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Rapper and songwriter, 27, <strong>US</strong>A.<br />
New Jersey’s Brittany Dickinson is known<br />
for her edgy flow and positive message.<br />
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Triumph in tragedy<br />
“In 2016, I gave up my<br />
teaching job in order to<br />
pursue music full time. I<br />
released my first album,<br />
my single went viral,<br />
everything was going<br />
crazy. <strong>The</strong>n my car crashed<br />
into a tree. When I woke up<br />
in the hospital, I knew<br />
instantly that my life was<br />
changed: I wasn’t able to<br />
walk [for two years], which<br />
meant I couldn’t perform<br />
my music. I was devastated.<br />
When my label suggested<br />
to write songs for other<br />
artists, I thought of it as a<br />
step down. But I realized<br />
that it was an opportunity<br />
to channel my talent<br />
during a time when my<br />
career was on hold. One of<br />
my first songwriting jobs<br />
was for [R&B singer] Kelly<br />
Rowland. I was more into<br />
rap, but I took it on as a<br />
challenge. I remember<br />
writing this song for her<br />
and singing it in the studio<br />
as she walked in. She was<br />
like, ‘This sounds great.<br />
You should sing more.’<br />
Her just saying that<br />
changed my perspective.<br />
I started working on my<br />
singing. You can hear the<br />
confidence that Kelly gave<br />
me on my new single,<br />
“Recognize.” <strong>The</strong>re’s<br />
always triumph through<br />
tragedy. What seemed like<br />
a temporary fix helped me<br />
with my own career.”<br />
redbullrecords.com<br />
THOMAS FALCONE/RED BULL RECORDS FLORIAN OBKIRCHER<br />
72 THE RED BULLETIN
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