WHAT IT IS: Recent Quality Control signee Gloss Up kicked off 2023 with her debut full-length mixtape, Before the Gloss Up. The mother of two, who has accumulated 37m+ streams, 24m video views and 1.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners, has made a big splash with her 13-track project, which boasts features from the Memphis rapper’s best friend, GloRilla, on “Bestfrenn,” labelmate Icewear Vezzo on “From Cross the Way” and HitKidd on “Mad 304.” Gloss Up also collaborated with HitKidd on his viral track, “Shabooya,” and on her 2022 breakout single, “DPWM,” which garnered 150k+ views on YouTube in less than a month and was cosigned by the likes of Cardi B.
ALBUM: Before the Gloss Up
RELEASE DATE: 1/20
SINGLE: “BestFrenn” f/GloRilla
LIVE: Performed for a crowd of 15k at Yo Gotti’s annual birthday bash in Memphis; performing at Rolling Loud L.A.; joining GloRilla on her Anyways…Life’s Great Tour
INTERNET: 1.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 50m+ global streams; 20m+ views on “Shahbooyah”; 36k+ YouTube subs, 4m+ combined video views; 492k+ Instagram followers, 328k+ TikTok followers, 6.3m+ likes
PRESS: Pitchfork, Complex, VIBE, HotNewHipHop, Okayplayer, Brooklyn Vegan, more
BOOKING: Solid Foundation Management
MANAGEMENT: Brandon Farmer/Solid Foundation Management