PnB Rock

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Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), better known by his stage name PnB Rock, was an American rapper and singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PnB Rock hails from Pastorius and Baynton Streets in the Germantown section of Philadelphia — that’s where he found the “P” and “B” in his name. That’s also where he found himself in a bit of trouble. When Rock was 13 years old, he got sent away to a youth detention program for fighting in school and committing robberies. When Rock turned 19, he was sent to prison; it was there where he learned to blend calming melodies with hard street stories.“There were people up there singing in the yard. They were doing the same thing that I was doing, but they were serious with it,” he remembers. “There would be crowds around them and that was our entertainment, everybody loved it.” PnB wrote his entire first mixtape RNB (Real Nigga Bangaz), while he was locked up and eventually released in 2014. “My first mixtape was highly anticipated in my city and I drove around selling them hand-to-hand,” he says, remarking that he barely made any money off the sales after he factored in the cost of gas. “It was all love because people got to take pictures and meet me face-to-face.” The bubbling singer/songwriter explored his musical side; a side which was fueled by his mother’s massive CD collection which included albums from the Temptations as well as 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay Z. “My whole life I was surrounded by musi

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albums

GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions

TrapStar Turnt PopStar

Catch These Vibes

Horses (with PnB Rock, Kodak Black & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie)

Fendi (feat. Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz)

Forever Never (feat. Swae Lee & Pink Sweat$)

RNB3

Selfish

Ordinary (feat. Pop Smoke)

Luv Me Again

I Like Girls (feat. Lil Skies)

TrapStar Turnt PopStar (Deluxe Edition)

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