PnB Rock

Bio:
PnB Rock (born Rakim Hasheem Allen on December 9, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American rapper. His stage name was made up after Philadelphia’s cross streets Pastorius and Baynton, which was right near where he grew up. His career started on the Internet — he would respond to people’s Instagram photos with a song, which was part of a viral craze called #TBH. He released his first mixtape, which he wrote in jail, in 2014, and was signed to Atlantic Records the next year. His first big hit, “Selfish,” dropped in June 2016, and his debut album was released in Jan. 2017.

Best Known For:
PnB Rock is best known for his 2016 hit “Selfish.”

Personal Life:
PnB spent his childhood in shelters with his mother and four siblings. He was arrested when he was 19 for selling drugs, and spent 33 months in jail. He was in a long term relationship until 2009, and hasn’t been in a public serious relationship since, although he does have a daughter named Milan (she was two in 2016).