Gloss Up

Memphis rapper Gloss Up is known for her free-flowing, humorous rhymes and glamorous yet down-to-earth fashion sense. Rising through the hip-hop scene, she dropped her debut mixtape Different Shades of Gloss in 2019, before inking a deal with Quality Control, which issued 2023's Before the Gloss Up and Shades of Gloss. Not Ya Girl: Act 1 followed in 2024. Born and raised in Memphis, Gloss Up found rap in her early years, practicing her flow at school rap battles and recording her own rhymes over tracks by Meek Mill and Future. It wasn't long before she was uploading her own material, and after a short-lived connection with an all-female crew, she went her own way. In 2019 she forged a close relationship with fellow up-and-coming rapper GloRilla and that same year issued her debut mixtape, Different Shades of Gloss. Following a slew of tracks, Gloss Up teamed up with GloRilla, K Carbon, and Slimeroni on the HitKidd-produced track, "Set the Tone," which helped push her further into the hip-hop spotlight. Catching the ear of Quality Control, the label signed a deal with her and at the beginning of 2023 issued the full-length Before the Gloss Up. A string of tracks followed before she released her second album for the label, Shades of Gloss. The seven-song Not Ya Girl: Act 1 appeared in 2024, with features by Jacquees, Hunxho, and Skilla Baby. ~ Rich Wilson, Rovi