{"id":326827,"date":"2026-03-21T14:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/?p=326827"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:59:05","slug":"cleveland-rapper-princess-love-embraces-rock-on-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/music\/cleveland-rapper-princess-love-embraces-rock-on-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Rapper Princess Love Embraces Rock on New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In just a few short years, local rapper Princess Love has become a significant player in Cleveland\u2019s hip-hop scene. She\u2019s been nominated for Ohio Entertainment Awards and Cleveland Music Awards and has been crowned <a href=\"https:\/\/battlegroundperformanceleague.org\/\">Battleground Performance League<\/a> champion at the monthly competition that takes place at Chef Carolyn&#8217;s Exotic Cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She says her live show has evolved since she played her very first gig a couple of years ago at No Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI jumped into hip-hop in December of 2023 and have been dominating ever since,\u201d she says via Zoom from her Westlake home while wearing a black \u201cbad to the bone\u201d T-shirt that\u2019s part of her line of merchandise. \u201cThat first show was with [area promoter] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westsideproductions.media\/greggy-westside\">Greggy Westside<\/a>. The crowd loved it. It was the first day of my tour. I went straight into it. Ever since then, people have wanted more and more and more. I\u2019ve played everywhere in Cleveland. I have stage presence, and they love that. It comes through in my performance. People will sing, \u2018Princess! Princess!\u2019 I love that. I think my stage presence has grown over time too. Now, I feel like I\u2019m ready for the BET Stages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Love has also played at local clubs such as the B-Side, the Grog Shop, Dunlap\u2019s Corner Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally, Princess Love, who grew up in the Columbus area, embraced dancing, cheer and tap-dancing. But she has always loved hip-hop and cites the \u201cmainstream girls that came before\u201d as inspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI like Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, Summer Walker,\u201d she says. \u201cI also like Cardi B. and Megan and GloRilla. I love all of them. It\u2019s a good time [for female rappers].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, she released her first single, \u201cChanel Shake \u2019Em,\u201d a DIY affair that she recorded in her living room with \u201cfriends looking out for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy friends brought the whole recording set up to my home,\u201d she says. \u201cWe did it, and fans loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She then went to Breakthrough Studios to cut her first album, <em>The Princess Chronicles: Heir to the Throne<\/em>, which she describes as \u201cputting my royalty mark on everything.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI spent six hours and went in there and ripped the songs,\u201d she says of the album. \u201cOther people like to punch in. That is not my head space. 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