Biography
"Im starting to find that balance between what people want to hear from me and where I musically want to take them," explains Boston MA native Dutch ReBelle. "If I can walk into a room and control the crowd, it just pushes me to keep writing my story."
More and more people are responding to ReBelles story. Dutch ReBelle (ne Vanda Bernadeau) has seen the positive energy that she has built for herself in Bostons hip hop scene to become genuine respect. Audiences are connecting to her mix of introspective punch line filled lyrics and raw golden-era influenced and trap beats that are built for the turn up.
More and more people are responding to ReBelles story. Dutch ReBelle (ne Vanda Bernadeau) has seen the positive energy that she has built for herself in Bostons hip hop scene to become genuine respect. Audiences are connecting to her mix of introspective punch line filled lyrics and raw golden-era influenced and trap beats that are built for the turn up.
After sharing stages with artists from Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Camron, Wu Tang Clan, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, and Melanie Fiona and the release her critically praised mix tapes, Beauty vs. The Beast and Married To The Music, Dutchy saw the love come from all angles. ReBelle was part of the Boston Phoenixs Freshmen Hip Hop Class, awarded Best Artist at The Fab Empires Fab Awards and won Best Female-Hip Hop at the 2011 New England Urban Music Awards along with Best Group- Hip Hop for her work with the group Famous Nobodies. The Boston Globe called her The ReBelle with A Cause and solidified her as a respected emcee on the rise.
ReBelle has been popping up and solidifying herself as a fierce performer with a spot on national radar with performances at major annual festivals such as A3C, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop festival and the SXSW (South by Southwest) annual festival in Austin, Texas. After ReBelle's "Sunday Morning" video featuring Amandi Music was featured on MTV's RapFix Live, the emcee has been featured in numerous major music publications such as XXL, The Source, Complex, KillerBoomBox and HipHopDX. Now with more eyes than ever on her after being nominated for XXL's Freshmen 10th Spot, ReBelle's latest EP "ReBelle Diaries" is available on iTunes. "With ReBelle Diaries, I want to introduce different cultures to my sound by bringing their music into my own. I want the festivals. I want the arenas. I want to be remembered for making world music." ReBelle is currently working on a project for the early fall.
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