Contributed by Shalnora Worlds, digital media studies graduate student
Queen Naija brought her “Birth of a Queen Naija” tour to Houston at Warehouse Live on Nov. 27. Her self-titled EP was released in July and consisted of five songs, including the single “Medicine.”
Queen Naija Bulls, known professionally as Queen Naija, opened up with her single “Karma” at her Houston stop on her “Birth of a Queen Naija” tour at Warehouse Live on Nov. 27th, 2018. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
The Ypsilanti, MI native self-released her song “Medicine” in December 2017, while still being unsigned youtube star. The hit debuted No. 45 on Billboard’s Hot 100 during the week of April 10, 2018. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
Queen Naija started singing in church at the age of three and began writing songs in third grade. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
Queen signed her record deal with Capitol Records earlier this year in April, to later release her self-titled EP four months later, in July. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
Queen Naija performed in the BET 2018 Soul Train Award Cypher alongside BJ the Chicago Kid, Luke James, and Kelly Price; Erykah Badu served as the DJ for the cypher. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
Bulls’ boyfriend, Clarence White, takes the stage prior to her set. The two are expecting their first child together in February. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
After splitting with her ex-husband, Queen launched her own youtube channel, which now has over 3.6 million subscribers. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
Queen Naija was nominated for Best New Artist at the BET 2018 Soul Train Awards. Photo courtesy of Shalnora Worlds.
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