Kreayshawn: 10 Things You Should Know
Get familiar with the much-talked about Bay Area rapper.
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Say Hello! - Kreayshawn (KRAY-SHAWN) is the California-bred white girl rapper who pushed her way onto the music scene seemingly overnight a couple months ago with her infectious single "Gucci, Gucci," an ode to individuality that mocks the swagless. BET.com rounded up a few of the need-to-know facts about the pint-size spitta. (Photo: Columbia Records)
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Reppin' the Yay Area - Context is everything, and anyone giving Kreayshawn's rough exterior the side-eye should take a walk through the Murder Dubs, the impoverished East Oakland, California, neighborhood. Its name alone sounds like nothing to play with. (Photo: Scott Weiner/Retna Ltd.)
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It's in the Genes\r - The anti-Barbie rapper started making music at age five by mimicking her mother, who was then a member of the '90s garage punk group the Trashwomen.\r\r \r \r(Photos: Columbia Records; Estrus Records)
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Making Movies\r - The self-taught auteur was accepted and received a full scholarship to the Berkeley Digital Film Institute, despite not having a high school diploma. However, just like high school, she didn't finish the program at Berkeley either. \r \r(Photo: Scott Weiner/Retna Ltd.)
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Mobster - Kreayshawn and her clique of homegirls, including her DJ Lil Debbie and her friend and sometime rapper V-Nasty, has become known as the White Girl Mob. The moniker applies to her fans as well, and has come to represent a new generation of Caucasian girls who grew up on hip hop.
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