Like most great vocalists, Carrera began singing in her church choir at the age of seven, and has been professionally trained since the age of nine. Carrera’s main musical influences are samba, salsa, jazz, funk, and hip-hop. A Philadelphia native, Carrera was both a student at the Girard Academic Music Program and a vocal major at the Creative and Performing Arts High School. A gifted scholar, she started writing and performing poetry at the age of thirteen in the tri-state area.

After graduating in 2004, Carrera continued her studies at Penn State University, majoring in communications. Finding that West Chester University was a better fit for her, Carrera transferred there after two years at PSU, where she currently majors in creative writing and music.

Recently, her hard work has been recognized not only locally, but also around the country. Once Carrera was acknowledged by Chris Schwartz, co-founder of the renowned independent label, RuffHouse Records, Carrera’s career started to grow more and more. RuffHouse was responsible for fostering such acts as Kriss Kross, Nas and The Fugees.

Carrera is now hard at work producing her debut album, humbled by having the privilege to work along the sides of gifted musicians, scholars and pure artists. The song putting Carrera on the map, ‘Energy’ was produced none other than Rick Friedrich of PorkFriedProductions. After encountering an intimate musical connection with Rick, Carrera had the honor of working with fellow passionate musicians, such as sax player Jay Davidson, trumpet player Steve Tirpak, the legendary percussionist Doc Gibbs, piano players Eric Wortham and Jon Smith, the most memorable bass player ‘Rah the Sun God’, drummer Theron Reed, and Grammy award winner Phil Niccolo amongst many other amazing musicians and artist.

In her hometown of Philadelphia, Carrera has performed with fellow remarkable local artist such as, Brinae Ali, Akilles, Tu Phace, Dice Raw of The Legendary Roots Crew, John F., Nikki Jean, Bahamadia, Hezekiah, Ms. Wise, Alabaster, Jus Greg, London’s own Indigo Brown, and many other talented artists.

Growing up in the nineties, a time when music, predominantly hip-hop, was in its prime, Carrera has always been surrounded by artistry of various sorts. She was constantly on the underground scene amongst B-Boys/Girls, graffiti artists, musicians—young and old—DJs, and of course sneakers (she is an avid sneaker collector). Carrera is a strong believer in the legacies we leave behind, which is why she has dedicated her life to be remembered as an up-lifting, positive, remarkably wise individual. It is destined that she will be amongst the most Legendary artist of all time.

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I don’t have something to sell. I’m just being myself. I’m being real. I don’t have a pitch. I don’t feel that I have to twist a story around or add a little spice to who I am . I think that I am already naturally spicy. People can relate to my personality and who I am as a person because of that. I’m not skinny, a run way model, nor do I fit the typical prototype, but I love me like never before. I’m just around the way Renee baby!

Renee on her new release: “I’m feeling much more bold, free. In many ways, it’s closer to my first album. My original concept was to show how different women think and feel– you know, like the housekeeper, the school girl the business woman etc… – as I started writing and recording, I started taking on all these characters in the booth. I put myself in each woman’s place… and found that it became more about me, all of it; expressing myself with the envy, the anger, the frustration, the loneliness, the joy, the passion and the rapture….everything…and that’s what makes it juicy… Juicy, indeed.

I like to think that my music “is what it is”. What comes out on the microphone is what it’s supposed to be. I don’t like to spend too much time trying to figure out what the song is supposed to be. I write and let the words come out naturally. I don’t stand for creating and making the music but the music creating itself. That’s when you hear songs sound so fluent. When you don’t try to make it pop…It just comes out that way. If I spend lots of time on it struggling then I am trying to make something happen. I want everything to take place at its own natural place. If it’s not poppin I don’t try to make it pop. When the track comes on the words just flow and come right out. It takes no time to finish it. I use personal life experiences to write. If it’s something that is real you don’t have to sit and think about it.