Rap-Up.com || New Music: Kat Dahlia

As the new year approaches and new talent emerges, Sylvia Rhone introduces her newest artist Kat Dahlia (formerly known as Kat Hue). The music industry executive signed the Miami-born rapper-singer-songwriter to her Vested in Culture label with Epic Records after hearing her demos for the first time.

When her parents’ moving company folded following their divorce, Kat and her siblings went to live with their mother. The 22-year-old of Cuban descent reflects on her riches-to-rags childhood on her sultry single “Gangsta.”

“No, I ain’t stuntin’ like my daddy / He’s living with my grammy / Used to be a big baller / He’s surviving off of gambling / But I love him, he’s my daddy / Yeah, I love him, he’s my daddy / Put him in a big house before I ever see a Grammy,” she raps on the raw, yet infectious record.

A storyteller with the mind state of a hustler, Kat is one to watch in 2013. Check her flow below.

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30 Comments

FromTheTinnock
December 13th, 2012 at 8:36 am
i like this.

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Donn
December 13th, 2012 at 8:43 am
This shit is hot! I’m a fan

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RapLovhn
December 13th, 2012 at 8:55 am
Whoaaaa, I love this! Finally a song about what most people are going through in the world. I’m sorry, but I can’t relate to “phuckyoyacht” or all the other marterial riches artist mainly sing about…. love, family & humble beginings will never sell out. How refreshing

;)

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yana
December 13th, 2012 at 9:07 am
Love this!

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Indie Reece
December 13th, 2012 at 9:13 am
feeling this…

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Ice
December 13th, 2012 at 9:30 am
Wow, she blew me away with this.

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bibi93
December 13th, 2012 at 9:34 am
Good

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An0thrDream
December 13th, 2012 at 9:40 am
wow – she took me there w/this one!

She got a brand new fan!

Keep it coming Kat Dahlia

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Marsha lotus
December 13th, 2012 at 9:46 am
Oh shit this is dope!

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Val
December 13th, 2012 at 10:03 am
Real lyrics.. I love it keep em coming

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AAA
December 13th, 2012 at 10:12 am
This is ill

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Hate Nicki
December 13th, 2012 at 10:26 am
I came here to hate on this but I actually REALLY LIKE IT. Damn, where I can download this shit???

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Dustin
December 13th, 2012 at 10:26 am
That was DOPE!

The cadence and melody would have fit really well on Rihannas Rated R album but the production reminds me of some of the shit 9th Wonder did for Jean Grae.

Btw NOT comparing her to Rih Rih, just drawing sonic parallels.

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KeepIt100
December 13th, 2012 at 11:34 am
DAMN! This hot, and not to use that word, but this is “real” shit. I can relate…this is our real lives.

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#RihannaNAVi
December 13th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
I have listened to this song,
before she got big…
I like this song. I need to listen to her other music tho

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Big Beats
December 13th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
I was lucky enough to D’load her album when she was KatHue…This track just brushes the surface of what Kat Dahlia is able to do vocally. Im gonna be followin her closely.. So far shes makin all the right moves in the industry.. Shes on the same path as some of the great female singer/song writers that are hot right now!!!

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SBU
December 13th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
But like… Why isn’t this ishh on the radio??!!?

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Hugh
December 13th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Dope! 50 cent

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flysly
December 13th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
T O U G H

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g_music17
December 13th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
this is awesome! liked the vibe and the sound

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davidjohn83
December 14th, 2012 at 1:10 am
Move over Rhianna,

hopefully this girl dosent turn hoe like rhianna,

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Pour Music LD Sodiler Reply:
December 14th, 2012 at 11:13 pm
@davidjohn83, it sad that you say that Rihanna turn like a hoe guess U’ve a sad ass Mf Life hoe

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rob
December 14th, 2012 at 8:14 am
Def one to watch. I realized why the hook is so catchy… 50 cent’s “Wanksta.” had the same opening.. “You said u a gangsta” Good job.

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TopShelf
December 14th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
This song go!

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Pour Music LD Sodiler
December 14th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
this song is the SHit and Dope Amazing Music Don’t know if people know who she is by now

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annie m.
December 16th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
i love you songs and picts send a email back and a picture.

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