Scar Lip announced on Thursday (June 1) that she is now an Epic Records artist. Mona Scott-Young, who uploaded a snapshot of herself with the rising talent of Swizz Beatz, Ezekiel Lewis, Darrin Dean, and Treiva Williams, was among many who shared the news. Scar Lip’s squad has grown as she advances to the next level of her career. In one viral video, all parties can be seen toasting to success alongside numerous other members of Epic’s crew.
Scar Lip had been gaining traction in recent years with a series of freestyles and poetry clips that ranged from emotionally charged to hilarious. In 2022, she broke through with the drill-style song “Glizzy Gobbler,” which went viral due to its title and accompanying video. In April, she released “This Is New York,” a new anthem for Scar Lip’s hometown that has already spawned notable remixes with Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg.
Scar Lip cited Boosie Badazz as an early reason for her current success in a new interview with Vlad TV (above). “That’s when the motion started coming in,” she explained. “His support and co-sign got me a lot of press.” And I think I made it, bro. That s**t was highly beneficial to my career.”
She also credited Shaq, who collaborated on “Bodies Freestyle” in April. “Shaq slipped into my DMs.” ‘Yo, keep spittin’ that hard s**t,’ he said. It was around four o’clock in the morning. Something told me to look at my phone. When I look up, I see Shaquille O’Neal texting me. Is this a nightmare? Is this true? I started jumping up and down like crazy… People don’t know that Shaq sent my music to over 50 DJs.”
