Date Signed: April 2025
Label: Young Money
Type of Music: Alternative/Metal
Booking: UTA
Publicity: Young Money
After being discovered directly by label head and rap star Lil Wayne, Lucifena became Young Money’s first female rock signing. She celebrated by dropping the “Tyrant” single, which saw her collab with her new boss, and it’s a furious hardcore metal tune, with elements of My Ruin/Tairrie B. She’s reaping the rewards of years of hard work, and it’s been a long journey to get here.
“I started writing when I was 13 years old with my sister Ariel, I took it serious when I was 14 by starting a band,” Lucifena says. “I [then] started recording and playing shows.”
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Lucifena started the band You Only Live Once which saw her touring the country and performing on the Warped Tour. She also had a project with producer morgothbeatz, which saw her makes waves in the niche world of trap-metal. Now though, she’s recording under her own Lucifena name, and making moves.
“My sound today is influenced by my musical journey and by the genres I love,” she says. “I went from playing in a post-hardcore band as a teen coming out the Warped Tour era. Then around 2018, I started Lucifena, making trap-metal, merging genres, and [I] was one of the first females pioneering that sound. My current music is [with a] full band, but with beats included. The genre is a mix of alternative, hardcore, shoegaze, post-punk and metal sounds.”
It was after Lil Wayne worked with Lucifena on the “Tyrant” single that he decided to snap her up for his celebrated label.
“He had let me know [that] if I didn’t have a deal, he had one for me at Young Money,” Lucifena says. “I immediately responded and said hell fucking yeah—let’s go! I’m so grateful for Wayne to let an artist like me be a part of his iconic label that has made legends. I wanna go hard, make my mark, and make the GOAT proud.”
Regarding the “Tyrant” single: “The song ‘Tyrant’ was recorded in the trenches with Bassgawd and KingCold, so it’s crazy to me to see where we took this this to, and how we have the GOAT and legend Lil Wayne on it,” Lucifena says.
Looking ahead, Lucifena has plenty planned for the rest of 2025. “What I’ve got planned for the rest of 2025 is a full-length album coming,” she says. “I will be on tour with Lil Wayne this summer, and the rest of the Young Money crew. I just wanna push pop culture in a new direction with my music, and will continue to grind.”