StaySolidRocky

Darak Kings Figueroa (born August 6, 2001), professionally known as StaySolidRocky, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was raised in San Antonio, Texas then moved back to his hometown. He rose to fame in 2020 with his single "Party Girl", which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

StaySolidRocky
Birth name	Darak Kings Figueroa
Born	(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 21) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Origin	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Columbia

Early life

Figueroa was born in San Antonio, Texas. His father is of Puerto Rican descent. He was raised by his mother, a former rapper herself.^[1][2] He started expressing an interest in music when he moved in with his father, and in high school in Richmond, Virginia, he began free styling and started using his Instagram platform to share snippets of music he had been working on. He soon began building a fanbase on Instagram.^[2]

Career

Figueroa started to gain popularity after he released the music video for his single "Party Girl" in December 2019.^[1] The track sat at 2 million views on YouTube before it went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which propelled Figueroa to stardom. He got involved with Solomon Sobande, the former manager of XXXTentacion, and shortly afterwards, he signed a deal with Columbia Records.^[1] His debut EP, Fallin' was released on July 17, 2020. The 7-track EP included "Party Girl".^[3]

Influences

Growing up, StaySolidRocky would listen to veteran hip hop artists Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Lil Wayne. As he started making his own music, he began listening to NBA YoungBoy, Kevin Gates and Kodak Black.^[1]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		US
Fallin'^[3]	Released: July 17, 2020 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming	65 ^[4]
Why So Larceny?^[5]	Released: August 5, 2022 Label: self-released Format: Digital download, streaming	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US ^[6]	US R&B/HH ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	AUT ^[9]	CAN ^[10]	IRE ^[11]	NZ ^[12]	SWE ^[13]	SWI ^[14]	UK ^[15]
"Soft Aggression"^[16]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fallin'
"Toxic"^[17]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Party Girl"		21	11	19	43	15	10	21	34	36	13	RIAA: 3× Platinum^[18] ARIA: Platinum^[19] BPI: Gold^[20] IFPI SWI: Gold^[21] MC: 2× Platinum^[22] RMNZ: Gold^[23]
"Vacant Heart" (featuring Big4Keezy)^[24]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Party"^[25] (YoungBoy Choppa featuring StaySolidRocky)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Demons"^[26]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. Lamarre, Carl (May 19, 2020). "Nine Things To Know About 'Party Girl' Star StaySolidRocky, As Explained By the Rapper Himself". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
2. Rodriguez, Tommy (May 30, 2020). "StaySolidRocky: The Rapper Behind Hit Single "Party Girl"". Bleu Mag. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
3. Jones, Jiggy (July 10, 2020). "STAYSOLIDROCKY TAPS LIL UZI VERT FOR 'PARTY GIRL' REMIX". The Source. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
4. @billboardcharts (July 27, 2020). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200:#3, @thechicks Gaslighter#14, @Olivertree Ugly Is Beautiful#18,…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "StaySolidRocky - Why So Larceny?". Apple Music. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
6. "Chart Search: StaySolidRocky, Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
7. "Chart Search: StaySolidRocky, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
8. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
9. "Discographie StaySolidRocky". austriancharts.at. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
10. "Chart Search: StaySolidRocky, Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
11. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
12. "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
13. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 30". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
14. "Discographie StaySolidRocky". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
15. "STAYSOLIDROCKY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Retrieved June 26, 2020.
16. "Soft Aggression – Single by StaySolidRocky on Apple Music". Retrieved June 3, 2020 – via Apple Music.
17. "Toxic – Single by StaySolidRocky on Apple Music". Retrieved June 3, 2020 – via Apple Music.
18. "American certifications – StaySolidRocky". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
20. "British certifications – Staysolidrocky". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 18, 2023. Type Staysolidrocky in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (StaySolidRocky)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
22. "Canadian certifications – StaySolidRocky". Music Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
23. "New Zealand single certifications – StaySolidRocky – Party Girl". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
24. "StaySolidRocky & Big4Keezy Come To Grips With Their Emotions On "Vacant Heart"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
25. "Party (feat. StaySolidRocky) – Single by YoungBoy Choppa on Apple Music". Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Apple Music.
26. "Demons – Single by StaySolidRocky on Apple Music". Retrieved October 23, 2020 – via Apple Music.