U-SZA ungumculi odumile waseMelika osebenza kolunye lwezinhlobo ezintsha ze-neo soul. Izingoma zakhe zingachazwa njengenhlanganisela ye-R&B enezici ezivela ku-soul, i-hip-hop, i-witch house ne-chillwave.
Umculi waqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo ngo-2012. Uthole imiklomelo eyi-9 yamaGrammy kanye nokuqokwa kweGolden Globe oku-1. Uphinde wawina amaBillboard Music Awards ngo-2018.
Impilo ka-SZA isencane
I-SZA igama lesiteji somculi, elithathwe ku-Supreme Alphabet, lapho u-"Z" kanye no-"A" amele u-"zigzag" kanye no-"Allah" ngokulandelanayo. Igama lakhe langempela nguSolana Imani Row. Umlingisikazi wazalwa ngoNovemba 8, 1990 edolobheni laseMelika iSt. Louis (Missouri).
Intombazane ayikaze ikhononde ngobuntwana bayo, njengoba abazali bayo babenemali engenayo engaphezu kwesilinganiso. Ubaba wasebenza njengomdidiyeli omkhulu we-CNN. Ngokulandelayo, umama wabamba isikhundla esiphezulu ku-opharetha yeselula yenkampani i-AT&T.
USolana unomfowethu omdala, uDaniel, manje osethuthuka ohlangothini lwe-rap, kanye nodadewabo ongumzali oyedwa, uTiffany. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi unina umculi ungumKristu, abazali bakhe nokho banquma ukukhulisa intombazane njengoba Muslim. Eseyingane, ngaphezu kokufunda esikoleni samabanga aphansi esivamile, wabuye wafunda nesinye samaSulumane. Kuze kube yibanga lesi-7, intombazane yayigqoka ngisho ne-hijab. Nokho, ngemva kwenhlekelele yango-September 11 eNew York, waxhashazwa afunda nabo ekilasini. Ukuze agweme ubuxhwanguxhwangu, uSolana wayeka ukugqoka i-hijab.
U-SZA wafunda e-Columbia High School esikoleni samabanga aphezulu, lapho ayethanda kakhulu khona ezemidlalo. Phakathi nezifundo zakhe, wayeya ngenkuthalo amakilasi e-cheerleading nama-gymnastics. Ngenxa yalokhu, wakwazi ngisho nokuthola isihloko somunye wama-gymnasts angcono kakhulu e-United States.
Ngemva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, wazama ukufunda emanyuvesi amathathu. Okukhethekile kokugcina okuthakasele umculi kwaba yi-marine biology e-Delaware State University. Noma kunjalo, ngonyaka wakhe wokugcina wokufunda, wanquma ukuyishiya inyuvesi ayosebenza.
Ukuqala kwendlela yokudala kanye nempumelelo yokuqala yeSolana Row
Ebusheni bakhe, i-SZA ayizange ihlele ukuzinikela emkhakheni wokudala. “Ngangifuna ngempela ukwenza ibhizinisi, ngangingafuni ukwenza umculo,” kusho yena, “ngangicabanga ukuthi ngizosebenza ehhovisi elihle.” Lo mlingisi owayesafisa ukuqopha izingoma zakhe zokuqala ngo-2010.
Ngo-2011, uSolana wacula okokuqala ku-CMJ New Music Report nabangani bakwaTop Dawg Entertainment. Intombazane yafika lapho ibonga isoka layo. Usebenze enkampanini exhasa imicimbi. Kulolu hlelo bekukhona noKendrick Lamar. U-Terrence Henderson (uMongameli welebula ye-TDE) ukuthandile ukusebenza kwe-SZA. Ngemva kokucula, washintshana nomculi.
Eminyakeni emibili eyalandela, uSolana wakhulula ama-EP amabili aphumelele amtholela inkontileka ne-TDE. Abangane bakhe basize umculi ekudaleni izingoma zokuqala.
Ndawonye bathola amabhithi athile ku-inthanethi, bababhalela amagama base beqopha izingoma. Ngakho-ke i-EP See.SZA.Run yokuqala yentombazane yakhululwa ngo-2012. Futhi ngo-2013, kwakhululwa enye i-albhamu encane "S". Ukweseka leli qoqo, lo mculi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wahamba wayovakasha.
Ngo-2014, kwakhululwa i-Teen Spirit eyodwa. Ngemuva kokuduma kwayo ku-inthanethi, uSolana, kanye nomrepha u-50 Cent, baqopha i-remix futhi bakhipha ividiyo. Ngawo lowo nyaka, lo mculi ubezwakala ezinhlelweni eziningi nabangani abaningi belebula. Omunye umsebenzi obalulekile bekuyi-Child's Play with Chance the Rapper.
