On October 29, 2012, SZA self-released her debut EP. SZA's early music was recorded with her friends and neighbors in which they "stole a bunch of beats off the Internet". The two stayed in touch, and after SZA began generating buzz with the release of her two EPs, TDE stepped in to sign her in 2013, making her the label's first female artist. Her early music was given to TDE president Terrence "Punch" Henderson, who was surprised with the quality of the material.
SZA first met members of Top Dawg Entertainment during the CMJ New Music Report in 2011, when her boyfriend's clothing company sponsored a show in which Kendrick Lamar was performing. Career 2011–2014: Career beginnings and EPs The last two letters in her name stand for Zig-Zag and Allah, while the first letter S can mean either savior or sovereign. Rowe formed her stage name from the Supreme Alphabet, taking influence from rapper RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. She eventually dropped out in her last semester however, she immediately started taking on random jobs in order to make money. Īfter graduating from high school in 2008, Rowe later went to three separate colleges, finally settling at Delaware State University to study marine biology. Rowe attended Columbia High School, where she was very active in sports, including gymnastics and cheerleading. However, due to the September 11 attacks, Rowe was subjected to bullying in 7th grade, leading her to stop wearing her hijab. She attended a Muslim prep school every day after her regular schooling. Like I don't wanna be disrespectful because I have too much love and respect for the religion, for my father, and for myself. I think I would love to wear my hijab but I feel like I don't wanna wear my hijab and talk crazy on stage and be in videos with Travis Scott. It's the way that I connect with God it has always made sense to me. It's like the belief in one God, all the pillars of Islam et cetera, and I think those are ideas that will never leave me, those make sense in my spirit. She has an older half-sister named Tiffany Daniels and an older brother, Daniel, a rapper named Manhattan. Rowe was born to a Christian mother and a Muslim father. Her father was an executive producer at CNN, while her mother was an executive at AT&T. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Maplewood, New Jersey. Solána Imani Rowe was born on November 8, 1989, in St. 2.3 2019–present: Second studio album and collaborations.SZA's lyrics are described as "unravelling", and her songs often revolve around themes of sexuality, nostalgia, and abandonment. SZA is a neo soul singer whose music has been described as alternative R&B with elements of soul, hip hop, minimalist R&B, indie rock, cloud rap, witch house, and chillwave. In 2021, she released the single " Good Days" and featured on Doja Cat's " Kiss Me More", both of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the latter breaking the record for the longest-running all-female top 10 hit. The next year, she collaborated with Kendrick Lamar to create the top 10 single " All the Stars" for the Black Panther soundtrack for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
In August 2017, she was featured on Maroon 5's Top 10 hit single " What Lovers Do". In 2020, it was placed on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, the album earned her four nominations, including Best New Artist. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). SZA's debut studio album, Ctrl (2017), was released to universal acclaim from music critics. Louis, Missouri in 1989, she began making music in the early 2010s, releasing two extended plays- where she pays respect to the year she was born in the cover, and S-before signing with the hip hop record label Top Dawg Entertainment, through which she released Z, her third EP and first retail release.
Solána Imani Rowe (born Novem ), known professionally as SZA ( / ˈ s ɪ z ə/ ), is an American singer and songwriter.