Meet Alemeda, the East African Pop Rocker Taking on an Iconic Rap Label – Rolling Stone

A woman with long straight hair and facial piercings touches her cheek with a finger, showcasing silver rings, against a teal background—channeling the bold style of an East African Pop Rocker.


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n the second-to-last day of her first New York Fashion Week, the young singer Alemeda is dodging bees on the rooftop of a hotel in the Flatiron District while we try to talk about some very big news for her. Alemeda is 24 years old. She’s Ethiopian, Sudanese, and American; she’s a December Sagittarius, and she’s Top Dawg Entertainment’s newest artist. After a whirlwind year for the label, which included celebrating its former star Kendrick Lamar’s victorious rap battle with Drake, an impeccable mixtape from its last…