10 Things You Should Know About Rapsody

The story behind one of hip hop's most buzzworthy artists.

I Ain't New to This - North Carolina emcee Rapsody was trending all day once Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly was leaked early. Besides Snoop Dogg, Rap is the only guest lyricist on the project as she and K Dot spit back and forth on the introspective track “Complexion (A Zulu Love)." Definitely not a newcomer to the game, she's fought hard to earn her respect and props. Check out 10 things about this lyrical titan.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVa)(Photos from left: John Ricard/BET, Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Jamla's in the House - Rap was discovered and signed to fellow North Carolina-based artist 9th Wonder's Jamla label in 2008. (Photos from left: Johnny Nunez/Getty Images, John Ricard/BET)
Schooling MCs - Rap first started kicking up dust as part of the hip hop collective Kooley High, which formed at North Carolina State University.(Photo: Suzi Pratt/Getty Images)Mic Destroyer - Rapsody ripped the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher back in 2013 alongside Jon Connor, Emis Killa, Wax and Rittz.(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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I Ain't New to This - North Carolina emcee Rapsody was trending all day once Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly was leaked early. Besides Snoop Dogg, Rap is the only guest lyricist on the project as she and K Dot spit back and forth on the introspective track “Complexion (A Zulu Love)." Definitely not a newcomer to the game, she's fought hard to earn her respect and props. Check out 10 things about this lyrical titan.— Michael Harris (@IceBlueVa)(Photos from left: John Ricard/BET, Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

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