Back with more heat, Memphis rapper and visionary rarity A.R. The Mermaid serves up her new single and entitled “Bitch I Met” featuring 03 Greedo out now via 300 Entertainment.
A.R. The Mermaid rips apart social media fakery with incisive, knifepoint-precisive bars. Leaning into a breathy delivery, she teases, “You be cappin’ for the gram, you ain’t really like that.” 03 Greedo pulls up with an infectiously incendiary refrain as he repeats, “You ain’t nothing like the bitch I follow, you ain’t nothing like the bitch I met.”
A.R. The Mermaid’s latest continues a hot streak of releases following “Watt They On” and “Alright” with labelmate OMB Peezy. In March, A.R. The Mermaid wrapped her supporting slot on TiaCorine’s Almost Here Tour which she chronicled in a vlog series on her YouTube channel. A.R. The Mermaid remains on the verge of a major mainstream breakthrough, generating millions of streams and inciting the applause of UPROXX, NYLON, LA Weekly and more.
ABOUT A.R. THE MERMAID:
Wielding a sharp signature rasp, serving up scorching bars, and exerting a presence as overpoweringly magnetic as your favorite anime heroine, A.R. The Mermaid injects effusive and enigmatic energy into the culture. The Memphis-born native asserts herself as a fiery force with an inimitable and irresistible style. She honed her voice in church before auditioning for the R&B outfit Karma. At 15-years-old, she earned her spot in the group and hit the recording studio for the first time.
Learning the ins and outs of the business, she developed her performance chops on tour with Mindless Behavior and The OMG Girls. Amicably parting ways with the group, she focused on her solo artistry. Equally under the influence of anime a la High-Rise Invasion and Pokémon (Gengar inspired her eyebrows!) as well as Hoodrich Pablo Juan, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Sauce Walka, and Money Man, she grabbed a mic and taught herself how to rap.
Initially, she gained traction with “Try Me” in 2019. Fans clamored for more as she grew her social media following. “Come Outside” and “First Day Out” maintained her momentum before she caught fire with “Let A Ho Play.” Powered up by her uncontainable hustle, off-kilter rhymes, and undeniable chant, it reeled over 1 million cumulative views and streams. Not to mention, superstars such as SZA and K. Michelle touted it on social media, while Drake followed her.
Signing to 300 Entertainment, she took the scene by storm with a string of successive anthems such as “Sneaky Link,” “SUKI,” “Watt We Doingg,” and “No Motion (Remix)” [feat. K Carbon]. She’s about to leave her imprint on the game with artful mystique and anthemic bangers in 2024 and beyond.
