Becky G

Rebbeca Marie Gomez[1] (born March 2, 1997),[2] better known by her stage name Becky G, is an American recording artist and dancer from Inglewood, California. She first began to gain recognition in 2011, after she posted several videos of herself performing remixes of popular songs on YouTube. Gomez later compiled these covers into her first full-length project, a mixtape entitled @itsbeckygomez. She wrote the song "Oath" performed by Cher Lloyd and was asked to perform a verse for the remix to "Die Young" by Ke$ha.

Gomez was born and raised in the Los Angeles area, but she spent her early childhood in Moreno Valley, California. Financial struggles forced her family to sell their home and move into the converted garage of her grandparent's house in Inglewood, California when Becky was nine years old.[1] She is of Mexican descent. Gomez wanted to earn money to help out her family and began doing work including voice-overs and commercials. She also performed in two girl bands, G.L.A.M. and B.C.G.[3]

Beginning in 2011, Gomez began releasing remix videos through YouTube[4] featuring her own lyrics rapped on top of popular hip-hop and pop songs. These songs were to be released on a mixtape entitled @itsbeckygomez. Her cover of Kanye West and Jay-Z's song "Otis", released on September 15, 2011, caught the attention of veteran song-writer Dr. Luke who signed Becky to his Sony Music Entertainment imprint label Kemosabe Records.

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