BRE-Z

From the barbershop to Hollywood, rapper/actress Bre-Z made a steady rise from her Philadelphia roots to star on the Fox drama Empire, playing the tough MC Freda Gatz. Riding the success of the show, she returned to her first love -- rapping -- with her debut effort, 2018's The Grl. Born Calesha Murray in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was raised by a Wu-Tang-loving mother and a barber father in Wilmington, Delaware. As a child, she'd pursue both family traditions, cutting hair from the age of ten and rapping at various talent shows. Influenced by 2Pac, Jay-Z, Cam'ron, Missy...