Grammy nominated Rae Khalil, raised in Torrance California is a talented rising rapper, lyricist, R & B / Hip Hop artist skyrocketing to the top of the charts and daughter of PCH HR Director Tyra Goodman. Born Kenya Johnson, she pays tribute to her beloved Uncle Ray, hence the name Rae Khalil.
Heavily inspired by Stevie Wonder & Erykah Badu, Rae Khalil has already received praise from the likes of Queen Latifah, Chance The Rapper, TI, Snoop Dogg, JID, and Anderson Paak to name a few. California’s own Rae Khalil impressed the world with her rapping skills on Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow.’
The rising artist pairs up her rhyming capabilities with infectious melodies & lyrics like her songs “Benny,” “Maria” & her Grammy nominated lyrical collaboration on “Lockdown” with Anderson Paak.
Rae Khalil says, ”I love to curate every aspect of the work. From the sequence to the artwork, to the content within every song – I care deeply about making GREAT music!
I make music, videos, and would love to act as well. My greatest passion is performing live! I want to tour the world and perform for as many people as possible. When I’m on stage, I feel the most myself.
With my music, I hope people take away a feeling of Joy! – if I can help anyone with my music, that’s just incredible – because it helps me so much, I know it must help other people too. You can TRULY DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. You just have to commit and put the work in. Nothing is easy and nothing comes quick!”
And Rae Khalil’s advice? “Please take your time and master your craft. It takes years, it takes real work. Nothing happens overnight. Be exactly who you are, and nothing else. Just be yourself, its cliche but it works!"