Brittany B.

Brittany Chikyra Barber (born April 3, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter from Compton, California. She released her debut mixtapes in 2016: AfterHours and HelloSummer. She has collaborated with artists including Ghostface Killah, Queen Naija, Chris Brown, Chrisette Michele, John Legend, YG, Kash Doll, Tyla Yaweh, Eric Bellinger, Ledisi and more. She has writing credits which include Chris Brown's "No Interruptions", Ledisi's "Let Love Rule" and numerous songs for Bhad Bhabie. In 2019, Barber was featured in the sixth season of Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood as a recurring cast member and made crossover appearances on the tenth season of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. She also co-starred in BET's "IMANI" movie in 2023.

Early life
Brittany B. was born and raised in Compton, California, United States. She has two younger brothers. She attended Centennial High School and played basketball began singing at a young age in church choir which sparked her interest in becoming a singer.

Early career
Brittany got her start singing background vocals at local venues in Hollywood, CA. She then met Terrace Martin who took notice of her budding talent. She worked on Terraces' Locke High 2 album lending her vocals to such songs as, "Love" ft Ty Dolla Sign, "Lithium" ft Punch, and " We Just Keep it Hood". She then began receiving local recognition in Los Angeles.

Spirit Music Group & Touring

In 2014, Brittany signed a publishing deal with Spirit Music Group after writing her first major song. " Can't Stop" by Theophilus London Ft. Kanye West. From then on, Brittany worked with many major producers, hit songwriters and artists. She began touring with Chrisette Michele for her " Lyricist Opus" tour and also featured on the hit reality show, R&B Divas LA. In 2016, she began working with Ledisi and John Legend on their albums and in studio collaborations with some of the hottest producers in the game. In 2021 she signed to Ultra Publishing and struck an artist deal with OneRpm.

Bhad Bhabie & Solo Career

On February 14, 2016, Brittany B. released her mixtape AfterHours. She signed to Empire Records in March 2016. Brittany released her EP HelloSummer on July 4, 2016, under the Empire label. Due to the success of her solo EP's Brittany decided to begin working on her album. During this time, she received film and TV syncs on hit shows such as FX's Atlanta and TV One's " Bad Dad Rehab" film. She continued writing and received a call from an executive at Warner Music Group to begin working on viral sensation Bhad Bhabie. Brittany co-wrote her first single, "These Heaux" which debuted #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, making Bhad Bhabie the youngest female rap artist in history to chart Billboard Hot 100.

Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood 

Brittany B. starred in Season 6 of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood as a recurring cast member, as well as making as crossover appearances on the tenth season of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. The season primarily focused on her career, her rivalry with Lyrica Anderson and other cast mates as well as her tense relationship with her estranged drug addicted mother. She also had an iconic line " You said it was on sight" which went viral online.

Music Supervision

In 2022, Brittany B. became a music supervisor for AMC/ALLBLK's show  Á La Carte for seasons 1 and 2. Brittany scored and comprised the music for this series, which did well with the network earning a Season 2 renewal in 2023 in which she served as the music supervisor for both seasons. She also composed the music for the feature film " Family Portrait" on the AMC network as well.

Ghetto Feng Shui & Grammy Win

In 2022, Brittany B. changed her artist moniker to Bee-B and signed a deal with OneRpm. She released her album " Ghetto Feng Shui" in November 2022, which charted #100 on the R&B iTunes charts. In 2023, She became a Grammy Winner in the category of " Best R&B Album" for her writing contributions on Robert Glasper's Black Radio III album. This made her earn a 2nd Grammy nomination and earned her very 1st win of her career.

Studio albums

 * Ghetto Feng Shui (as Bee-B) (2022)

Extended plays

 * AfterHours (2016)
 * HelloSummer (2016)
 * Finally (2016)
 * Urban Nostalgia (2018)

Selected Discography

 * " No Interruptions" Chris Brown
 * " Perfect Stranger " Ledisi  ft.  Kenny Latimore
 * " Impala" Iyla ft. Symba
 * " Out of My Hands" Robert Glasper ft. Jennifer Hudson
 * " Shine" - Elaine
 * " I'm Her" - Queen Naija ft. Kiana Ledé
 * "No Lames" – Kash Doll ft. Summer Walker
 * "Headline" – Eric Bellinger ft. Kehlani
 * "Let Love Rule" – Ledisi
 * "Give You More" – Ledisi Ft. John Legend
 * "Spaz" – Bhad Bhabie ft. YBN Nahmir
 * "Adderall" – Tyla Yaweh
 * "Wraith Skating" – Tyla Yaweh ft. PnB Rock
 * "Mama Don't Worry (Still Ain't Dirty)" – Bhad Bhabie
 * "Geek'd" – Bhad Bhabie ft. YG
 * "These Heaux" – Bhad Bhabie
 * "Bad Chick" – FX's Atlanta TV Show (2016)
 * "Shadow Of A Doubt" – Freddie Gibbs (2015)
 * "Who Knows" & "Whatcha Think About" – Jovanie (2015)
 * "Sex You" – Lyrica Anderson ft. Wiz Khalifa (2015)
 * "Make Us One" – Chrisette Michelle
 * "Can't Stop" – Theophilus London ft. Kanye West (2014)