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R City Biography

The American music duo known as Rock City, or R City, was established in 2003 by founding members and brothers Timothy Thomas (Uptown AP) and Theron Thomas (A.I.) The brothers grew up on the island of Saint Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, and as children they showed an interest in music and entertainment from an early age. After leaving home to head for the United States in 2000, the brothers settled in Miami, performing frequently, but not reaching any level of significant success. They returned to Saint Thomas, but continued writing music and performing.


Initially, the brothers of R City found success as songwriters, penning hits for such artists as Akon (“The Rain”), Sean Kingston (“Take You There”), and Iyaz (“Replay.”) After a number of years with growing success as writers, R City finally signed a recording contract with KonLive Distribution and Geffen Records, and the duo entered the studio to prepare for their debut. Between 2008 and 2014, R. City released multiple mixtapes and EPs, until in 2014 they switched from Geffen to RCA Records.

With RCA Records, R City finally released a major label debut album, What Dreams Are Made Of (2015), and finally experienced a breakthrough. The album rose into the top forty on the mainstream charts in the United States, and spawned the hit single “Locked Away” (featuring Adam Levine.) R City also appears as a guest artist on a number of other singles, including: “Hot Like Fire” (Savage); “Oh Africa” ( Akon); and “For Everybody” ( Juicy J.)

R City is a duo on the rise and definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming years. The duo is expected to re-enter the studio to prepare for their next album in the coming year.