Bktherula

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Bktherula
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Bktherula performing at The Montreality Block Party. Photo taken by Shotacalzone.
Background information
Birth nameBrooklyn Rodriguez [1]
Also known as
  • Bk, [2] TheRula
Born (2002-08-30) August 30, 2002 (age 22)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present [2]
Labels Warner [4]

Brooklyn Candida Rodriguez [1] [5] (born August 30, 2002), known professionally as Bktherula, is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. [2]

Contents

Early life

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]

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". [6] In July 2020, she released her single "Summer". [7] In October 2020, Rodriguez released her album Love Santana. [8]

In March 2022, she released two singles titled "Keep da K" and "Coupe". [9]

In August 2022, she performed at Rolling Loud in Miami. [10]

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 [11]

In late 2024, Bktherula joined Ice Spice on her Y2K! World Tour in Europe. [12]

Discography

Albums

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