Curtis Waters

Curtis Waters is an American singer, rapper and producer whose blend of bedroom-pop rap and internet-savvy hooks made him one of the breakout independent artists of the streaming era. Born in Nepal and raised largely in Calgary, Canada, before settling in North Carolina, he built an early catalogue of lo-fi, self-produced tracks that mixed sung and rapped vocals over sparse, guitar- and synth-driven beats, released independently starting with his 2018 project «Prom Night».

His single «Stunnin’», featuring iCuts’ scratching and a viral dance hook, became a massive TikTok phenomenon in 2020, propelling him into mainstream visibility and eventually onto the Billboard Hot 100 after remixes and a wave of user-generated content. The song’s DIY charm and offbeat charisma set the tone for his broader aesthetic: hooky, self-deprecating, genre-blurring pop-rap made largely alone in his bedroom studio.

Beyond «Stunnin’», tracks like «System», «Freckles» and «Doodoodoo» showcase his range across moody alt-pop, glitchy rap and playful hyperpop-adjacent production. Waters has positioned himself as an example of an artist who built a career almost entirely through social platforms and self-releases rather than traditional label machinery, resonating with a generation of online-native listeners.