{"id":31367,"date":"2017-11-16T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T10:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=31367"},"modified":"2017-11-16T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T10:57:02","slug":"charmn-to-release-new-album-gangsta-goddess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/11\/charmn-to-release-new-album-gangsta-goddess\/","title":{"rendered":"Charm\u2019n To Release New Album &#8216;Gangsta Goddess&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/11\/charmn-to-release-new-album-gangsta-goddess\/img_0162-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0162-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0162 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0162-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_0162-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kentucky native Charm&#8217;n is set to release her first full album, &#8216;Gangsta Goddess&#8217; on 27 December, and will be available for downloading and streaming.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nominated for &#8216;2017 Best Artist Of The Year&#8217; at the Ohio Hip Hop Awards, Charm&#8217;n was raised in a rough neighbourhood, and she spent a period in juvenile detention. This however proved to be a blessing in disguise, as it led to her realising she wanted more, and the change in attitude leading to pursue music as a career. With influences including Lil Yachty and Post Malone, Charm&#8217;n&#8217;s music reflects her gritty, passionate personality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Initially recording her music herself, Charm&#8217;n said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI had nobody else to do it for me. Everyone I tried to work with was either unprofessional or didn\u2019t believe in me as a female artist. I had to do it for myself. So I did\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Gangsta Goodess&#8217; has an urban beat and powerful lyrics which convey Charm&#8217;n&#8217;s past life experiences, while her vocals are pure and assertive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An incredibly busy and hardworking woman, Charm&#8217;n alos studies fine arts at college, as well as modelling alongside her music career. You can find Charm&#8217;n online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CharmnOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharmnOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charmnofficial\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_13272\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BZiPDp1Qys?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Charm&#039;n - JUST IN LOVE\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4BZiPDp1Qys\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentucky native Charm&#8217;n is set to release her first full album, &#8216;Gangsta Goddess&#8217; on 27 December, and will be available for downloading and streaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":31368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,640],"tags":[11877,11878,1870,144,370,81],"class_list":["post-31367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-videos","tag-charmn","tag-gangsta-goddess","tag-hip-hop","tag-new-album","tag-new-single","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-89V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":90897,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/05\/medusa-the-gangsta-goddess-goes-double-dutch-in-collab-with-georgia-anne-muldrow\/","url_meta":{"origin":31367,"position":0},"title":"Medusa The Gangsta Goddess Goes &#8216;Double Dutch&#8217; In Collab With Georgia Anne Muldrow","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"15\/05\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"With 'Double Dutch', Medusa brings in her powerful, rhythmic rap, as she lands every word right on the beat, squarely where she aimed it. 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