Today we’d like to introduce you to Lil Rheuk.
Lil Rheuk was born in Newport Beach, California & was raised in Las Vegas. Lil Rheuk started singing when he was just 3 years old putting on shows in his living room for family & friends. Performing in plays For big crowds when he was just 10 years old at kids zone. He started writing music when he was in fifth grade. As well as rapping when he was in middle school. He was born a natural singer , entertainer & songwriter. He then started singing covers on YouTube promoting himself on MySpace in 2014. That same year Nicki Minaj’s background singer known as Keisha Renee discovered Lil Rheuk by his father running in to her at a storage company he was working at showing Keshia Renee a video of Rheuk singing. She was very impressed. She got Rheuk in her husband Sean 2 Miles studio right away. She really believed in him. She saw that he really wanted became an original artist. She became his mentor helping & teaching him about the industry. Rheuk worked hard everyday. Producer Sean 2 Miles was very hard on Lil Rheuk in the studio actually helping him become the strong artist he is today.
He then dropped his Debut original single in 2015 when he was just 16 years old. In high school he put out more singles & music videos performing at high school party’s also getting severely bullied & ganged up on for just making music. He still never gave up or lost his ambition. He first started getting the most attention by winning talent shows like Who Got That Vibe & Performing in shopping malls. Rheuk was the first underage artist to perform at the beauty bar on Fremont street Las Vegas & to perform at the Xen night club in Hollywood With only being 19 years old at the time. He has also got experience by working backstage at the New Orleans arena meeting Keith Sweat & J Holiday. After self promotion Lil Rheuk finally started getting some radio play. His first song that played on the mainstream Radio was called Hey Girl on 88.1 KCEP in 2018. He then released His single Titled This Is The Beat Making the top 40 ITunes Charts In the USA.
His self made independent hard work landed him on bigger shows opening up for radio entertainers such as Jacquees at the wet fest, Silentó, Luniz & Nef the Pharaoh; In the summer of 2018 Rheuk got a big opportunity with a Capital records meeting in Hollywood. The A&R at Capital thought Rheuk was talented with persistence but didn’t offer him a contract so soon because he doesn’t have enough streams for a record deal. Good news is They put him on a artist watch list. All rheuk can do now is just keep building & pray he meets there Standards of being a professional artist in there eyes one day or Get lucky with a push by someone who believes in him. In January 2019 he dropped the music video to his most popular song called Rapidó featuring Colombian singer J Diem putting Rapidó On the iTunes Charts 7 times around the world & the music video getting platinum views on YouTube. Rapidó was played on the mainstream Los Angeles radio & Rheuk was interviewed with viral artist Silentó on accelerated radio. Then performing Rapidó for the first time at the BET Experience Teen Party in Los Angeles & On The main stage in Venice beach. He then was blessed with a interview on television for the first time in Pasadena California on the Melody Trice Show. Rapidó then played again on 100.9 The Heat mainstream radio 100.9 In los Angeles.
Now Rheuk has performed in hundreds of night clubs, Music venues all over Las Vegas & Los Angeles. Even performed Overseas In places like Isreal , Japan, Mexico & Colombia. His first international traveling was all the way in the Middle East to sing for the troops in 2016, Also performed In Colombia in 2018, Then Performed In Mexico City in The beginning of 2019. He now has two original studio albums under his belt! The Debut album is called Rheuk Nation released in 2018 & Sophomore album is called Unorthodox that released in 2019 bringing him more hit songs called So Cold to the top 10 charts in Europe! A hit song called Abby & Vegas Traphouse that went platinum getting 1 Million streams. Even Hitting Charts again in Mexico. To promote the album He went on The Rebel Tour that started With sold out shows in Los Angeles, Catalina inland , Las Vegas , Phoenix with several shows in japan also rheuk was interviewed in Tokyo on a show called なぜ日本に来るの at the end of 2019. As he still remains a independent artist In 2020 he is still working really hard to make it. This year Rheuk managed to release 6 new original singles from February to June called Insane, Miami Floozy, 2020 , Nobodys Safe, Got the juice & Wake up on all digital stores along with 3 new music videos on YouTube. Freedom Fighter his Junior album is set to release on all digital stores in fall 2020. So Far Rheuks fans are calling this album his best one yet.
