Brittany Chikyra Barber (born April 3, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter from Compton, California. She released two mixtapes throughout 2016: AfterHours, and HelloSummer. Her EP Urban Nostalgia debuted #168 on the R&B iTunes Top 200 charts in 2018.[3] She has collaborated with numerous artists including Queen Naija, Chrisette Michele, John Legend, YG, Kash Doll, Tyla Yaweh, Eric Bellinger and Ledisi. She has writing credits that include Theophilus London's "Can't Stop" featuring Kanye West, Ledisi's "Let Love Rule" and Atlantic Records artist Bhad Bhabie. She is also known as one of the youngest African American female A&Rs to have worked at Warner Music Group. Barber features in Season 6 of Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood as a recurring cast member and Season 10 of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.
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| Birth name | Brittany Chikyra Barber[1] |
| Born | (1991-04-03) April 3, 1991 (age 31)[1] Compton, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Spirit Music Group[2] |
| Website | brittanybmusic |
Brittany B. was born and raised in Compton, California, United States. She has two younger brothers. She attended Centennial High School and played basketball began singing at a young age in church choir which sparked her interest in becoming a singer.
Brittany got her start singing background vocals at local venues in Hollywood, Ca. She then met Terrace Martin who took notice of her budding talent. She worked on Terraces' Locke High 2 album lending her vocals to such songs as, " Love" ft Ty Dolla Sign, " Lithium" ft Punch, and " We just keep it hood". She then began receiving local recognition in Los Angeles.
Spirit Music Group & Touring
In 2014 Brittany signed a publishing deal with Spirit Music Group after writing her first major song. " Can't Stop" by Theophilus London Ft. Kanye West. From then Brittany worked with many major producers, hit songwriters and artists. She began touring with Chrisette Michele for her " Lyricist Opus" tour and also featured on the hit reality show, R&B Divas LA". In 2016 she began working with Ledisi and John legend on their albums and in studio collaborations with some of the hottest producers in the game.
Bhad Bhabie & Solo Career
On February 14, 2016, Brittany B. released her mixtape AfterHours.[4] She signed to Empire Records in March 2016.[5] Brittany released her EP HelloSummer on July 4, 2016 under the Empire label. Due to the success of her solo EP's Brittany decided to begin working on her album. During this time she received film and TV syncs on hit shows such as FX's Atlanta and TV One's " Bad Dad Rehab" film. She continued writing and received a call from an executive at Warner Music Group to begin working on viral sensation Bhad Bhabie. Brittany co-wrote her first single, "These Heaux" which debuted #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, making Bhad Bhabie the youngest female rap artist in history to chart Billboard Hot 100.
In 2022 Brittany B. changed her artist moniker to Bee-B and signed a deal with OneRpm. She is currently working on her new EP “ Love Me While I’m Here” set to release in April 2022.
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