* En anglais uniquement
Able to effortlessly transition from a verse filled with hardcore rap to a hooky pop chorus, rapper/singer
Becky G worked alongside artists like
Cody Simpson and
Ke$ha before breaking out with a solo career.
Born and raised in Inglewood, California, Rebbeca Marie Gomez became
Becky G in 2011 when she uploaded cover versions of
Kanye West and
Jay-Z's "Otis" and
Frank Ocean's "Novacane" to video-sharing services. The year 2012 saw her release the mixtape @itsbeckygomez and join
Cody Simpson on his single "Wish U Were Here." By the end of the year, she'd appeared on the remix of
Ke$ha's single "Die Young," while her own single, "Becky from the Block," landed in 2013 alongside her EP Play It Again. Her 2014 single "Shower" cracked the Top 20 in the U.S., while 2015 saw her premiere the
Dr. Luke-produced track "Lovin' So Hard" at the Radio Disney Awards.
In 2017,
Becky G's career got a boost when she appeared in the feature film Power Rangers playing Trini, the yellow Power Ranger. In July of that year, she scored a major Latin chart hit with "Mayores," a collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper
Bad Bunny. She returned to English in July 2018 with "Zooted," featuring
French Montana and
Farruko. She was also featured on
Kane Brown's song "Lost in the Middle of Nowhere." In October 2019,
G released her debut full-length album, Mala Santa. Along with the previously released "Mayores," the album spawned the spotlight tracks "Sin Pijama" with
Natti Natasha, "Cuando Te Besé" with
Paulo Londra, and "Dollar" featuring
Myke Towers. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. Also that year, she paired with
Anitta.
G for "Banana" and joined
Maluma for the song "La Respuesta." More non-album tracks arrived in 2020, including "Perdiendo la Cabeza" with
Carlos Rivera and
Pedro Capo and "Muchacha" with
Gente de Zona. ~ David Jeffries