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Birth name | Gloria Hallelujah Woods |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | July 28, 1999
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Years active | 2019–present |
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Website | www |
Gloria Hallelujah Woods [1] (born July 28, 1999), known professionally as GloRilla, is an American rapper and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. She first became known for her 2022 single "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" (with Hitkidd), which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Its success led her to sign with fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group, in July of that year.
Her follow-up single, "Tomorrow", spawned a remixed sequel with American rapper Cardi B, which became her first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Both songs, along with the gold-certified single "Blessed", preceded the release of her debut extended play (EP), Anyways, Life's Great in November, which entered the Billboard 200 at number 11. She won Best New Hip-Hop Artist at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, and won in a similar category at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Her 2024 singles, "Yeah Glo!" and "Wanna Be" (with Megan Thee Stallion), both peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded her debut commercial mixtape, Ehhthang Ehhthang (2024), which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200. Her third top-40 single of that year, "TGIF", preceded her debut studio album Glorious (2024), which peaked at number five.
Woods was born on July 28, 1999, in Memphis, Tennessee. [2] She was homeschooled until fifth grade, and later graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School. She started rapping when she was 16. [3]
Growing up she was a part of her church's choir, as a result, Woods initially wanted to be a singer, but after losing her voice, she decided to switch to rap. [4] [5] She is the eighth out of 10 children. [6]
Woods released her mixtape Most Likely Up Next in 2019 and her EP P Status in 2020.
In April 2022, Woods found increased fame and popularity with the release of "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" with producer Hitkidd. The song went viral and led to a #FNFChallenge on TikTok. [4] A remix of the song featuring Latto and JT was released in September, with the announcement that a remix with Saweetie would follow. The song led her to be nominated for two awards at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, [7] [8] where she also performed in October. [9]
In June 2022, Woods and Duke Deuce released the song "Just Say That." [10] [11] In July, she signed with fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label Collective Music Group. [2] She was featured on the compilation album Gangsta Art . In September, she released the song "Tomorrow 2" featuring Cardi B. [12] [13] [14] In November, she dropped her EP Anyways, Life's Great . [15] [16] She was featured along with rapper Gangsta Boo on the Latto single "FTCU". [17]
In January 2023, she and labelmate Moneybagg Yo collaborated on the single "On Wat U On". [18] In February, a stampede at a concert at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York resulted in 3 deaths and 7 people injured. The stampede started after audience members thought they heard gunshots while people were leaving the venue. [19] In June, she was selected as 2023 XXL Freshmen Class. [20] In April 2024, GloRilla was arrested in Georgia on DUI charges. [21]
In 2024, GloRilla released the top-40 songs "Yeah Glo!" and "Wanna Be" (with Megan Thee Stallion) as singles from her second mixtape and first to be released commercially, Ehhthang Ehhthang , which was released on April 5. [22] She was also featured on "Sticky", track 8 of Tyler the Creator's new album CHROMAKOPIA, which was released on October 28th.
Woods describes her music as "crunk and dominant". [23] She is known for her "deep and textured drawl". [24] Woods was inspired by Chief Keef. [25]
In September 2022, Woods returned to her high school Martin Luther King College Prep in Memphis, Tennessee to donate $25,000. [26] [27]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [28] | US R&B /HH [29] | US Rap [30] | ||
Glorious |
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US [28] | US R&B /HH [29] | US Rap [30] | |||||
Gangsta Art (with CMG the Label) |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | |||
Gangsta Art 2 (with CMG the Label) |
| — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US [28] | US R&B /HH [34] | US Rap [35] | |||||
Most Likely Up Next |
| — | — | — | |||
Ehhthang Ehhthang |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US [28] | US R&B /HH [34] | US Rap [35] | |||||
P Status |
| — | — | — | |||
Anyways, Life's Great |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [36] | US R&B /HH [37] | CAN [38] | NZ Hot [39] | WW [40] | |||||||||
"Afford Me" (featuring JaTavia Akiaa) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"Outside" (featuring Niki Pooh) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Don't Kno (Remix)" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"F.N.F. (Let's Go)" (with Hitkidd or remix also featuring Latto and JT) | 42 | 11 | — | — | — | Anyways, Life's Great | |||||||
"Big Shit" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Tomorrow" (solo or featuring Cardi B) | 9 | 3 | 78 | 22 | 39 | Anyways, Life's Great | |||||||
"Blessed" | — [upper-alpha 1] | 37 | — | — | — |