Lil Rheuk is also an activist that has a Stay Strong Campaign and Movement which made the Channel 8 News in Las Vegas. This movement was to spread awareness to teens about self-harm and depression. He turned the hate he got into a positive movement to give people a voice. His mission is to inspire people to stay strong and also feel loved with his music. Lil Rheuk motivates his listeners to stand in the face of their bullies; encouraging people to follow their dreams and to make haters into motivators. He’s able to do all this because of his growing online community of fans and supporters. With always reinventing himself Lil Rheuk has faith and hope that he will succeed at what he wants to do in life; he’s a goal chaser, no doubt. Nothing will get in his way.
Has it been a smooth road?
Not at all!!!! life in general is never a smooth road… Its very bumpy… so for a artist & entertainer the road is even more bumpy… It’s a road with tornados, Hurricanes & no signs of any direction. I’m still holding on to the ride… Following your dream & trying to make it Reality is never a easy ride. Life In General is not a easy ride… That’s okay. It feels better feeling with the blood, sweat & tears… it’s your life & your choice… I want the good life & to be successful but getting that with a easy ride wouldn’t feel right to me. It feels better to earn it by working hard & survive the bumpy road… I choose to take the road less traveled by & the high road!
Can you give our readers some background on your music?
I don’t know where to start ! I am very creative when I write music & make a song…. I love making feel good music for people to feel better , make people dance & simply just have fun. My goal is to save life’s with my music. Music saved my life… I want to open minds with my music. With Light ,darkness , things that are uncomfortable & things that are comfortable at the same time. Every song I make has a different story , feeling & background. I am inspired by so many different things around the world as well , different people , many cultures , pain & love ! I speak my mind & how I feel In my songs… I write about the darkness I went through, my heartbreak, falling in love , activism & things going on in this world! With many different visuals , personas sounds & I want to make people feel like they are not alone. I’m very deep with my art… Some songs are sad , some songs are happy, some songs show vulnerability , sex , lucidity , death , Unity , solidarity & religion. When I make a album I never want every song to sound the same, it’s a story & a roller coaster ride. I want to do pop , r&b , alternative , Reggaetón, reggae & hip hop… I also love collaborating with many rappers that speak there mind & give them a voice on my record. I also want to stop racism so how that works with music is collaboration with a Spanish artist or Portuguese artist that lives in a different land miles away. When it comes to sounds I love to mix it up by putting so many genres together then it becomes my own genre… My music is so many different backgrounds , themes & magic. Im a freedom fighter artist that brings people together. It’s more then just music for me. it’s also about repairing the world. I don’t want to be in a box & be one thing. I love many interments & even different languages from around the world. Lil Rheuk is not one thing.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Yes, Its the city of entertainment where you get discovered & can make it big definitely… So that is a good place to be when you are trying to make it in the music industry but Los Angeles is a very hard place to make it !!! It’s Tinseltown.. It can be a superficial place at times.. some people there will make you feel worthless & not glamorous enough. It’s hard to make it without any kind of money behind you which is sad there is talent going unnoticed because they don’t have enough money to back them. It should just be about the talent & music. Its very hard to get the good Quality they want when your a struggling artist that came from nothing! it’s all about luck. I have done this all myself & I am so thankful for the luck I was blessed with getting the opportunities I got… You have to Be very strong because Hollywood is very cutthroat… after everything I’ve been through in La La land I still managed to survive & never went cold! I encourage artists to keep going and do not take no for an answer! Take the high road, always believe in yourself & have very thick skin. We can make it!
Contact Info:
- Email: (Contact Lil Rheuk) [email protected]
- Instagram: (Follow Rheuk On Instagram) https://www.
instagram.com/rheuknation/ - Facebook: (Like Rheuks Facebook Page) https://m.facebook.com/
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artist/3TkbloxZAy2kONqHCabZq2? si=fqDPcxJBQ4OA5LnpP4FE8g - YouTube: Most Popular Single By Lil Rheuk (Rapidó Music Video) https://youtu.be/_IjLbB1ERlk
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