2Rare

Naseem Rafeeq Young,[1][2] known professionally as 2Rare, is an American rapper and songwriter from Philadelphia.[4] He has been signed to American record executive Mel Carter since October 2022.[6]

2Rare (stylized as 2rare)
2Rare in May 2022
2Rare in May 2022
Background information
Birth nameNaseem Rafeeq Young[1][2]
Born1999/2000 (age 22–23)[3]
Los Angeles, U.S.[4]
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2018-present[5]
Labels
Second Estate Warner

Early life

2Rare was a football player during his high school years. He believed the sport would be "his lane". Originally from Philadelphia, he temporarily moved to Los Angeles due to academic issues and altercations. Later, he eventually returned to Philadelphia where he discovered that his prolonged absence had barred him from returning to class. This led to his separation from football.[5] In his early life he was affiliated with one of Los Angeles' biggest and most dangerous gang, the bloods.

Career

In 2019, he came to light with the release of his single "Big Bag", which landed him a joint venture with record labels 10K Projects, Internet Money Records, and Homemade Projects. In 2020, he began gaining success with the release of his single "Big Drippa".[1] In January 2022, he released the song "Cupid" and it went viral on TikTok with 21,000,000 streams. In June 2022, he appeared in the music video for Canadian rapper Drake's song "Sticky" and had a dance battle with the latter.[7] In August 2022, he released his song "Q-Pid" with a feature from American rapper Lil Durk.[8] In October 2022, he appeared on American rapper NLE Choppa's single "Do It Again" and in its accompanying music video. The lyrics go like I'm too fine to be so alone, not my kind he's a clone' ima get money no matter the cost having some water I'm having so voss[9]

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "2rare - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/Q-Pid/writer/Durk?at=true&searchFilter=SVW&page=1
  3. "This Philly TikTok Collective of Young Black Creators Are Behind the "TikTok Hips"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. "Old Hit, New Flip: How 2rare's 'Cupid' Channels Bad Boy Records' Sure-Fire '90s Formula". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  5. "The Break Presents: 2Rare". XXL. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  6. "MEL CARTER SIGNS PHILLY RAPPER 2RARE WITH $800K ON THE SPOT". The Source. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  7. "DRAKE HAS DANCE BATTLE WITH 2RARE WHILE FILMING 'STICKY' VIDEO IN MIAMI". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  8. "2Rare Calls On Lil Durk For "Q-Pid"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  9. "NLE Choppa Turns Up With 2Rare In New Video "Do It Again"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-11-05.


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