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"Nut Quick" [44] | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"On Wat U On" (with Moneybagg Yo) | 2023 | 56 | 21 | — | — | — | Hard to Love | ||||||
"Internet Trolls" | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Ex's (Phatnall Remix)" (with Lil Durk) | — | 40 | — | — | — | Anyways, Life's Great | |||||||
"Lick or Sum" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
"Wrong One" (with Gloss Up and Slimeroni, featuring K. Carbon, Aleza, and Tay Keith) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Yeah Glo!" | 2024 | 28 | 7 | 88 | 7 | 159 | Ehhthang Ehhthang | ||||||
"Wanna Be" (with Megan Thee Stallion or remix also with Cardi B) | 11 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 38 | ||||||||
"TGIF" | 22 | 4 | — | 24 | 104 | Glorious | |||||||
"Hollon" | 48 | 21 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Bub. [43] | US R&B /HH [37] | ||||||
"Set the Tone Part 2" (Hitkidd featuring Aleza, GloRilla, Gloss Up, K Carbon, and Slimeroni) | 2021 | — | — | Set the Tone | |||
"Hot Potato" (Hitkidd featuring Aleza, GloRilla, Gloss Up, K Carbon, and Slimeroni) | — | — | |||||
"Better Thangs (Remix)" (Ciara featuring Summer Walker and GloRilla) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"FTCU" (Latto featuring GloRilla and Gangsta Boo) | — | — | |||||
"Leave the Club" (Don Toliver featuring GloRilla and Lil Durk) | 2023 | 5 | 43 | Love Sick | |||
"Outside" (G Herbo featuring GloRilla and Mello Buckzz) | — | — | Strictly 4 My Fans 2 | ||||
"Keep Dat Nigga (Part 2)" (Icandy featuring GloRilla, Kaliii, and Big Boss Vette) | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
"In the Truck" (FendiDa Rappa featuring GloRilla) | — | — | |||||
"Embarrassing" (YTB Fatt featuring GloRilla) | — | — | |||||
"Finesse" (BossMan Dlow featuring GloRilla) | 2024 | 1 | 37 | ||||
"Get in There" (Real Boston Richey featuring GloRilla) | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US [36] | US R&B /HH [37] | NZ Hot [45] | WW [40] | ||||
"Procedure" (featuring Latto) | 2024 | — [upper-alpha 4] | 41 | — | — | Glorious | |
"Whatchu Kno About Me" (featuring Sexyy Red) | 29 | 5 | 18 | 117 | |||
"Stop Playing" | — [upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | |||
"Don't Deserve" (featuring Muni Long) | — [upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | |||
"How I Look" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) | 90 | 33 | — | — | |||
"Step" (featuring BossMan Dlow) | — [upper-alpha 7] | — | — | — | |||
"Let Her Cook" | — [upper-alpha 8] | 48 | — | — | |||
"I Luv Her" (featuring T-Pain) | 70 | 19 | 9 | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Just Say That" | 2022 | Duke Deuce | Crunkstar |
"Bop" | 2024 | Big Boogie, DJ Drama | Redrum Wizard (Gangsta Grillz) |
"Accent" | Megan Thee Stallion | Megan | |
"Bad Kids" | Polo G | Hood Poet | |
"Leave My Baby Tonight" | Muni Long | Revenge | |
"Sticky" | Tyler, the Creator, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne | Chromakopia |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | RapCaviar Presents | Herself | Guest; Episode: "Coi Leray - Hate Me Now" |
2023 | Wild 'n Out | Herself | Guest; Season 19, Episode 2 |
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Organization | Year | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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American Music Awards | 2022 | Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist | Herself | Nominated | [46] |
BET Awards | 2023 | Album of the Year | Anyways, Life's Great | Nominated | [47] |
Video of the Year | "Tomorrow 2" (with Cardi B) | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
"F.N.F. (Let's Go)" | Nominated | ||||
Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated | |||
Best Female Hip Hop Artist | Nominated | ||||
2024 | Nominated | [48] | |||
BET Her Award | "Yeah Glo!" | Nominated | |||
BET Hip Hop Awards | 2022 | Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist | Herself | Won | [49] |
Song of the Year | "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" | Nominated | |||
2023 | Hip Hop Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [50] | |
Hip Hop Album of the Year | Anyways, Life's Great | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | "Tomorrow 2" (with Cardi B) | Nominated | |||
Best Hip Hop Video | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||||
2024 | Hip Hop Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [51] | |
Hip Hop Album of the Year | Ehhthang Ehhthang | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | "Yeah Glo!" | Nominated | |||
Impact Track | Nominated | ||||
Best Collaboration | "Wanna Be" (with Megan Thee Stallion) | Nominated | |||
Hustler of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |||
Best Live Performer | Nominated | ||||
Grammy Awards | 2023 | Best Rap Performance | "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" | Nominated | [52] |
IHeartRadio Music Awards | 2023 | Hip-Hop Song of the Year | Nominated | [53] | |
Best New Hip-Hop Artist | Herself | Won | |||
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Best Push | Nominated | [54] | |
MTV Video Music Awards | 2023 | Best New Artist | Nominated | [55] | |
Best Hip Hop | "Tomorrow 2" (with Cardi B) | Nominated | |||
2024 | "Yeah Glo!" | Nominated | [56] | ||
MTV Push Performance of the Year | "Lick or Sum" | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | "Wanna Be" (with Megan Thee Stallion) | Nominated | |||
Song of Summer | Nominated | [57] |
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