Rapper, model, and aspiring actress Rubi Rose is the undeniable combination of beauty, talent, and intelligence. Her feature on Playboi Carti’s “On Top” premiered in September 2018 and reached over a million plays on Soundcloud before the year ended. Fluent in four languages with a fiery personality and extraordinary Eritrean and Japanese features, she has quickly become Atlanta’s latest “It-girl” at only 19 years old.

Born in Kentucky and raised in Switzerland, Rubi came to Atlanta in her early-teens and connected with Atlanta’s diverse hip-hop culture in way that solidified it as her home and turned her into a staple of the city. Rubi was featured as the lead girl in Migos’ “Bad and Boujee ft. Lil Uzi Vert” music video, which has over 700 million views, and was also the lead model in the Pink Dolphin campaigns.

When Rubi isn’t practicing or performing, she is focusing on making the best investments for not only herself, but her beloved Atlanta. She is a Georgia State University undergraduate honor student studying English with plans to one day attend law school. Rubi is also an Atlanta property owner as well as facilitator of a tastemaker event that brings the Who’s Who of yo

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