R. City releases his new Caribbean-infused single “WAPA” – a fresh taste from his Virgin Islands roots

Introducing the long-awaited single “WAPA” from the famous hip-hop duo. R. City. Brothers Theron and Timothy are best known for their hits including Billboard Hot 100 chart “Blocked” with Adam Levine and collaborations with Drake, Rihanna, Usher, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, to name a few. Now they’re ready to introduce a fresh array of flavors to pay homage to their Virgin Islands roots. Service up to Caribbean twist in British exercises“WAPA” from R. City’s upcoming mixtape,TeeThis is not a drill… This is actually happening!

A tapestry of elusive, pure energy, R. City skillfully unites musical cultures in this hypnotic track. WAPA combines island luxury with the unique facets of identity that make the Caribbean the most enjoyable experience in the game. With witty banter that takes a jab at pop culture, “WAPA” is building momentum for its upcoming project.

R. City’s recent collaborations include Jung Kook, Latto, Ciara, Lil Durk, J. Cole, David Guetta, Arya Starr and Justin Timberlake. They have contributed to numerous Grammy Nominated Albumsincluding Rihanna’s Unapologetic, Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled album and Ariana Grande’s album. My everything .R. City’s ceiling is limitless and they can’t wait to honor their heritage as proud Virgin Islanders with the release of their new single, “WAPA.”

Combining hip-hop, pop and Caribbean influences, brothers Theron and Timothy wrote hits for Akon, Usher, Sean Kingston, The Pussycat Dolls, Ashlee Simpson and many others using the name Rock City, which was eventually shortened to R. City . The brothers, born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, decided after high school that they would try to make it in the music business. A move to America was necessary, so they came to the States via Atlanta before settling in Miami. There they began writing for Akon, who quickly signed the brothers to his Kon Live label. After their song “The Rain” was featured on Akon’s hit album Konvicted, writing songs for others kept them away from their own music. It wasn’t until 2008 that Rock City released their infectious single “Losing It” along with their Put the F*cking Album Out mixtape. The label never released the album, and the album was eventually shelved while the duo continued to release mixtapes (releasing no less than eight volumes of PtFAO).

Rock City finally left Kon Live in 2011 and started their own label, Rebelution Records, briefly changing their name to Planet VI for a few years before settling on R. City. Despite all the difficulties in releasing their own music, they had no problem creating hits for other artists, having written hugely successful singles for Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. In addition, R. City has contributed to Grammy-nominated albums by Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Hudson and others. Dr. Luke signed R. City to his Kemosabe Records label, and in 2015 the duo released #WhatDreamsAreMadeOf, an album about the challenges of their upbringing in the Virgin Islands. The album’s first single, “Locked Away”, featuring Adam Levine, charted on the Billboard Hot 100. With recent collaborations from the likes of Jungkook, Latto, Ciara, Lil Durk and J. Cole, it’s impossible to predict what R. City will accomplish further.

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