Get Familiar: DELLA$IE takes on VVIP’s ‘Dogo Yaro’

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Harlem-based recording artist and model, DELLA$IE is currently branching out into the West African and UK markets, with her transition from classic hip-hop to afrobeats. Reggie Rockstone has taken on the task of helping her crossover to Ghana starting with the remix VVIP’s, ‘DOGO YARO’

DELLA$IE (fka ‘cocoa bella’) is a true renaissance woman. An NYC native with strong Ghanaian roots; evident in her unique fashion sense and sound. Dubbed by many as an underground style icon, influencer, and muse…. She is most importantly a diversely talented artist with a lot to say and share with the world.

As a young girl growing up in NYC in the 90’s, DELLA$IE was exposed to a lot of music. From the soulful melodies she sang in her church choir, to the jazz tunes of Miles Davis and Fela Kuti her father would play at home, and the funky hip-hop sounds always blasting from her headphones via Hot 97… Years of singing as an alto in various choirs, classical piano training and cello lessons made her a very well-rounded and cultured girl.

After graduating from United Nations Int’l school (where she met her longtime rapper-boyfriend). she went on to Emory University in Atlanta where she began her hip-hop career in music and media….

During college DELLA$IE interned for DON DIVA magazine, where she interviewed Talib Kweli (who would later become a great influence and mentor). He initially sparked Dellasie’s dream of becoming a successful artist. She put together a demo at an infamous recording studio run by a crew of hip-hop artists called THE LIUNS DEN. The demo landed her a chance meeting with Star Trak’s top A&R ROB THOMAS — which was very promising, but didn’t pan out after Star Trak split from Arista….
Not to be discouraged, Dellasie continued her journey, completed her degree in marketing and Journalism, and returned to New York City with a new plan…

DELLA$IE used her media skills, and continued interning (Ebony Magazine, King Magazine, Don Diva and others). She went on to work in marketing at BET NETWORKS. During that time she eventually created her own lifestyle blog (COOL CRUEL WORLD) that showcased talents from the NY underground music and fashion scene (as well as her own). With the brand’s success, she used her new platform to fully re-launch her music career (in 2010).
Since then, DELLA$IE has completed 2 mixtape projects (Triple Threat Tragedy + T3: RELOADED), a critically-acclaimed EP project (INTL COKE) which features production by the legendary producer — ILL MIND. She has performed twice at CMJ and SXSW — playing SXSW in Austin (2013) for the VANS skate-wear company. She later went on to headline a show at HOUSE OF VANS in New York. Last winter DELLA$IE also financed her own North-Eastern mini-tour that hit: Delaware, NYC, NJ, Philly, Boston and DC. And last summer toured again with the eclectic artists behind the “Freak Show Tour”. Most recently, DELLA$IE has been performing around Europe (London, Paris), and is working on some exciting collaborations with top British Deejays and artists in Europe and Africa.

DELLA$IE is known for her high-energy performances, witty wordplay and keen + unique sense of style. She has built a brand that not only encompasses the diversity she possesses but inspired fashion, style, art and the New York experience from the perspective of a Ghanaian woman.
DELLA$IE continues to hone her craft and create songs that are iconic, relatable, catchy and real. She is a common fixture at fashion week in New York, Paris and London. She continues to influence through her reinvention and style. Her personal style catches the eyes of many and she has been seen in publications such as NEW YORK TIMES, VOGUE, H.O.N.Y, EBONY and more for her sense of style. She also works as a muse for several high-profile photographers, and friends around the globe.

“It’s all about : patience, progress and positivity”, says DELLA$IE. “You have to be tenacious and attack your dreams like a fierce wolf, full of determination and faith. I’ve come a long way but have even further yet to go, but I’m extremely focussed. I will get there at exactly the right time. I trust my timing”

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