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Rubi Rose Benton (born October 2, 1997) is an American rapper, internet personality and video vixen from Lexington, Kentucky. She first appeared in the music video for Migos' 2016 single "Bad and Boujee." She then pursued a recording career, first appearing on Playboi Carti's unreleased song, "On Top" in 2018.[1] A number of follow-up singles led up to the release of her debut mixtape, For the Streets (2020) through the label Hitco. Despite lukewarm reception, she gained wider success in her modeling career upon joining the subscription service OnlyFans earlier that year.[2] Rose made a cameo in Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's music video for their 2020 single "WAP".[3]
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| Born | Rubi Rose Benton October 2, 1997 |
| Education | Georgia State University |
In 2023, Rose signed with Josh Marshall's Mogul Vision, an imprint of Interscope Records to release the single "Hood Bitch Aesthetic". It is preceding the release of her forthcoming debut studio album.[4]
Rubi Rose Benton was born on October 2, 1997, in Lexington, Kentucky. Her mother Nardos Ghebrelul is an Eritrean immigrant and dentist born and raised in Ethiopia and her father John Benton is a lawyer of white, black and Japanese descent.[5] She has an older sister named Scarlette and a younger sister named Coral.[6] She lived for one year in Geneva, Switzerland. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia in her junior year of high school.[7][8] She studied politics at Georgia State University.[9] She grew up listening to Prince, Michael Jackson, Biggie, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan.[10] She is influenced by Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Future, Nicki Minaj, and Foxy Brown.[11][12][13]
Rubi Rose first gained attention from appearing in Migos' music video for their single "Bad and Boujee".[14]
She began her musical career in September 2018, with a remix of Playboi Carti's song "On Top". In 2019, she gained further traction with her single "Big Mouth".[15] In 2019, she was signed by A&R Chris Turner to LA Reid's record label Hitco Entertainment.[16] Rose made a cameo appearance in American rapper Cardi B's music video for her single "WAP", released on August 7, 2020.[17]
On December 25, 2020, Rose released her first official mixtape For the Streets, which contained guest appearances from Future and PartyNextDoor.[18] The mixtape saw generally negative reviews and failed to chart.[19] Rose was selected for the 2021 XXL Annual Freshman List.[20]
In 2023, Rose signed to Josh Marshall's label, Mogul Vision, a subsidiary of Interscope Records. On October 13, 2023, Rose released her single, "Hood Bitch Aesthetic."[21] In the subsequent month, she served as a supporting act on Sexyy Red's "Hottest Hood Princess" tour.[22][23] She appeared in the music video for Latto's single "Brokey", released on October 11, 2024.[24]
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