in with her father, where she traded her church singing for listening to Chief Keef. “I tried singing by the time I got to high school and I couldn’t do it anymore,” she recalls. “So I started to rap.”
It was at the behest of her cousin that she entered the studio for the first time to lay down tracks. “He was the first to take rapping seriously, and then he showed me all about writing songs,” she adds. “He told me, ‘You’re hard. You need to keep rapping.’
The next few years were spent working odd jobs, while GloRilla perfected her art. She released tracks under the name “GloRilla,” which was a unique twist on her name – Gloria – but it wasn’t until 2021 that she finally quit her day job and dedicated her all to rapping full-time.
Songs like “Westside Baby” and “Gang Nem” set the stage for the Glo up, though everything came together with the release of “FNF (Let’s Go).” She recorded the empowering anthem and filmed the music video in the same day and the rest is history.
Now, GloRilla is gearing up to release her debut EP “Anyway’s, Life’s Great…” dropping November 11th. The sky is the limit for Glo, as she navigates the next chapter of her budding career. “I’m all about women’s empowerment,” she says matter-of-factly. “I want women to see me and know that they can be independent.”