Interview magazine, and the Miami rap divas opened up about their childhood upbringing and coming up in Miami. Not holding anything back, their attitudes and aura definitely come from their mothers.
“The struggle, the fast life, the stealing. Growing up around my mom and auntie, they were always talking to men for money. I’ve never seen my mom in a real relationship. I’m not trying to throw her under the bus, but my momma was always about her money. My auntie was always about her money. That’s what I grew up around, that type of life, the stealing and hustling,” explained JT. “That’s where the influence comes from in the music, besides growing up in the Slip-N-Slide Records era, when we had the raunchy music with Trick Daddy and Trina. That’s all we really know.”
Breaking into the music industry has officially become a digital game, and emerging R&B star
Teenear is taking full advantage. The Miami-bred R&B singer, signed to the infamous Slip-N-Slide Records, began generating buzz as an artist by uploading covers of popular songs on YouTube.
Today, she’s singing her own lyrics, expressing her own thoughts, and carving her own lane among Gen-Z R&B talent.
For Teenear, who has been singing since the age of three, a music career seemed to be her destiny since day one. Her early start came from pageants, talent shows, and church, all stages where she learned how to perform and captivate an audience.