RMR (pronounced "rumor") is an American rapper and singer. He first attained notoriety when his song " Rascal" went viral on

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in February 2020. RMR was signed to

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and Cmnty Rcrds from 2020 to 2022. After his release from Warner, he started his own label, RMRHasIt, a division of AWAL Recordings America.

Career

In February 2020, he independently released the song " Rascal", which quickly went viral on YouTube overnight, due to the video's content and portrayal. He signed to

and Cmnty Rcrds in April 2020. He dropped the single "Dealer", debuting its remix days later. The remix features American rappers

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. On June 12, 2020, he released his debut extended play, ''Drug Dealing is a Lost Art''. The eight-track EP contains features from American rappers Future, Lil Baby,

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. On November 12, he released "The Wishing Hour", a reworking of the

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song " 3AM." It was subsequently announced RMR's next project would be called ''4th Qtr Medley'', a three-part series of re-imagined songs and interconnected videos similar to "Rascal," set to be released on November 24. On November 24, ''4th Qtr Medley'' was released and featured reworkings of songs from Matchbox Twenty,

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, and

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. As of 2021, the music video for ''4th Qtr Medley'' is no longer on YouTube, having been removed from RMR's channel, although the three individual songs are still accessible online. On January 8, 2021, RMR released "Her Honeymoon". The accompanying music video featured three possible endings to the narrative, concluding with RMR encouraging fans to call or text his personal cell-phone to vote for their preferred ending. On May 21, 2021, RMR released "Vibes" featuring

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. The song was set to be the second single from RMR's upcoming debut album ''Hotel'', but that album never materialized. On June 11, 2021, Billy Strings and RMR collaborated on a song called "Wargasm." After a nearly two-year hiatus, RMR released "Crazy" with

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on March 3, 2023. It was his first official single release since "Vibes".

Personal life

RMR was born in

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in 1996. He then later moved and grew up in

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, Minnesota when he was 4. He likes to keep his life private and for a few years remained professionally anonymous, until he unmasked and revealed himself to the world in late 2023 in his music video for "Rings on Saturn". As of 2020, RMR was living in Los Angeles, California, having been relocated from Minnesota. RMR was a panel member on A View From The Front Line, an introspective panel discussion hosted by one of his labels

. Moderated by Gail Mitchell, executive director of R&B/Hip-Hop for

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, the panel included artists involved in the

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and Paul Henderson, Director of Police Accountability for the City of San Francisco.

Artistry

RMR has received comparisons to

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for his musical style, fusing elements of

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music. In addition to Rascal Flatts, he cites

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as influences on his music.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:RMR 1996 births Living people Rappers from Atlanta American hip-hop singers 21st-century African-American male rappers 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male rappers Alternative hip-hop musicians Masked musicians Warner Records artists 21st-century African-American musicians Ghanaian emigrants to the United States