Ursula Rucker Biography – American Musical Artist

Ursula Rucker is a Philadelphia-born American Spoken word recording artist. The funky diva is best known for her diverse repertoire and eye catchy utilizing techniques. She graduated from Temple University in Journalism. She married her husband Derek.

Rucker’s notable albums are Super Sista, Silver or Lead, Ma’at Mama, Ruckus, etc. She garnered the fame by her unique poetry techniques and strong stage presence. Her popular songs are Balck Erotica, 1 Million Ways to Burn, Children’s Poem, What a Woman Must Do, etc.

Ursula Rucker has an estimated Net worth of $500,000. Ursula is of African-American and Italian descent. She was born and raised in Philadelphia. She had been writing poetry since her adolescence.

Net Worth and Earnings

Ursula Rucker has an estimated Net worth of $500,000. King Britt gave her the first recognition. He invited her to create spoken word recording “Supernatural” in 1995. She became the first notable and high-earning artist. The Philly poet Rucker also earned from performing her promotional shows.

Ursula Rucker uses intense words about brown and black people issues. Image Source: camron46lifewords

Ursula came into recognition after she wrote her poetry in 1994 where her passion became her career. In the same year, Rucker a various notable artist like Wax Tailor, King Britt, 4hero, Jamaaladin Tacuma, Josh Wink, Alix Perez and the Roots.

In her career, the Philly Diva has established herself as one of the expensive artists in the industry. She has generated most of the income from her hit songs like Song for Billy, Woman Song, Brown Boy, Philadelphia Child, etc.

Career and Songs

Rucker made her debut by reciting poetry in Philadelphia’s Zanzibar Blue in 1994. The popular recording artist like King Britt, The Roots and Wax Tailor invited her to collaborate with them. People found something amazing about her way of making contradictory phases and unified emotions.

Philly native Ursula on her Craft and the magic of Germantown.
Image Source: CityWide Stories

Some critics compared Rucker with some notable writers like Sonia Sanchez and Nikki Giovanni. The Roots called Rucker to do their spoken word contribution for their second album Do You Want More?, instead of Ntozake Shange.

Rucker’s popular albums are Supa Sista, Silver or Lead, The Marquis of Hawkes, Ma’at Mama and Ruckus Soundsysdom. The album Super Sista consist of total 11 songs. Her popular songs are Song for Billy, Woman Song, Brown Boy, Supa Sista, etc.

Philly’s own poetic-powerhouse @urucker teams up with AAMP THIS Friday, Dec 7, for When I See Cotton, I See Red, a special evening of short film, performance, and poetry. For advance tickets visit: https://t.co/aLd6zkqalo pic.twitter.com/qdEJWa65Uw

— @aampmuseum (@aampmuseum) 6 December 2018

Ursula released total 5 albums of her own. She performed with the artist like The Roots, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, King Britt, and many others. She credited her hometown by saying that Philly is special.

Family Life and Relationship

Ursula Rucker likes to keep her private life away from media. She hasn’t disclosed much about her family life. She has an older brother named Ricky. Catching the Philadelphia born poet for an interview is tough.

Philly born poet Rucker is living with her husband Derek and kids. She loves to keep her life simple and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Apart from her professional life, she is a responsible mom and a good wife.

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