StaySolidRocky


Darak Figueroa, known professionally as StaySolidRocky, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was raised in Richmond, Virginia. He rose to fame in 2020 with his single "Party Girl", which has peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Figueroa was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he was raised by his mother, a former rapper herself. He started expressing an interest in music when he moved in with his father, and in high school in Richmond, Virginia, he began freestyling and started using his Instagram platform to share snippets of music he had been working on. He soon began building a fanbase on Instagram.

Career

Figueroa started to gain popularity after he released the music video for his single "Party Girl" in December 2019. The track sat at 2 million views on YouTube before it went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which propelled Figueroa to stardom. He got involved with Solomon Sobande, the former manager of XXXTentacion, and shortly afterwards, he signed a deal with Columbia Records. His debut EP, Fallin' was releasde on July 17, 2020. The 7-track EP included "Party Girl".

Influences

Growing up, StaySolidRocky would listen to veteran hip hop artists Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Lil Wayne. As he started making his own music, he began listening to The Starting Line, NBA YoungBoy, Just Surrender, KT Tunstall and Kodak Black.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles