Atropa BellaDonna
Long Beach, California, United States
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Press
"Interview Snippet: "As far as my rap style goes, I would say that the strong female artists who came before me, who had a message to get across, and who were very confident and unapologetic about who they were and what they did; were the main ones who inspired me to make the type of music that I do. They weren’t afraid to be themselves and I respect that. TLC, Da Brat, Salt N’ Pepa and Kelis are definitely some of my main influences and of course West Coast artists such as Tupac, Dre, and Snoop." - Rocket Shock Media
Atropa BellaDonna is a featured artist on The Danger Zone - The Danger Zone
We'd like to introduce our surprise guest, she's here to introduce her new song..."
- Boycott Radio
"The Payback” is the first release from Atropa BellaDonna’s upcoming street album, which is slated for release in early 2011 and features all original tracks and collaborations with producers and artists from the United States, the Netherlands, UK, and Germany." - Brick To Ya Face
"A friend of mine from Twitter sent me her latest track, “The Pay Back” today, and I have to admit, she painted a vivid picture of revenge. She wrote all the verses and the chorus herself! Fellas, if you are gonna cheat on your woman, remember she can do the same! To quote Bella Donna, “ok for you, but not for me.” This goes out to all the ladies who have been cheated on, listen to this track and handle your biznas!"
- DJ Omry
"Deze Female Mc zit niet stil, ze is weer terug met een nieuwe single voor jullie! Volg der ook op twitter @BellaDonnaizHot
- RapTalent.nl
"Atropa BellaDonna featured in DJ Bandana Black's "Bandana Pool"! Buffalo, New York"
- DJ Bandana Black's "Bandana Pool"
"Atropa BellaDonna's song, "The Key to the Juicebox" is played live on The Chineylee Experience Radio Show!"
- The Chineylee Experience Radio Show
"Deze Female Mc komt met een nieuwe harde track genaamd “Juicebox”. Download de track hier!"
- RapTalent.nl
Atropa BellaDonna's song, "Roll with Me" featuring CaLaura and C-Nice, is featured on The Fembassy's, "When Boy Meets Girl" Mixtape! Free Download on Dat Piff!
- Dat Piff
"De Amerikaanse rapster Bella Donna brengt haar eerste mixtape uit..."
- Rotterdam Exclusive
Atropa BellaDonna's debut mixtape, "Devil's Cherries" is featured on The Fembassy
- The Fembassy
Lainie: What question can’t you stand to be asked?
Bella Donna: I HATE being asked, “Who do you sound like” in reference to my music. I can never give anyone a straight answer when they ask me that, because I always strive to be original and bring a new perspective to the table. Although there are many artists who have inspired me such as Kelis and Little Brother, I can’t really say that I sound like any artist out right now. - Socially It!
Discography
2011 - "The PayBack" ft. CaLaura (Single)
2010 - "Devil's Cherries" (Mixtape)
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Bio
WHO IS ATROPA BELLADONNA?
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Every female rapper likes to consider herself different from the rest and Atropa BellaDonna is no exception. However, BellaDonna’s hypnotic delivery, raspy voice, innovative and original lyricism, and eccentric style easily set her apart from other female artists and make her the exception. The name Bella Donna literally means “beautiful woman” in Italian and in English is the shortened name for “atropa belladonna”, a plant containing hallucinogenic properties that when ingested creates vivid delusions that can be fatal, thus reflecting her dual sided nature (A Beauty and a Poison).....
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The California born emcee began her journey into the artistic realm early in life by writing poems and short stories that she would later recite to her close family and friends. Spurred on by her family’s encouragement, BellaDonna entered a national poetry competition in middle school, resulting in two of her poems being published in a national poetry anthology. Bella continued to write poetry until she entered high school where she fell in love with Rap and realized that she could combine her great love of words and music to create something very pure and original.
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BellaDonna takes inspiration from her real life experiences, day-to-day life, daydreams, and other artists she grew up listening to such as TLC, Salt N Pepa, Da Brat, and Kelis. Bella has performed in venues all across southern California and Europe, including “The Sugar Factory” in Amsterdam and is everything you never expected of a female rapper. With her beautiful looks, down to earth personality, insightful verses and catchy hooks, you’ve nothing left to do but “pick your poison”. Just be careful you don’t overdose as Bella spits in her song “O.D.”, “Its not even fair how I kill em everytime... they O.D. off my rhyme”.
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