Raina Simone is a Hip Hop artist from Harlem, NY and Englewood,NJ. By the age of 3, Raina could play the piano, and was beginning to piece together lyrics. Filmed by Howard University classmates; In 2021 a viral freestyle gaining 3 million views in 24 hrs, "Sometimes I Rap" to Nas and Lauryn Hill's "If I Ruled the World" instrumental; launched Raina Simone into the Rap game. Having previously identified solely as a producer, Raina Simone began releasing songs as a rapper/singer/songwriter. The following year, a second freestyle would go viral as a "response to drill music." Originally freestyle'd on New Jersey platform "Blades and Bars," the freestyle was rereleased as "To My Hearts Outro," the outro on Raina Simone's first EP "To My Hearts" released in 2022. Raina Simone has proven the depths of her skills, heard on On The Radar Radio, Sway’s Universe, BarsOnI95, Shade45XM's The Punchline Academy, Hot97/Power105.1/V100.7. Raina Simone has also been acknowledged for her published written critical analyses regarding race, women, gender, and sexual orientation in Hip Hop. In 2023, Raina Simone released the first single, "Swervin," from her upcoming debut album which is prepared to be released in the Spring of 2024. The debut album, “Old Soul, New Conscience," she says, "is the first real introduction. Everything before has been a warmup for what we’re about to do." Most recently, Raina Simone appeared on "Minority Report" by Ransom and Nicholas Craven feat. Talib Kweli.