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As a first-generation Ethiopian born and raised in the city of Chicago, Lulu Be. grew up between two worlds: her family’s deeply rooted Ethiopian culture and the life of an American city kid. It is these worlds that garnered her musical inspiration and created her unique sound combining elements of afrobeats, Chicago house/juke, and hip-hop, topped with her lyrical flow. Illustrious Chicago music blog Fake Shore Drive described it as, “A big gumbo pot stirring with ingredients such as afrobeats, Chicago juke, and dancehall.”
Never being the school type, Lulu Be. took a long break before deciding to give school a chance and attend Columbia College Chicago to study music engineering. While at Colombia she worked as a studio manager at the renowned Classick Studios where she recorded her first track titled "Rude Tings." The song unexpectedly blew up with 300k streams on Spotify, 154k on Soundcloud, and fan made dance videos shared by celebrities like Lala Anthony and June Ambrose. She was also featured on Pigeons and Planes as an “Artist to Look Out For.” It was then that Lulu Be. decided to turn her long love for music and pursue it full time.
Lulu Be. released her first project Lululand October 13th, 2017. The five track EP shows her versatility as a rapper while creating a new lane for her. The project received a lot of praise from the likes of Fake Shore Drive, Miss Info, Hip Hop Since 1987, and had "Raindance," a song off the EP featured on an Adidas x Urban Outfitters online campaign. Since then Lulu Be. has been performing and headlining shows throughout Chicago and is currently working on her second EP entirely produced by her that is expected to be released end of 2018. The first single "Still Rude" off Lulu Be.'s forthcoming EP was released on SoundCloud September 19th, 2018 and available on all streaming platforms September 27th, 2018.