When it comes to the notes she can hit, the 28-year-old rapper and singer only just found out.
I used to sing, but I didntsang, she says.
He was like, Whats your register?
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I was like, I dont know!
He was like, Can you sing in this key?
Shes only gone up from there.
A few months after they met, Reed signed her to his imprint at Atlantic Recordsher first major-label deal.
Someone from MTV was like, Have you done that before?
I was like, Ive never been to an awards show before, homey!
There, she rapped with a few hip-hop groups but was equally drawn toward the indie-rock world.
It taught me how to be a crowd-pleaser, she says of touring with non-rap acts.
(The song also has an epic flute soloLizzo studied classical flute performance at the University of Houston.)
There are obstacles to her mission.
Its the most change that I can do.
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