Released 2015 Length 38:00 Genre Hip hop music | Recorded 2014-2015 Power of a Woman(1990) Vintage Curses(2015) Release date 14 August 2015 | |
Label House Of CapricornSelf Release | ||
Tairrie b vintage curses album teaser 2015
Vintage Curses is the third studio album by American rapper Tairrie B, released August 14, 2015 as a free download via her official bandcamp page. The album marked her return to rap music after a hiatus of more than 20 years spent fronting heavy metal bands Tura Satana, Manhole and My Ruin.
Contents
Track listing
- "Beware The Crone" 4:02
- "Wicked Witch Of The West Coast" 3:58
- "BTCHCRVFT" 3:30
- "Ad Nauseam" 3:22
- "Spirit Queen" 4:49
- "Down As Dirt" 3:21
- "Sky Above, City Below" 3:28
- "Old School Gospel" 3:31
- "Carpe Noctum" 3:39
- "Devil May Care" 3:41
Influences
Speaking to Vice Magazine, Tairrie B described the mood and musical stylings of Vintage Curses "I am a West Coast woman at heart and I respect the architects such as Ice T, Ice Cube, MC Ren, WC, Mack 10, King T, Low Profile, The D.O.C. and NWA. I wanted my album to reflect what I love and have listened to since the mid 80s as well as who I am today as an artist. It has an old school feel to it because I’m old school. The influence is honest"
Singles
The video for the album's leading track 'Beware The Crone' was published to Tairrie B's official YouTube channel on June 15, 2015 accompanied by lyric video and album teaser In an interview with LA Weekly Tairrie discussed the song title 'Beware The Crone' and her return to rap music saying "On one hand, calling myself the 'Crone' is meant with a wink and a bit of tongue-in-cheek. On the other, I’m making a statement....Ageism has become as real as sexism and racism but — just as gender and race — has nothing to do with ability. I have never felt my art came with an expiration date." On September 16, 2015 Tairrie unveiled the 'Beware The Crone (Hecate Remix)' via SoundCloud by St Louis producer PaleFace Junkies and on October 28, 2015 Tairrie released the 'Wicked Witch Of The West Coast (Mediatrix Remix)' single via SoundCloud by British producer Nina Mediatrix