Sierra Lucas (born December 12, 2000), known professionally as ScarLip (also known as Scar Lip), is an American rapper. Her 2022 single "Glizzy Gobbler" went viral on

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and she signed a distribution deal with

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the following year after releasing her breakout single " This is New York".

Life and career

Sierra Lucas was born on December 12, 2000, at the

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and raised in

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. She began writing poetry from a young age. At age 12, her mother died after getting into a

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car accident. At age 16, she got a scar on her lip after her brother punched her in the mouth while she tried to enter her house; the scar later became the basis for her stage name. According to Lucas, her aunt and uncle abused her while she was living with them. She was eventually kicked out of her aunt's house and put into foster care, which led to her often moving between foster homes and detention centers in places such as

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and

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. She attended G.A.R Memorial Junior Senior High School located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. During this time she moved frequently. She was first inspired to pursue music by her admiration for rapper DMX and posted her first rap video online in 2018, which went viral online the following year. Her first three songs, "Therapy", "Suicide Awareness", and "Foster Care", were recorded from 2019 to 2020.. ScarLip first gained popularity with her 2022 single "Glizzy Gobbler", which went viral on

as a meme. Her single "This is New York" was produced by NY Bangers and was released in April 2023, the same month that she was featured on the

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, and

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song "Take 'Em Out" from Swizz Beatz's extended play (EP) ''Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2''. "This is New York" became popular on

and soon became her breakout hit, while a remix featuring

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titled "This is Cali" was released in May 2023. She was signed to

in June 2023. On September 15, 2023, ScarLip released her single " No Statements", which became her first song to reach the ''

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'' chart, debuting at number 40 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and peaking at number 23. ScarLip's upcoming debut EP, ''Scars & Stripes'', will be produced entirely by Swizz Beatz.

Musical style

ScarLip's music is primarily

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and

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. She has listed DMX, Raekwon, the hip hop group

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, and rapper

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as influences on her music and described her sound as "hardcore aggression".

Discography

;Extended plays * ''Scars & Stripes'' (TBA)

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

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