Raina Simone

Raina Simone is a Hip Hop artist from Harlem, NY and Englewood,NJ. By age 3 Raina could play the piano and was beginning to piece together lyrics. Her musical influences are Miles Davis, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Tupac, Nas, Mariah Carey, Sam Cook, Gil Scott Heron and "early" Kanye West. Filmed by Howard University classmates; In 2021 a viral freestyle gaining 3 million views in 24 hrs, "Sometimes I Rap" to Nas and Lauryn Hill's "If I Ruled the World" instrumental; launched Raina Simone into the Rap game. Having previously identified solely as a producer, Raina Simone began releasing music as an artist as well. The following year, a second freestyle would go viral as a response to drill music. The freestyle was re-released as "To My Hearts Outro," the outro on Raina Simone's first EP, "To My Hearts," released in 2022. In 2023, Raina Simone appeared as a feature on the song "Minority Report" by Ransom and Nicholas Craven feat. Talib Kweli. With co-signs from the pioneers of Hip Hop; Raina Simone is a testament to Gen Z's preservation of the art form. Raina Simone has proven the depths of her skills as heard on BET, On The Radar Radio, Sway’s Universe, BarsOnI95, Shade45XM, FromTheBlock, Hot97, Power105.1, and V100.7. Self-produced, excluding three songs, Raina Simone's debut album “Old Soul, New Conscience," was released in October of 2024 to critical acclaim in the lyricist world. Raina Simone is here to stay.