Reneé Rapp can thank her mother for her profession in music. Talking on podcast Good Grasp with Amy Poehler, Rapp shared that her mother, Denise Rapp, particularly selected her identify to make sure success.
“My mother selected my first and final identify to be—nicely, okay, arguably selected my first and final identify to each have R’s,” Rapp instructed Poehler. “She was like, ‘Alliteration, simply in case she desires to be a pop star.’ Like earlier than I used to be born.” She added that she’s conscious the choice was “immodest,” however stated “I’m obsessive about the way in which she did it. I’m like, ‘Thanks, God.’”
Poehler replied, “She gave you a pop star identify simply in case, as a result of Reneé Rapp is a big pop star identify.” Rapp agreed: “It’s a extremely good one!” Poehler added, “And Reneé Rapp is a big pop star.”
Elsewhere within the interview Rapp spoke about creating as a singer, assembly Beyoncé, and popping out on Saturday Evening Stay. She recounted being on SNL and the way among the writers wrote a sketch the place she could be known as a “little bisexual intern.”
“At the moment I used to be very publicly bisexual,” Rapp stated. “I had been for a really very long time. In personal I used to be speaking with my girlfriend and plenty of my mates for the final possibly eight months earlier than that of being like, ‘I truly don’t actually really feel very bi in the intervening time. I really feel very very similar to a lesbian and it feels so good and that phrase feels superb.’” She requested the writers to vary the sketch to “lesbian.”
“Labeling your self publicly is actually, actually, actually empowering,” Rapp added. “And in addition, I believe, might be sort of intimidating.” She stated that popping out as a lesbian on SNL was “fairly cunty,” but it surely felt “so fucking good” and she or he “didn’t even look on-line” on the response after.
Earlier this week, Rapp reside debuted a brand new track, “Depart Me Alone,” on the American Music Awards. “Depart Me Alone” marked the primary launch from Rapp as a lead artist since sharing the deluxe version of her debut album Snow Angel in 2023, and is a glimpse into her forthcoming second LP, Chunk Me, out Aug. 1.
On the only, Rapp takes jabs at her departure from the recently-cancelled HBO Max collection Intercourse Lives of School Women and her label chasing her down for brand new music. “Signed 100 NDAs however I nonetheless say one thing/Depart me alone, bitch, I wanna have enjoyable/Took my intercourse life with me, now the present ain’t fuckin’,” she sings over banging percussion and blaring guitars. “Can I inform you a secret/I’m so sick of all of it.”
Rapp left Intercourse Lives after two seasons to deal with her music profession. The collection was cancelled following the conclusion of its third season. By that time, the singer had already moved on to headlining excursions in assist of Snow Angel, packed competition units, and a lead function within the movie adaptation of Imply Women: the Musical.