The Lady Tigra on the mic & Jacob Bercovici AKA Mr. Sandwiches on the beats. Special guest love from MC Lyte, Sunny Levine, Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park, Dr. Romanelli, Kevin Blum, Duce, Abnormal, Computer Jay, IQ and Konfusion of the Handroidz, Oli G and Artik (aka The Solid Goldsteins), Jon Ruf & the Tuffingtons and Johnnie Newman...Extra Glam Love to Johnny Stuntz for hair/wigs and Soledad Alberti for make-up "
THE LADY TIGRA
The Lady Tigra was one of the original members of L'Trimm--one of hip-hop's
earliest, sassiest, and most influential female duos (with fellow rapper Bunny D).
The L'Trimm sound influenced everyone from Peaches to Fannypack to Gwen
Stefani. The girls busted out of the Miami Bass movement and are best known for
the infectious "Cars That Go Boom," an ode to sub-woofers. The bouncy rap
glorified the sub-woofer culture and snuck onto the Billboard charts. Having three
albums recorded before their 21st birthdays, L'Trimm was voted by Source
Magazine as "Hip-Hop Goddesses." After disappearing from the music scene, The
Lady Tigra returns with a new album under her arm Please Mr. Boombox and
control of her music.
Chapter 1- L'Trimm
Like all good girl groups, Bunny and Tigra became best friends in high school and
the two proved to be inseparable from the outset. They met at Skylight Express,
the teen dance night in southwest Miami that showcased hip hop and Miami Bass
artists, where they were both featured dancers. They were also featured dancers
on the local TV show, Miami Teen Express, which was taped and aired every
week. Rubbing elbows with the Skylight Express crowd launched the young
rappers' career.
Like most aspiring young artists, they had no understanding of the industry and
really were only looking to have fun. Their ride home from school happened to be
local rapper Mighty Rock, of the group Double Duce and one afternoon, he needed
to stop by the Hot Productions studio. The girls were hanging around waiting for
him when Paul Klein, the head of the studio, asked if they knew how to rap. The
folks at Hot Productions didn't think it was funny but decided it was serious-- two
cute teen girls as a rap duo had significant crossover appeal! The girls wrote and
recorded “Grab It” (the first single) that same night. Other hook-oriented tracks
were quickly produced, the girls were rushed into the studio... And L'Trimm was
born.
The girls took their name from a then-popular designer brand of jeans ('Trim") and
added the L' prefix for a little sexy French feel. Their first album Grab It, with the
single from the same name, mixed in the girls' own raps. Within a very short
time, Bunny D and Lady Tigra heard their song all over the local radio and live
shows soon followed. L'Trimm found themselves well into the "music business"
before they even realized that they were signed artists with a mild local hit on
their hands.
"Car's That Go Boom," a deliriously catchy track, became a Top 40 hit and a huge
national tour followed. Atlantic Records decided to step in and distribute L'Trimm's
second album, Drop That Bottom, which also had success.
Eventually, the girls realized that they didn't agree with the creative decisions
that were being made for them by Hot Productions. At the same time, the Miami
Bass sound was not taking off with national audiences. The girls had written all
the lyrics on the first two albums as well as the entire A side and the majority of
the B side on the third album. Their vision started to conflict with that of their
label and L'Trimm abandoned the sessions for their third album, Groovy. With
plenty of out-takes left in the studio from the previous sessions, the album was
released with out their input. Not their signature sound, Groovy sold poorly and
L'Trimm disbanded.
Chapter 2- The Lady Tigra
Following L'Trimm's split, Tigra returned to her roots in New York and managed nightclubs. Soon after, fate would intervene. Through mutual friends, The Lady Tigra
would meet up and coming singer/ songwriter and production whiz Jacob Bercovici AKA Mr. Sandwiches. Their
friendship soon led to talks about developing an album.
Despite Tigra’s view of the music industry, she agreed to
appear on tracks with a few friends. She and Mr. Sandwiches began making such songs for
fun and after success on a track for their friends, Sherman Oaks, the two decided
to continue on their music-making journey. Tigra was back in the “music is fun”
mindset and there was no stopping her from that point on.
Signed to High Score Records in 2006, the Lady Tigra's new album Please Mr.
BoomBox is a vivid mashing of the styles that helped pioneer her career and feels
like a continuation of where she left off. Splitting her time between Miami, New
York and LA, the Lady Tigra instinctively brings a cultural hybrid of sonic motifs.
Not only did Tigra collaborate with Berko but she also jumped in the studio to duet
with MC Lyte and gave Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park two different tracks to remix.
Her album is reminiscent of her work with L'Trimm--infectious with her cool,
deadpan flow, which layers nicely over minimal, old-school production. The Lady
Tigra is already pouncing into action and jumping on the Pinkberry
craze. Her jingle "Sorry Ice Cream" (the company's signature song), is incredibly
catchy with hooks that refuse to leave your head. The song has been checked
everywhere-- from Perez Hilton to New York Magazine to Paper Magazine to
the LA Times.
Kicking off '07 was a spot opening for Gnarls Barkley and Kanye West. Along
with a new album on the way, this year is proving to be that of The Lady Tigra.
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Showing you love, cause thats what i do!!! It's unconditional sweetie!!! Much success to you and stay on top! Never let any one steal your sunshine!!!! Much respect & stay sooooo sexy! :o) HH
Hey beautiful Lady!!! Love this default!!! How have ya been??? Finally got my own spot in Hollywood! Got to get together when ya have some free time!!! Holla Much love... Peace
It was Great meeting you last night. You're a treasure. Hope to see you again soon. May your adjustment to this "freaky-town" keep getting smoother as the days pass ;)
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