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Daisha McBride | |
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| Also known as | The Rap Girl |
| Born | January 2, 1996 Knoxville, Tennessee, US |
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| Years active | 2012 - Present |
Daisha McBride, also known as "The Rap Girl", is an American rapper and songwriter. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Born January 2, 1996, McBride is from Knoxville, Tennessee. [5] [6] [3] She was first introduced to music through church, where she would often sing in the choir, and play the violin and piano. [7] Starting from the age of 10, [6] she became introduced into the Hip-Hop/Rap scene when she wasn't able to give her father anything for Father's Day, instead, she delivered him with a Father's Day rap. She took Rap more seriously after somebody told her, "Your talent is God's gift to you and what you do with it is your gift back to God." McBride graduated from Harden Valley Academy in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2014.
"The Rap Girl", she achieved this nickname through High School as being one the kids always freestyling in the lunch room. [7] The success came after her constant dedication of uploading "freestyle videos" to YouTube back in 2011. She reached renown internet fame through, at the time, Twitter's update for uploading videos as well as Instagram and Vine videos around 2015 in her college dorm at Middle Tennessee State University. [2] She's often stated that some of her main inspirations being Nicki Minaj, Kehlani, and Missy Elliot. [1] [7]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Hawk Anthem" | 2012 | Non-Album Single |
| "Understand Me" (produced by MJ Nichols) | 2016 | Non-Album Single |
| "Mood"(produced by Big Bruno) | 2017 | "The Journey" |
| "Look Mom" (produced by Forever Suave) | Non-AlbumSingle | |
| "Extra!" (produced by Bliss) | 2018 | Non-Album Single |
| "Money To Be Made" Daisha McBride feat. Evan Dupri (produced by Big Bruno) | Non-Album Single | |
| "No Strings Attached" (produced by Savier) | Non-Album Single | |
| “Cake Up” (produced by Thomas Gxlden) | Non-Album Single | |
| “Nothing Else" Daisha McBride feat. Mike Floss (produced by Big Bruno) | Non-Album Single | |
| "If You Really Knew Me" (produced by SCi-FY) | 2019 | "Wild" |
| "Nashville to L.A." (produced by Big Bruno) | Non-Album Single | |
| "Top of The World" (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | 2020 | Non-Album Single |
| "See You In The Dark" Daisha McBride feat. Justin Starling (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | Non-Album Single | |
| "Galapagos Freestyle" Daisha McBride feat. Byron Juane (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | Non-Album Single | |
| "Pump Fake" (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | 2021 | Non-Album Single |
| "Pump Fake" REMIX Daisha McBride feat. 24hrs (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | Non-Album Single | |
| "Adventure Time Freestyle" (produced by SCi-FY & AB Eastwood) | Non-Album Single | |
| "Nerve" (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | "Let Me Get This Off My Chest" | |
| "No Love" (produced by Big Bruno & SCi-FY) | 2022 | Non-Album Single |
| "Birthday" (produced by SCi-FY & Chase Akers) | 2023 | Non-Album Single |
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| "The Come Up" |
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| "Need These Storms" |
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| "Wild" |
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| "Yafeelme" |
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| "Hail Of A Year" |
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| "Let Me Get This Off My Chest" |
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| "I Realized We're Better Apart" |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Dagger" Darren King ft. Daisha McBride & Wyn Starks | 2021 | Non-Album Single |
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