Brooke Candy

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Brooke Candy
Birth name Brooke Dyan Candy
Born (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 34)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, pop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Labels RCA
Website brookecandyofficial.com

Brooke Candy (born July 20, 1989) is an American rapper and singer. She is best known for co-starring in the music video for Grimes' single "Genesis".[1][2] She independently released videos for her songs "Das Me", "Everybody Does" and "I Wanna Fuck Right Now" before collaborating with photographer Steven Klein and stylist Nicola Formichetti on her eighth video, "Opulence". Candy signed with RCA in February 2014.[3]

Candy's father is the CFO of Hustler magazine and CEO of Hustler Casino, and Candy herself has been employed by Hustler as a mannequin stylist. Her industry ties helped her snag an internship with reality star and stylist Rachel Zoe. Before becoming a pop singer, Candy worked in a strip-club called Seventh Veil for eight months. Although she has been approached by four major record labels, she has not signed a recording contract. Best known for sporting metallic bikinis and pink cornrows, Candy has been compared to Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, and Nicki Minaj. Candy cites transhumanism and superhero-culture as the inspiration for her metallic costumes.

Early life

Childhood

Brooke Candy was born in Oxnard, California, grew up in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills[4] and is of Italian and Jewish descent.[5][6][7] Her parents divorced when she was eight. Her mother was a pediatric nurse while her father was CFO of Hustler magazine.[8] Candy has talked about the stark difference between her two parents’ lives: "[The Hustler offices were] so gaudy and amazing. I'd eat ice cream and watch TV and just go from that to being with my mom, who had nothing. It was strange... It's this whole idea of duality that I'm just obsessed with.”[8] She also lived out of her car for a period, working as an exotic dancer at the Seventh Veil adult club in Hollywood.[4]

Career

2012–15: Beginnings and Opulence

While working as an intern for Rachel Zoe, Candy contacted Larry Flynt, seeking work as a photographer for Hustler.[4] Flynt eventually employed her as a mannequin stylist for Hustler store fronts. Candy described the job as "dress[ing] the mannequins slutty."[4] During 2012 and 2013, Candy independently released her first three videos for her songs; "Das Me", "Everybody Does", and "I Wanna **** Right Now" on YouTube.[4] The videos had more than a million views by early 2013.[4] In August 2012, she co-starred in the music video for Grimes' single "Genesis".[4] Candy's first major label recording took place when she appeared on the track "Cloud Aura" on Charli XCX's debut album True Romance.[9] Candy was introduced to Charli by Azealia Banks when Candy hosted Banks' Mermaid Ball in Los Angeles.[10]

She eventually signed with RCA Records in February, 2014.[3] "Opulence", co-written with Sia and produced by Diplo, was her first single for the label.[11] For the song's video, she collaborated with stylist Nicola Formichetti and Steven Klein.[11] The video explores the theme of "freaks," a concept that was conceived by Candy and Formichetti at a drag bar in Tokyo.[11] It features transgender woman, drag queens, and gay men who are friends with Candy.[11] “We’re all freaks and outcasts, and this was meant to empower them,” Candy said.[11] Formichetti, Candy and Klein worked on a V Magazine shoot that led to Steven Klein directing "Opulence".[12]

"Opulence" was also the title track of her first EP, which was released in May 2014.[13]

2015–present: The Daddy Issues

Candy's debut is currently being produced by label-mate Sia amongst others. Sia, who is an executive producer and an songwriter on the album, discovered Candy on Instagram and reached out to her, believing “that I was the only person who could really support [Candy] in becoming who [she is] on a grander stage or platform.”.[8] So far, Sia has written at least one song for Candy's upcoming album, titled "Living out Loud".[8]

"Rubber Band Stacks" was released as a single but it didn't make the final cut to the album. It was released on August 13, 2015 followed by its music video on August 18. The song is featured on the Madden NFL 16 video game. On January 29, Brooke Candy released a buzz track anticipating her upcoming album, titled "Happy Days". On February 4, 2016 its video was premiered on Nylon, and later was uploaded on Youtube.

In August 2015 and in May 2016 Brooke Candy partnerships with MAC Cosmetics on two lines of makeup products. On May 13 she releases a song titled "Changes" to promote her second makeup line. [14]

Artistry

Candy is known for her extreme fashion style, most notably her long cornrows and metallic bikini costumes.[4] Sia described Candy as a “feminista glam alien.” [15] Vogue profiled Candy in July, 2014, saying "For all her shape-shifting, perhaps it’s helpful to think of Brooke Candy as a tabula rasa whose videos, concerts, and everyday appearances each necessitate a different character. Together, they make her a fashion plate palimpsest." [16]

Candy's fashion has been described as a distinctive stripper-meets-Tumblr aesthetic.[17] She often collaborates with fashion designer Seth Pratt.[18] Following trends in stan culture, Candy has nicknamed her fanbase #FagMob.[19]

Vice blogger Ali Carman asked Candy, in an interview, if she was offended that her internet persona was considered fake. Candy replied: "My persona is a reality to me, you know. Like I would never rap and act hood if it wasn't actually my mentality and I wouldn't perform in a super-sexual way if being a stripper wasn't the way I made money."[20] MTV called Candy's look "super hardcore", a "breath of fresh, fearless air", and a prayer answered by the pop goddesses.[21] Calling her the "Freaky Princess", The Guardian journalist Michael Cragg agreed with the stripper-turned-rapper's alias, comparing her to Xena, the Warrior Princess.[22] Musically, Candy's work has been recognized for its twerk-able nature, springy beats, and cyberpunk.[10]

Candy also hosts a blog dedicated to photography.[20]

Personal life

Candy is openly pansexual,[23] and revealed Lil' Kim as an inspiration for her rapping technique and irreverent image.[20] She also expresses strong feministic ideals.[20] Candy has several tattoos, including the name "Gotti" tattooed on the inside of her forearm in honor of John Gotti, after whom she has also named her puppy.[21] She is an adamant and vocal proponent of the legalization of sex work and legality of recreational use of marijuana.[4]

Candy's image is highly sexualized, "They told me not to make something so sexual" she told New York writer Christopher Glazek, recalling a conversation she had with her record executives about the music video for her song "I Wanna Fuck Right Now",[4] whose refrain is: "I wanna fuck right now / I wanna fuck right now now".[4]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
The Daddy Issues

Extended plays

Title Details
Opulence

Mixtapes

Title Details
The Mixtape

Singles

Title Year Album
"Opulence"[25] 2014 Opulence
"Rubber Band Stacks"[26] 2015 The Daddy Issues
"Happy Days"[27][28] 2016

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Cloud Aura"[29] 2012 Charli XCX True Romance
"Theme Music" Count Mack
"Take Me Away"[30] 2015 Bleachers, Rachel Antonoff Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Das Me" 2012 Brooke Candy and Matthew Boman [31]
"Everybody Does" 2013 Renata Raksha [32]
"I Wanna Fuck Right Now" Spaghetto [19]
"Pussy Make the Rules" Filmmaker and Meredith Danluck
"Dumb" Chris Murdoch
"Opulence" 2014 Steven Klein [33]
"Rubber Band Stacks" 2015 Ssion
"Happy Days" 2016 Renata Raksha

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Ref.
1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! Girl at diving board [34]
2011 Bloodrape Baby K [35]

References

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