StaySolidRocky

Darak Figueroa (born August 6, 2001), known professionally as StaySolidRocky, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was raised in Richmond, Virginia. He rose to fame in 2020 with his single "Party Girl", which has peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

StaySolidRocky
Birth name	Darak Figueroa
Born	(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Origin	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Columbia

Early life

Figueroa was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he was raised by his mother, a former rapper herself.[1][2] He started expressing an interest in music when he moved in with his father, and in high school in Richmond, Virginia, he began freestyling and started using his Instagram platform to share snippets of music he had been working on. He soon began building a fanbase on Instagram.[2]

Career

Figueroa started to gain popularity after he released the music video for his single "Party Girl" in December 2019.[1] The track sat at 2 million views on YouTube before it went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which propelled Figueroa to stardom. He got involved with Solomon Sobande, the former manager of XXXTentacion, and shortly afterwards, he signed a deal with Columbia Records.[1] His debut EP, Fallin' was releasde on July 17, 2020. The 7-track EP included "Party Girl".[3]

Influences

Growing up, StaySolidRocky would listen to veteran hip hop artists Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Lil Wayne. As he started making his own music, he began listening to The Starting Line, NBA YoungBoy, Just Surrender, KT Tunstall and Kodak Black.[1]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		US
Fallin'[3]	Released: July 17, 2020 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming	65 [4]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [5]	US R&B/HH [6]	AUS [7]	AUT [8]	CAN [9]	IRE [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
"Soft Aggression"[15]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fallin
"Toxic"[16]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Party Girl"		21	11	19	43	15	10	21	34	36	13
"Vacant Heart" (featuring Big4Keezy)[17]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. Lamarre, Carl (May 19, 2020). "Nine Things To Know About 'Party Girl' Star StaySolidRocky, As Explained By the Rapper Himself". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
2. Rodriguez, Tommy (May 30, 2020). "StaySolidRocky: The Rapper Behind Hit Single "Party Girl"". Bleu Mag. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
3. Jones, Jiggy (July 10, 2020). "STAYSOLIDROCKY TAPS LIL UZI VERT FOR 'PARTY GIRL' REMIX". The Source. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
4. https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1287773804438138880
5. "Chart Search: StaySolidRocky, Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
6. "Chart Search: StaySolidRocky, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
7. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
8. "Discographie StaySolidRocky". austriancharts.at. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
9. "Chart Search: StaySolidRocky, Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
10. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
11. "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
12. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
13. "Discographie StaySolidRocky". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
14. "STAYSOLIDROCKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Retrieved June 26, 2020.
15. "Soft Aggression - Single by StaySolidRocky on Apple Music". Retrieved June 3, 2020 – via Apple Music.
16. "Toxic - Single by StaySolidRocky on Apple Music". Retrieved June 3, 2020 – via Apple Music.
17. "StaySolidRocky & Big4Keezy Come To Grips With Their Emotions On "Vacant Heart"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 24, 2020.