Bktherula

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Bktherula
Also known as
  • Bk, [1] TheRula, Santanny
Born
Brooklyn Rodriguez [2]

(2002-08-30) August 30, 2002 (age 23)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper, singer, songwriter
Years active2015–present [1]
Labels Warner [4]

Brooklyn Candida Rodriguez (born August 30, 2002), known professionally as Bktherula, is an American rapper and singer from Marietta, Georgia.

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Early life

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Rodriguez was raised in Marietta, Georgia. Rodriguez recorded her first song at the age of 9 on a tape recorder. She started uploading songs to SoundCloud at the age of 13. Her father was a rapper in a group called Planet X. [3] Rodriguez also attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs.

Career

She began getting traction on the streaming platform SoundCloud in 2018 with the release of her singles "Faygo" and "Left Right". In 2020, her song "Tweakin' Together" went viral on social media platform TikTok. [3] In January 2020, she released her single "On Me". [5] In July 2020, she released her single "Summer". [6] In October 2020, Rodriguez released her album Love Santana. [7]

In March 2022, she released two singles titled "Keep da K" and "Coupe". [8] In August 2022, she performed at Rolling Loud in Miami. [9]

In February 2023, she released her mixtape LVL5 P1.

In March 2024, she released the sequel, LVL5 P2. On 14 June, 2024 Bktherula performed for Lyrical Lemonade's 2024 Summer Smash in Chicago [10] In late 2024, Bktherula joined Ice Spice on her Y2K! World Tour in Europe. [11]

On June 27, 2025, Bktherula released her fourth studio album, titled Lucy. [12]

In January 2026, rap group The Scythe was formed, featuring Bktherula, Denzel Curry, TiaCorine, ASAP Ferg, and Key Nyata as members. The group's debut album, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is scheduled to release on March 6, 2026. [13]

Discography

Studio albums
TitleRelease date
Love SantanaJanuary 11, 2020
NirvanaOctober 23, 2020
Love BlackOctober 22, 2021
LVL5 P1February 17, 2023
LVL5 P2March 15, 2024
LucyJune 27, 2025
EPs
TitleRelease date
Love NirvanaJune 16, 2023
Dirty Sticks [14]

(with Devstacks)

TBA
Singles
TitleYearAlbum
"Left Right"2019Non-album single
"No Crip"
"C4"2020Love Santana
"Tweakin' Together"
"Uh Huh"
"Summer"Nirvana
"Admit It"
"OKOK" / "Depressing"
"Not Wock"2021Non-album single
"Blue" / "Santanny"
"Keep Da K" / "Coupe"2022
"Through 2 U"Love Black
"Forever Pt. 2"LVL5 P1
"Tan"2023
"Pssyonft"
"Crazy Girl Pt. 2"

(with YoungBoy Never Broke Again)

Non-album single
"Tatti"LVL5 P2
"It Wasn't Me"Non-album single
"Crayon"2024LVL5 P2
"The Way"
"Adult Swim"Lucy
"Delilah"2025
"Bbgirlgoslow"
"Dumb Shit"

References

  1. 1 2 Aku, Timmhotep. "Bktherula wants you to vibrate higher". The Fader . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Information on Bktherula's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 High, Kemet (January 27, 2022). "The Break Presents – Bktherula". XXL . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bktherula – Love Black". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ Pierre, Alphonse (January 14, 2020). "The Ones: Bktherula's "On Me"". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Pierre, Alphonse (July 8, 2020). "The Ones: Bktherula's "Summer"". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Draughorne, Kenan (October 26, 2020). "Bktherula Had A Spiritual Awakening Making 'Love Santana' That Revealed Her True 'Nirvana' Power". HipHopDx . Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Rouhani, Neena; Lee, Cydney (March 7, 2022). "R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Cochise, Morray, Tiana Major9 & More". Billboard . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Silano, Jaime (September 16, 2022). "6 Hours With BKtherula, Before Her Fiery Set at Rolling Loud". Vice . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ Fisher, Caroline (June 21, 2024). "Summer Smash 2024: 7 Most Memorable Performances Of The Weekend". Hot New Hip Hop .
  11. ↑ Morton, Devin (May 5, 2025). "Bktherula Gets Brutally Honest On Banger Track "DELILAH"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  12. ↑ Cole, Alexander (June 27, 2025). "Bktherula Returns With Genre-Bending Full-Length Album "LUCY"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  13. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (January 22, 2026). "Denzel Curry, TiaCorine, A$AP Ferg, Bktherula, and Key Nyata Form Supergroup the Scythe". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  14. ↑ Medithi, Vivian. "Beat Construction: Devstacks's beats are as big as his IMAX-sized feelings". The Fader. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
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