Ngenxa ye-EP "Z", efike kunombolo-39 ku-Billboard 200, ukubonakala kwe-SZA kukhule kakhulu. Khona-ke abaculi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba baqala ukumthumelela izipesheli. Ngakho, uSolana wakwazi ukubamba iqhaza ekubhaleni izingoma beyoncé, u-Nicki Minaj и URihanna. Ngo-2016, waze wacula nengxenye eyodwa yengoma ethi, i-Candleration ka-Rihanna ethi Anti.
I-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo kanye nemiklomelo ye-SZA
NgoJuni 2017 (ngemuva kokusayina neRCA Records), i-SZA yakhipha i-albhamu yayo yokuqala yesitudiyo, i-Ctrl. Ekuqaleni, bekufanele ikhishwe emuva ngo-2014-2015. njenge-EP yesithathu "A". Kodwa-ke, le ntombazane yanquma ukuthuthukisa amathrekhi futhi ibhale ezinye eziningi ze-albhamu egcwele. Umsebenzi uthole inani elibalulekile lezilinganiso ezinhle ezivela kubalaleli nabagxeki. Kakade ngo-March 2017, uthole isitifiketi sesiliva.
U-Ctrl uqanjwe njenge-albhamu ehamba phambili yango-2017 ngumagazini we-Time. Yayihlanganisa iculo elithi Love Galore, eliqoshwe kanye noTravis Scott. Ikwazile ukufinyelela kunombolo-40 ku-Billboard Hot 100 futhi kamuva yanikezwa isitifiketi se-platinum. U-SZA, irekhodi lakhe elithi Ctrl, ulandelela i-The Weekend, Supermodel kanye ne-Love Galore uthole ukuqokwa kuma-Grammy Awards ka-2018. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umculi uthole inani eliphakeme kakhulu lokuqokwa phakathi kwabo bonke abadlali.
I-albhamu ibizwakala njenge-R&B yomdabu, kodwa bekusenethonya elibonakalayo le-trap ne-indie rock. Irekhodi beliqukethe indlela yomsindo enembayo enezici ze-pop, i-hip hop ne-electronica. Ekubuyekezeni kwakhe i-albhamu, uJon Pareles weThe New York Times wathi nge-SZA, "Kodwa manje usekwazi ukulawula ngokuphelele iphambili ezingomeni zakhe. Izwi lakhe lizwakala licacile futhi lingokwemvelo, nakho konke ukuqina kwalo kanye nezimo ezingezinhle. "
Yini uSolana Row abeyenza eminyakeni yamuva nje?
Enye yezingoma ze-SZA eziphumelele kakhulu ngethi All The Stars, ayicula ngokuhlanganyela noKendrick Lamar. Bekuyi-albhamu ehamba phambili ye-albhamu ye-Black Panther. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokukhishwa, ukuqanjwa kwathatha indawo yesi-7 eshadini le-Billboard Hot 100. Ngaphezu kwalokho, leli culo lithole ukuqokwa kwe-Golden Globe Award esigabeni se-Most Original Song.
Ngo-2019 (ngemuva kokukhishwa kwengoma ethi Brace Urself), uSolana umemezele ukuthi ucabanga ukukhipha i-albhamu yesibili yesitudiyo. Bekunamahlebezi okuthi lo mculi usefuna ukubhala amanye amarekhodi amathathu, ngemuva kwalokho uzowuqeda umsebenzi wakhe. Nokho, ngokushesha i-SZA yawaphika la mahemuhemu. Lo mculi uthe izingoma zizophuma nakanjani, kodwa akazi ukuthi i-albhamu egcwele izophuma maduze kangakanani.
Ngokusekelwe ochungechungeni lwama-tweets ashicilelwe ngo-Agasti 2020, kwaba sobala kubalandeli ukuthi irekhodi selilungile. USolana wabhala: “Kudingeka ubuze uPunch. Konke akushoyo kuseduze. Okuthunyelwe bekukhuluma ngoTerrence "Punch" Henderson, ongumongameli weTop Dawg Entertainment. Umdwebi nomongameli walebula babenobudlelwano obushubile.
Umculi u-SZA namuhla
Ngo-2021, i-SZA kanye I-Doja Cat wethule ividiyo yengoma ethi Kiss Me More. Kule vidiyo, abaculi bathole indima yabaxhasi abaheha i-astronaut. Ividiyo iqondiswe nguWarren Fu.
Ekuqaleni kwenyanga yokuqala yasehlobo ka-2022, umculi waseMelika ukujabulele ukukhululwa kwe-deluxe disc Ctrl. Khumbula ukuthi le albhamu yakhululwa eminyakeni engu-5 edlule. Inguqulo entsha yeqoqo isinothe ngamathrekhi angu-7 angakakhishwa ngaphambilini.
