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Becky G
Born (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)
Inglewood, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • rapper
  • dancer
Years active2009–present
LabelsKemosabe
Websitewww.iambeckyg.com

Rebbeca[1] Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known better by her stage name Becky G, is an American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter and dancer from Inglewood, California. She began to gain recognition in 2011, after she posted several videos of herself performing covers of popular songs on YouTube. Becky later compiled these covers into her first full-length project, a mixtape entitled @itsbeckygomez. She was then featured on "Oath" by Cher Lloyd, "Wish U Were Here" by Cody Simpson, and a remix of "Die Young" by Ke$ha. Becky released her debut single "Becky from the Block" in 2013. The music video was also released on April 8, 2013.

Early life

Gomez was raised in the Los Angeles, California area. She spent her early childhood in Moreno Valley, California, but financial struggles forced her family to sell their home and move into the garage of her grandparent's house in Inglewood, California when Becky was nine years old.[1]She is of Mexican descent. Gomez wanted to earn money to help out her family and began doing work including voice-overs and commercials. She also performed in two girl bands, G.L.A.M. and B.C.G.[2]

Career

2011–present: @iambeckyg and debut studio album

Beginning in 2011, Gomez began releasing remix videos through YouTube [3] featuring her own lyrics rapped on top of popular hip-hop and pop songs. These songs were to be released on a mixtape entitled @itsbeckygomez. Her cover of Kanye West and Jay-Z's song "Otis", released on September 15, 2011, caught the attention of veteran song-writer Dr. Luke who signed Becky to his Sony Music Entertainment imprint label Kemosabe Records.

On June 12, 2012, Australian singer Cody Simpson released his single "Wish U Were Here" which Gomez co-wrote and is featured on. She released an original song "Turn the Music Up" through YouTube in July 2012. On October 2, 2012 British singer Cher Lloyd released her single "Oath" featuring Becky G, "Oath" sold more than 140,000 copies in the United States, peaking at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gomez released her first single "Problem" featuring Will.i.am, which was subsequently remixed into "Problem (The Monster Remix)" for the Sony Pictures Animation film Hotel Transylvania.[4] Later on September 13, 2012 she released a music video for the single. On November 23, 2012 American Singer Ke$ha released a remix of her hit single "Die Young" which features Gomez alongside Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa. She started working on her remix "Becky from the Block" from JLo's album known as "Jenny from the Block" and shot the music video.[5] On May 6, 2013 Gomez released the video for Play It Again which serves as the next promotional single of her career and first taken from her upcoming debut studio album, still untitled, that’s scheduled for release later this year. Gomez released her new EP "Play It Again" on July 16, 2013. It features four previously unheard tracks - "Can't Get Enough", which features Pitbull, "Built for This", "Zoomin' Zoomin'", and "Lovin What You Do."[6]

Discography

Extended plays

Year Title Album details
2013 Play It Again
  • Released: July 16, 2013 [7]
  • Formats: digital download
  • Label: Kemosabe

Singles

Year Title Album
2012 "Problem (The Monster Remix)"[8]
(featuring will.i.am) 		—
2013 "Becky from the Block"
"Play It Again" Play It Again EP
"Play It Again" (Una y Otra Vez) [9] —

Features Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[10][11] 		BEL
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		IRE
[14] 		NZ
[15][16] 		US
[17][18]
"Wish U Were Here"
(Cody Simpson featuring Becky G) 		2012 — —[a] — 99 — — Paradise
"Oath"
(Cher Lloyd featuring Becky G) 		58 — 58 — 13 73 Sticks + Stones

Other Charted Songs

Single Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
UK
[19]
"Excuse My Rude"
(Jessie J featuring Becky G) 		2013 124 Alive

Other Appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"[20] 2012 Michel Teló —
"Die Young" (Remix) Ke$ha, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa Warrior (Japanese Edition) [21]
"Quiero Bailar" 2013 3Ball MTY Need for Speed: Rivals (video game soundtrack)
"Magik 2.0" Austin Mahone The Smurfs soundtrack

Music videos

Year Title Director
2011 "Otis" 1 (Jay-Z & Kanye West cover) —
"Lighters"2 (Bad Meets Evil cover)
"Novacane" 3 (Frank Ocean cover)
2012 "Take Care" (B-Real With You) (Remake)
"Turn the Music Up"
"Wish U Were Here"
(Cody Simpson featuring Becky G) 		Cameron Duddy
"Oath"
(Cher Lloyd featuring Becky G) 		Hanna Lux Davis
"Die Young" (Kesha cover) —
"Problem" (The Monster Remix)
(featuring will.i.am) 		P. R. Brown[22]
2013 "Becky from the Block" —
"Play It Again"

Notes

  1. ^ "Wish U Were Here" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.


References

  1. ^ a b "Becky G dreams of being the next Jennifer Lopez". Los Angeles Times. 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ "YouTube: BeckyGOnline".
  3. ^ "YouTube: BeckyGOfficial".
  4. ^ "2 Reasons To See 'Hotel Transylvania': Selena Gomez And Becky G". MTV. 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Becky G's hot 'Becky from the Block': a joyous ode to Inglewood". Los Angeles Times. 24 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Video: Becky G – 'Play It Again'". Rap-Up.com. 6 May 2013.
  7. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/play-it-again-ep/id669533400
  8. ^ "Problem </nowiki> – Single by Becky G". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 2 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  9. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/play-it-again-una-y-otra-vez/id686559296?i=686559562
  10. ^ Peak positions in Australia:
  11. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121113-1611/Issue1185.pdf
  12. ^ "Discografie Cody Simpson". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  13. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/299063/Cher+Lloyd/chart?f=793
  14. ^ Peak positions in Ireland:
  15. ^ "Discography Cody Simpson". charts.org.nz/ Hung Medien.
  16. ^ http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+Lloyd+feat.+Becky+G&titel=Oath&cat=s
  17. ^ "Cher Lloyd Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  18. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/299063/Cher+Lloyd/chart?f=379
  19. ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/131005cluk.txt
  20. ^ "Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Remixes)". iTunes UK. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  21. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/warrior-japan-standard-version/id592365031
  22. ^ "Problem (The Monster Remix) | Will.I.Am". MTV Music. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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