Every female rapper likes to consider herself different from the rest and Bella Donna is no exception. However, Bella Donna’s hypnotic delivery, raspy voice, innovative and original lyricism, and eccentric style easily set her apart from other female artists and make her the exception. The name Bella Donna literally means “beautiful woman” in Italian and in English is the shortened name for “atropa belladonna”, a plant that contains hallucinogenic properties that when ingested creates vivid delusions that can be fatal, thus reflecting her dual sided nature (A Beauty and a Poison). Bella previously simply went by the stage alias Bella Donna but due to the widespread use of the name, she adopted the Atropa (pronounced Aa-tro-paw) and now goes by Atropa BellaDonna.

The California born emcee began her foray into the artistic realm early in life by writing poems and short stories that she would later recite to her close family and friends. Spurred on by their encouragement, she entered a national poetry competition in the 8th grade, which resulted in two of her poems being published in a national poetry anthology. Bella continued to write poetry until the ninth grade when she fell in love with Rap and realized that she could combine her great love of words and music to create something very pure and original. While pursuing her burgeoning rap career, Bella Donna simultaneously also pursued modeling, journalism, and song-writing, other early loves.

Bella D. takes inspiration in her real life experiences, experiences of those close to her, day to day life, daydreams, and from influential artists from all facets of the entertainment world. Bella
is everything you never expected of a female rapper and upon first glance is often judged by her appearance, which motivated her to write her song “Chick like Me”. The lyrics, “They ain’t never seen a young chick like me, I’m bad on the mic but I look like I sing”, totally capture Bella’s personality and essence. Dubbed the "hook-master", Bella's natural knack for catchy hooks, lyricism, and harmonies, make her one NOT to be slept on and world domination is nothing short of attainable for this talented artist.


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Bella Donna's Twitter: www.twitter.com/BellaDonnaizhot
Bella Donna Street Team Twitter: www.twitter.com/TeamBellaDonna
Myspace: www.myspace.com/BellaDonnaOnline
YouTube: www.youtube.com/BellaDonnaizhot