Bri Steves is a do-it-all rap artist who can easily alternate from steely and confrontational rhymes to sugary hooks. Before her commercial debut, she performed viola in the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and taught herself to play piano as she absorbed a classic and contemporary mix of R&B and rap. Back in her native Philadelphia, she juggled collegiate studies at Temple University as she learned to engineer and produce recordings and developed her writing talent. She used the Philadelphia subway as a testing ground. As she wrapped up her collegiate studies, Steves signed with major-label Atlantic and released her first official tracks. The hard-edged "Ain't Shit" and "Late Night," along with the more radio-friendly "Jealousy" and "Regrets," were out by the end of 2018. She continued with singles issued in 2020 and 2021, including "Stick Up" and "Anti Queen."