A hip-hop and drill star works to create a better life for her and her son in south Chicago.
Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father, a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. However, when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose on her.
Nijah Brenea has lived in most of the southeast of the U.S., but was raised in Columbus Ga. She has always been a shining star catching the attention of her family and peers since she was an adolescent. She graduated from the University of West Ga with a 3.9 GPA majoring in Psychology with a concentration in Mass Communications. While in college she participated in a poetry showcase where she fell in love with the craft. Shortly after college in 2017, she started training and honing her skills learning audition technique, camera work, improv, and much more. She dove into voice acting where she has worked with companies such as Nike, Adidas, Hpnotiq, and Merrell. Now, you can catch her on P-Valley, Rap Sh!t, Atlanta, and BMF. Nijah stars in Kold & Windy on WeTV and AllBlk. When Nijah is not on set or studying the craft she enjoys time with close friends and family. She will hop on a plane the first chance she gets to travel to a place she has never been or somewhere she enjoys. She loves to laugh as well as make others laugh. Nijah wholeheartedly believes that persistence, consistency, and hard work pays off. She sets goals and takes them a step or day at a time.