Description
Interview with Ms. Tee 0:01 Where she grew up, Tremé 0:17 Records played as a child 1:12 Piano 1:33 On first wanting to be a musician 2:08 Singing in choir, her grandmother’s influence, first female influences 3:07 Local female influences, Mia X, Cheeky Blakk 3:40 Signing with Cash Money at 14 years old, more on Cheeky Blakk, gong shows, getting her Ms Tee stage name from Baby 5:29 On where she recorded with Cash Money, her first records 7:10 Audience response to her first records, where she performed, her favorite shows 8:13 Song she’s most proud of, domestic violence, authenticity in NOLA rap 10:10 Difficulties of being a woman in the music industry, appearance, critiques of men in songs 12:38 On influencing girls, on being a role model, on gender equality 13:52 Cash Money signing young talent, being a teenager signed to the label, Baby, Slim, Lil Wayne 16:33 Leaving Cash Money 17:37 Magnolia Shorty 21:58 Favorite New Orleans rap artists, 5th Ward Weebie, Kango, Sess 4-5 22:48 Favorite female artists, importance of Gregory D’s “Buck Jump Time,” sissy bounce 24:23 Importance of bounce in New Orleans 25:10 End of tape
Video
2014
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