Rapsody | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rapsody performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marlanna Evans |
| Also known as | Rapdiddy[1] |
| Born | January 21, 1983 Snow Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | iamrapsody.com |
Marlanna Evans (born January 21, 1983),[2][3] 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.[4] Rapsody released her third studio album, Eve on August 23, 2019, to critical acclaim from music critics.[5] 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.
- ^ Aguilar, Andrea. ""LOVE AND HIP HOP" – INTERVIEW WITH RAPPER RAPSODY". beautifulstruggles.com. Beautiful Struggles. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ^ "Rapsody Profile". grammyconnect.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved 2020-05-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rapsody". HotNewHipHop. 21 September 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kearse, Stephen (2019-08-29). "Rapsody's 'Eve' is a Masterpiece of Hip-Hop Feminism". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-07-26.