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24 Facts About Bree Runway

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Bree Runway signed to EMI Records in 2018 and subsequently released her first commercial EP Be Runway, followed by her debut mixtape, 2000and4Eva, which spawned the single "ATM" featuring Missy Elliott.

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Bree Runway resided on a street given the nickname "Murder mile" due to high rates of crime and conflict.

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At the age of 9, Bree Runway experienced bullying and colourism which caused her to bleach her skin and have a negative chemical reaction to the product.

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Bree Runway discussed the positive shift in attitude regarding her skin when she went to a college in South London where she met model Leomie Anderson who encouraged Bree Runway to take pictures of herself and "take charge of our situations".

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Bree Runway enrolled in a Music technology subject which taught her the basics of music production.

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Bree Runway discussed that she purchased a "DIY home studio" setup with her first pay cheque which was where she was singing over self-produced beats and writing her own songs.

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Bree Runway made her solo debut with the self-released EPs titled RNWY 01 and Bouji being released in November 2015 and May 2016 respectively.

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Bree Runway commercially released her debut single "Butterfly" in November 2016.

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Bree Runway was featured on British electronic duo Metroplane's single "Word of Mouth" which was released in February 2018.

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Bree Runway released her major-label debut EP Be Runway on 16 August 2019 which was preceded by singles "2ON" and "Big Racks" featuring Brooke Candy.

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On 5 March 2020, Bree Runway released the single "Apeshit" which was met with critical acclaim and drew immediate comparisons to Missy Elliott who would later co-sign the track on Twitter.

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On 28 April 2020, Bree Runway announced that her next single would be titled "Damn Daniel" and would be a collaboration with American singer and rapper Baby Tate.

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On 10 July 2020, Bree Runway was featured on a remix of Rina Sawayama's single "XS".

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In July 2020, Bree Runway released the single "Gucci" with American rapper Maliibu Miitch.

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Bree Runway released the single "Little Nokia" in September 2020, which would later go onto be ranked the fourth best song of 2020 by Time.

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In October 2020, Bree Runway was the cover star for the DIY issue of British magazine Hunger.

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In October 2020, Bree Runway announced the release of her debut mixtape, 2000and4Eva, which was released on 6 November 2020 via Virgin EMI Records.

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On 28 March 2021, Bree Runway announced the release of the single, "Hot Hot", which was released on 31 March 2021.

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In December 2021, Bree Runway made her debut award show performance at the 2021 MOBO Awards, where she performed "Hot Hot" and teased a new single "Pressure".

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On 27 September 2022, Bree Runway announced the release of the single "That Girl", which was released on 29 September.

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In February 2023, Bree Runway was the main support act for Lizzo's The Special Tour during select European dates.

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Bree Runway opened up about her experience being signed the aforementioned labels in an interview with Vogue.

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Bree Runway explains that she tries to study genres that she doesn't listen to on a daily basis quoting that there is "inspiration everywhere".

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Bree Runway cites Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, Britney Spears, Madonna, Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Kelis and the Neptunes as her biggest influences.