Bianca Dupree, also known as Bianca Bonnie and formerly Young B, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born in

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, she first gained recognition after being featured on Webstar's 2006 debut album '' Caught in the Web''. The lead single "

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" peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became Dupree's signature song.

Biography

Dupree is from

. At age 15, she created the 2006 "

" song with

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, and her uncle Da Drizzle created the beat. The song and related dance became a viral hit on YouTube, and by October 2006, the song reached number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. In 2015, Dupree joined the supporting cast of the

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reality television series alongside friends

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and Mariahlynn on '' Love & Hip Hop: New York'' in season six. She was promoted to the main cast in the show's seventh and eighth seasons. In 2017, she released visuals for her song "Faith In These Brownskins", a response to the line "All I got is faith in these lightskins" in the ''Summertime Shootout'' mixtape by

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. In September 2019, South Korean rapper

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of boy band

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released a remake of her song "

" with American singer

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. In January 2020, she was featured on '' Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars'' with her partner Chozus. The couple have a son together on June 21, 2020.

Discography

* ''The 9th Year'' (2016) * ''10 Plus'' (2018) * ''10 Plus Times 2'' (2020)

Filmography

;Television

References

External links

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