American rapper, singer, and songwriter (born 2001)
StaySolidRocky
Birth name Darak Kings Figueroa Born (2001-08-06 ) August 6, 2001 (age 23) Mosby Court , Richmond, Virginia, U.S.Genres Occupations Instrument Vocals Years active 2016–present Labels Columbia
Musical artist
Darak Kings Figueroa (born August 6, 2001), professionally known asStaySolidRocky , is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born inRichmond, Virginia Figueroa lived inSan Antonio, Texas for a few years before moving back to his hometown. He rose to fame in 2020 with his single "Party Girl ", which peaked at number 21 on theBillboard Hot 100
Figueroa was born in Mosby Court . His father is of Puerto Rican descent. He was raised by his mother, a former rapper herself.[ 1] [ 2] Richmond , he began freestyling and started using hisInstagram platform to share snippets of music he had been working on. He soon began building a fanbase on Instagram.[ 2]
Figueroa started to gain popularity after he released the music video for his single "Party Girl " in December 2019.[ 1] TikTok , which propelled Figueroa to stardom. He got involved with Solomon Sobande, the former manager of XXXTentacion , and shortly afterwards, he signed a deal with Columbia Records .[ 1] EP ,Fallin' [ 3]
On September 7, 2022, Figueroa was arrested by theGeorgia State Patrol inAtlanta, Georgia for allegedly being involved in adrive-by shooting at a funeral service in Virginia.[ 4]
Growing up, Figueroa listened toBone Thugs-n-Harmony andLil Wayne . As he started making his own musical songs, he began listening toNBA Youngboy ,Kevin Gates andKodak Black .[ 1]
Title EP details Peak chart positions US [ 5] US [ 6] CAN [ 7] FIN [ 8] Fallin' [ 3] Released: July 17, 2020 Label:Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming 65 38 53 25 Why So Larceny? [ 9] Released: August 5, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming — — — —
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