"we got into a huge fight - stuff that had just built up till that moment - and I was like, 'You Know what? I'm leaving.' Then she did this weird thing where she called the cops on me but also changed the locks and moved to Africa."
"I swore on the Quran that I was never coming back."
"If my mom didn't treat me the way she did, I wouldn't have left,"
"And if I'd never left, I would never have gotten signed."
Rahema Alameda grew up in a strict Islamic household in Phoenix and frequently clashed with her mother over school, religion and pop music. She left home at 17 after a major fight; her mother called the police, changed the locks and moved to Africa. Alameda swore on the Quran she would never return, but later partially repaired the relationship and visited family in Arizona. She signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and released a seven-track EP, But What the Hell Do I Know, blending woozy guitars, Gen Z pop sensibilities and collaborations, including a Warped Tour-style duet with Doechii.
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