Music-News.com is proud to host the exclusive world premiere for the "First Step" music video.
Rising R&B singer-songwriter Penelope releases her latest single "First Step", following a premiere with The Hollywood Times. This single follows the success of her previous single "Week 10" that premiered with Pop Culturalist.
The video release follows the recent announcement of one of Penelope's singles being chosen to be featured on the soundtrack for Saban Films’ upcoming movie “Soul Assassin” starring Bruce Willis. Which we now know will be Bruce Willis' last film.
When asked about the video for "First Step" Penelope said "My intentions are and were to remind others to keep going despite the odds. Family/friends won’t be the first to believe in you but don’t wait on their support or response. Believing in yourself to me is the first ingredient to becoming your truest self. Take your first step and don’t concern yourself with all the other steps just the next."
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Penelope had the music within her from a young age, singing in church at just five years old. She later relocated with her family to Stockbridge, Georgia, outside of Atlanta, where she attended middle school. Penelope ran track and was a cheerleader, athletically excelling as the highest toe touch on her cheerleading squad and named the fastest female runner in her state. While Penelope was a model athlete, she was an introvert who struggled with making friends and often found herself in trouble in high school—getting into fights, where she felt like she couldn’t contain her rage. Her anger was compounded by depression, leading to debilitating chronic migraines. She attempted suicide three times in her teenage years, and thankfully failed.
She started writing poetry as a means to channel her emotions, though making music wasn’t too far in the distance. Penelope enrolled in college, majoring in medicine, but two life-altering events led to her temporarily leaving. One was a vicious assault, and the other was the birth of her daughter. “My daughter became my reason to succeed at everything I did,” she explains.
Penelope started writing songs and roughly recording music over the years, unsure and unconfident about bringing it into the world. She finally decided to actively pursue music in 2018, cutting her first track and releasing it in 2019.
“I loved Penelope Garcia on CBS’s Criminal Minds, so I started recording under the name Penelope,” she says of her moniker’s origin. However, it became much more than that. Much like Beyoncé with Sasha Fierce or Clark Kent with Superman, Penelope marked a transformation and a place to go where her insecurities and inhibitions were left at the door. Now, after recently signing with ThatHUBBLife ENT, a socially responsible, entertainment records label, Penelope is geared for stardom, making music with a message and real substance.
Recently Penelope announced that one of her singles has been chosen to be featured on the soundtrack for Saban Films’ upcoming movie “Soul Assassin” starring Bruce Willis. However, while Penelope is the face, the real strength dials back to Shanice, who didn’t let her life experiences define her, they only fuelled her passion to make a difference.
Stay tuned to Penelope’s social below for more information on her as well as updates on the release of future singles from this talented singer-songwriter.
