Bea is from Pretoria and her track ‘Girldem’ was featured on our HYPE Sessions 96 tracklist
Bea is a 24-year-old up and coming rapper, who you may know as a dancer in the industry. She is, however, pursuing music full time now. Her song ‘Girldem’ is a dose of confidence, mainly for her female fans.
How long have you been making music, and how did it start for you?
I have been making music for nearly two years now. I have always wanted to pursue music but always had this shyness about it, plus I just knew the time was not right back then. It was around 2021 where I decided to just dive in and give it a go. I started out with a few freestyles here and there until I landed on making my own music. This then led to me now dropping my very own debut single ‘Girldem’.
If you could collaborate with any artist, who would you choose and why?
There are honestly too many to name but to pick a few, I would say Blxckie, A-Reece, Nasty C, Nadia Nakai, Maphorisa and Black Coffee, mainly because they are some of the most impactful artists I’ve seen in our country, and I would really love to get in on that sauce. There are also a variety of international artists I really admire and would love to collaborate with such as Rema, Ayra Starr, Wizkid, Burna, Latto, Doechii and many more. I’m reaching hard, but why not?
What is your proudest achievement to date?
In the dance world I would say landing my first Netflix gig in a dance-inspired series called ‘Jiva’ and travelling to different countries in the continent for different gigs. I am yet to experience a big one in music but honestly even just dropping my first single is a big proud moment for me.
Which artist is, in your opinion, the GOAT?
This will sound like such a cliché but of course Nicki Minaj is my GOAT all day. However, hands down Kendrick Lamar takes my GOAT card respectfully. He is the most decorated artist I have ever experienced in so many aspects.
What can we expect from you in the coming year?
You can expect the unexpected. I have so many songs in the vault with different sounds and genres which I believe will catch people by surprise and hopefully a potential full project towards the end of the year.
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