GLORILLA rose to prominence in 2022 when she went viral on TikTok with her smash hit F.N.F. (Let’s Go).
Here we get to know the rapper from Memphis, who has gone on to find mainstream success.
GloRilla is a rapper born on July 28, 1999, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Her real name is Gloria Woods.
GloRilla started rapping when she was only 16 years old and released her first mixtape, Most Likely Up Next, in 2019.
In 2022, the Memphis rapper rose to fame after her song F.N.F (Let’s Go) went viral on TikTok, which birthed the #FNFChallenge.
The song’s success landed her two nominations for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, where she also performed.
That same year, she collaborated with Bronx rapper Cardi B for their hit song Tomorrow 2.
On September 22, 2022, GloRilla returned to her former high school in Memphis, Tennessee, where she performed for the students’ homecoming event.
Moreover, she donated $25k to her alma mater to establish a music program there.
She posted a video to her Instagram of the big day, with a caption reading: “God has been so good to me blessing me back to back so I decided to be a blessing to the students from my alma mater Mlk preparatory high school in Memphis, TN.”
In June 2023, GloRilla was inducted into the XXL Freshmen Class alongside Central Cee and Lola Brooke.
Since her rise to fame, GloRilla has built a hefty following with over 5million followers on Instagram and 13million monthly listeners on Spotify.
On April 16, 2024, GloRilla was arrested in Gwinnett County, Georgia, on an alleged DUI.
According to TMZ, the incident unfolded when officers spotted a vehicle making a U-turn at a red light at around 4 am.
This illegal turn permitted them to pull the vehicle over, to which cops claimed they smelled marijuana and alcohol exuding from the car.
Police on the case claimed GloRilla failed a field sobriety test and refused to submit to the breathalyser.
She was released after paying her bond a few hours after her arrest.
On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, Yo Gotti’s CMG Imprint added GloRilla to its growing roster of artists.
She’s made history as the first female rapper ever signed by Yo Gotti’s record.
“GloRilla is a natural born star – she has a different sound and approach that’s needed in hip-hop right now,” Gotti told Billboard.
“It’s one of the quickest rises that I’ve seen in my career because she only dropped in late April and now she has the hottest cultural records in music.
“Glo is hungry for success and determined to win. We look forward to watching her grow as an artist and reach her full potential.”
GloRilla is 1.68m tall (5′ 6″).
This is taller than the US average height for women, which is 162.6m (5′ 4″).
The average height for men in the States is 175.3. (5′ 9″).
According to Discotech, the rapper’s most popular songs are as follows:
