THE LADY TIGRA was one of the original members of L'Trimm--one of hip-hop's earliest, 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 Lady Tigra Following L'Trimm's split, Tigra returned to her roots in New York where she 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. 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.
In 2007 she was a spot opening for Gnarls Barkley and Kanye West. Along with a new album release "Swithbalde Kitty", this year is proving to be that of The Lady Tigra.
Switchblade Kitty - The Lady Tigra
1 comment:
yeah man,
Ive been following Lady Tigra via Myspace for years now...its good to see her being noticed tho. I like dig this chich. Always have since L'Trimm. Their music was dope
I love the album too "Switchblade Kitty" is one of my favs. & L'Trimm has definetly set the way for FannyPack cuz they are one of my TOP FAVORITE ARTISTS on earth!
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