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Amber London

Amber London

Texas Phonk 1998

Houston's Amber London brought a deep, no-nonsense voice and vulgar ride-or-die bars to the Raider Klan sound.

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Texas Phonk 1998

Amber London

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MOODS · gritty · aggressive · underdog · deep-voiced · southern · chopped-and-screwed-influenced · ride-or-die · no-nonsense · phonk · trap · confident

BIOGRAPHY

Amber London is a rapper born July 23, 1992, in Houston, Texas, who emerged as the sole woman in the early 2010s southern collective Raider Klan. Her work draws on 1990s Houston chopped and screwed traditions, with albums including Codeine & Pizza, Gxx xx Bxxxk EP Vol 1, Strictly 4 My R.V.I.D.X.R.Z., and Tru 2 Tha Phonk, home to the track "Texas Phonk 1998." NPR's Microphone Check column profiled her under the title 'I'ma Show You How It's Done,' spotlighting her deep voice, aggressive stage presence, and standout wordplay within the Klan, rivaled only by Yung Simmie.

WHY THEY'RE COOL

Amber London carved out space as the only woman in Raider Klan's studio and tour bus, turning being underestimated into fuel for an aggressive, underdog-driven stage presence. Her sound folds UGK, S.U.C., DJ Screw, and Big Pokey influences into trap and Memphis rap, delivered in a deep voice with vulgar, ride-or-die lyricism. NPR's Microphone Check feature captured her as a distinct force in the collective, praising her wordplay as second only to Yung Simmie among Raider Klan's roster.

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