I went to a Reneé Rapp concert, which was the best concert experience of my life. This concert will forever be something that I am grateful to have attended and because of this experience, here is a deep dive of Reneé Rapp herself.
History of Renee Rapp
Born to Charles and Denise Rapp on Jan. 10, 2000, Rapp has always been involved with music. Starting her career in theater, Rapp attended the Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, N.C. In 2018, she won the LUMY Award for Best Actress for her role in Big Fish and the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress, which came with a $10,000 scholarship. This award led to her casting as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls. She also starred as Leighton Murray in the HBO Max series “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” Finally, she reprised her role as Regina George in the 2024 movie adaptation of Mean Girls: the Musical. She began releasing her own music in 2022, with her debut EP “Everything to Everyone.” Her first studio, Snow Angel, was released in August 2023. This album led to the Snow Hard Feelings tour in late 2023. Rapp’s “Bite Me” album came out on Aug. 1, 2025, and as of right now, Rapp is on her Bite Me tour.
What is her music about?
Rapp has a range of themes in her music, some including love and queer relationships, struggles of personal boundaries and autonomy, and navigating difficult and traumatic experiences. Her songs have unfiltered lyrics about self-sabotage, jealousy, and the complexities of romantic partnerships.
Some of her most memorable meanings behind her songs include: Snow Angel, where she was drugged and went missing for seven hours, and Leave Me Alone, where she addresses the need to be independent.
My Favorite Songs By Her
Tattoos: An emotionally vulnerable and tumultuous relationship. However, it’s also about her desire to defy her upbringing and her overall experience with relationships. She talks about the emotional downfall that happens in some relationships, not focusing on mistakes made, but on how she can get through them.
Colorado: The internal conflict of wanting to escape to a place of peace and self-acceptance, but staying put due to the fear of the unknown and a sense of comfort in the everyday struggles. It highlights internal conflict between making a big change that is good for you, but choosing to stay in the familiar, negative situation.
Bruises: The experience of being overly sensitive and taking things too personally. This song talks about the struggle of being hurt easily, even by friends, and how their jokes feel like they are metaphorically cutting you. However, she uses this song to show how she can overcome what is happening and how she reclaims the wounds.
Pretty Girls: This talks about the complicated experience of flirting with a woman who is dating a man, and the sadness and frustration that come with it. The song looks at the temptation to engage with this person, but also recognizes that it’s wrong because of the boyfriend. It also reflects the complex feeling of living in a world that simplifies or sexualizes queer identity. Rapp talks about the need to be able to tolerate “cowardly flings” from insured girls who are in denial about their own sexuality.
Talk Too Much: This is about overthinking and self-sabotage in a new relationship, where the main character’s insecurity causes them to talk themselves out of their own happiness because of overanalyzing and assuming the worst. The song looks at the concept of talking and uses it as a metaphor for a self-destructive pattern, where every action is seen as a sign that the relationship is doomed before anyone can truly get comfortable. This song also highlights the fear of commitment, leading the main character to prematurely end the relationship before it can get too serious.
Mad: This focuses on the frustration of an argument and wanting to move past the fighting to get back to the honeymoon phase. It is seen as a blunt and honest plea for a lover to end the fight and move on. Rapp talks about all the things they could be doing instead of sitting here being mad at each other.
I Can’t Have You Around Me Anymore: This song is about a complicated love triangle where the main character is torn between a new love and a person from their past. It expresses the pain of having to choose one and let the other go, realizing that a relationship with both will not be sustainable. It picks at heartbreak, conflicted feelings, and difficulty navigating desire and commitment. Some lyrics in the song highlight the pain that comes from making the decision of leaving one behind.
What are Renee Rapp’s Plans Now
Since the release of her album “Bite Me” she has left her role on “The Sex Life of College Girls” behind. She decided that she wanted to focus on touring and recording. She has already toured most of North America and has plans in March to extend to Europe.