Pap Chanel
{{Short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Pap Chanel
| image = Pap Chanel.png
| alias =
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| caption = Pap Chanel in April 2019
| birth_name = Jaida Chanel Roby{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/876896158/ROBY%20JAIDA%20CHANEL|title=Information on Pap Chanel's songs in ASCAP ACE database|website=ASCAP|access-date=2022-11-07}}
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |23|2022|9|19}}
| birth_place = Milledgeville, Georgia U.S.{{Cite web|title=Pap Chanel Delivers Her Turnt Up 'Apple Jacks' For 'UPROXX Sessions'
|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pap-chanel-uproxx-sessions/|access-date=2022-11-07|website=Uproxx|date=3 November 2022 |language=en}}
| origin = Atlanta, Georgia U.S.{{Cite web|title=Pap Chanel On Hip Hop: 'Female Artists Are Dominating'
|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadjasayej/2020/10/30/pap-chanel-on-hip-hop-female-artists-are-dominating/?sh=78a0da1c790c|access-date=2022-11-07|website=Forbes|language=en}}
| years_active = 2015-present{{Cite web|title=The Break Presents: Pap Chanel|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/pap-chanel-interview-the-break/|access-date=2022-11-07|website=XXL|language=en}}
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}
| label = {{flatlist|
- Def Jam{{cite web |url=https://www.defjam.com/artists/#/ |title=Artists |publisher=Interscope Records |access-date=November 7, 2022}}
- 4th & Broadway
- UMG
}}
}}
Jaida Chanel Roby, known professionally as Pap Chanel, is an American rapper from Milledgeville, Georgia who is currently signed to Def Jam Recordings in a joint venture with UMG. She is known for her song "Gucci Bucket Hat" with American rappers Future and Herion Young.{{Cite web|title=Future Joins Pap Chanel and Heroin Young on New Song "Gucci Bucket Hat"
|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/future-joins-pap-chanel-and-heroin-young-on-new-song-gucci-bucket-hat|access-date=2022-11-07|website=Complex|language=en}}
Career
She started rapping alongside her brother between the ages of 8 and 11. In 2015, at the age of 15, she made her first official release, an appearance on American rapper Quan DaKing's single "Add It Up". In 2018, she released her debut project The Definition of P.A.P with appearances from American rapper Lil Baby on tracks "Talk 2 Cheap" and "Freestyle". In 2020, she released her project Pretty & Paid with an appearance from Blac Youngsta on the track "2 Way Street". In July 2022, she released her project Pretty & Paid 2.0, the sequel to her 2020 project.{{Cite web|title=Pap Chanel Talks Future Collab, "Pretty & Paid'" & Wanting To Be The First Female Rapper/Model|url=https://allhiphop.com/breeding-ground/pap-chanel/|access-date=2022-11-07|website=AllHipHop|date=29 July 2022 |language=en}}
Musical style
She claims Nicki Minaj as her inspiration in rap.{{cite web |url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/pap-chanel-pretty-and-paid-interview-1234638133/ |title=Pap Chanel Introduces Six Alter Egos On 'Pretty And Paid 2.0'
|date=December 2021
|publisher=Vibe |access-date=November 7, 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Pap Chanel}}
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Category:African-American women rappers
Category:21st-century American women musicians
Category:People from Milledgeville, Georgia
Category:Southern hip-hop musicians