Rican Da Menace

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Rican Da Menace
Born2000or2001(age 22–23) [1]
Origin Baltimore, Maryland
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  • vocals

Rican Da Menace is an American rapper.

Life and career

From Baltimore, [2] [3] Rican was born to a Jamaican father and Salvadoran mother. [4] She began rapping at the age of 14. [5] In February 2021, Rican was shot and was hospitalized as a result. [1] She has stated this incident served as a "wake-up call" for her, leading her to focus on her music career more. [1] Rican then "spent the majority of 2022 churning out singles and freestyles to sharpen her skills as a newly emerging rapper on the scene". [6]

Her debut single "Ain't Going Back" was released in July 2022. [7] [8] In November, she released "I Admit It". [9] At the end of the year, The Baltimore Banner included Rican's "Ain't Going Back" as one of the "20 Best Rap and R&B Songs of 2022". [6] Rican signed to BuVision Entertainment/Out The Jungle and Columbia Records. [7] [10]

She then released singles "Uh Ohh" and "Dumb" in 2023; the latter featured Moneybagg Yo. [10] [11] She participated in a Red Bull Spiral cypher in 2023, alongside fellow rappers Gloss Up and Lady XO. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Rican Da Menace (March 2, 2023). "Meet Rican Da Menace, Baltimore's finest (INTERVIEW)" (Interview). Interviewed by Little Bacon Bear. Baltimore: 97.9 The Beat . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Ju, Shirley (January 20, 2023). "Meet Rican Da Menace, The Rap Princess Out Of Baltimore". Sheen Magazine . Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rican Da Menace details getting shot, Baltimore accent, spending $145,000 on Rican chain, getting bae's tatted, & plastic surgery. The Progress Report Podcast. Revolt.tv. May 22, 2023. Event occurs at 7:25–7:42. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rican Da Menace details getting shot, Baltimore accent, spending $145,000 on Rican chain, getting bae's tatted, & plastic surgery. The Progress Report Podcast. Revolt.tv. May 22, 2023. Event occurs at 1:25–1:35. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Burney, Lawrence; Burris, Taji; Shipley, Al; Little, Larry (December 31, 2022). "The 20 Best Rap and R&B Songs of 2022". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Ju, Shirley (February 7, 2023). "Meet Rican Da Menace: The Foxy Brown Co-Signed Rapper Inks Major Deal with No Music Out". AllHipHop . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Pierre, Alphonse (July 6, 2022). "Listen to Rican da Menace's "Ain't Going Back": The Ones". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rican Da Menace drops visual for new single, "I Admit It" [VIDEO]". Earmilk . November 7, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Tobbylola (February 23, 2023). "Rican Da Menace Aims To Set It Off In New "Dumb" Video Featuring Moneybagg Yo". Lyrical Lemonade . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ Hynes, Hayley (February 4, 2023). "Rican Da Menace Taps Chrisean Rock To Join Her For "Uh Ohhh" Music Video". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hunter, Riley (September 6, 2023). "Red Bull Spiral: Gloss Up, Rican Da Menace and Lady XO freestyle lyrics". Red Bull . Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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