Lola Brooke
Although she began rapping as a child, Lola Brooke's hip-hop career truly took
flight in 2022, when her single "Don't Play With It" began climbing its way up
the Rap Airplay chart. A native of New York City, she was born as "Shyniece
Thomas" in Bed-stuy, Brooklyn, where hometown heroes like Lil' Kim and Foxy
Brown once honed their skills. Lola Brooke followed in their footsteps, building
a reputation on the city's freestyle circuit and eventually partnering up with
producer Reefa Slater, who launched his own record label, Team 80, in 2016. Lola
Brooke became one of the label's fi...
