When an artist has the dedication and confidence Lebra Jolie has, their journey to success is undeniable. The Houston native was born with a drive that pushes her to make her dreams come true, and with over a decade of hard work already under her belt, giving up is far from Jolie's mind.
Jolie's start in music began when she was writing poetry and creating poem booklets in the 5th grade. The skills she learned through that art form would become the backbone of her budding rap career as she learned how to record music through her brother, who was familiarizing himself with the audio program Audacity.
Lebra Jolie to took her gift of poetry and the lessons she learned from her brother and record diss songs aimed at the kids who didn’t treat her right in school
. Jolie was in 6th grade at this time, and people in her neighborhood couldn't ignore a child going hard on diss tracks aimed at other children. From there, more people caught on, and Jolie's buzz grew tremendously.
"Those songs were the talk of the town," says Jolie. I was like the only kid in sixth grade who was putting out music. Imagine that. I grew up in the hood, too, so a lot of people didn't have the equipment to record