Vintage Curses
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| Released | 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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Vintage Curses is the second studio album by American rapper Tairrie B, released August 14, 2015 as a free download via her official bandcamp page.[1] The album marked her return to rap music after a hiatus of more than 20 years spent fronting the metal bands Tura Satana (aka Manhole) and My Ruin.
Track listing
[edit]- "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
[edit]Speaking to Vice Magazine,[3] 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
[edit]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[4] In an interview with LA Weekly[5] 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 [6] and on October 28, 2015 Tairrie released the 'Wicked Witch Of The West Coast (Mediatrix Remix)' single via SoundCloud by British producer Nina Mediatrix [7]
References
[edit]- ^ Curses, Vintage. "Tairrie B Bandcamp". Bandcamp.
- ^ "Discogs- Vintage Curses".
- ^ Magazine, Vice. "Noisey Vice- Trailblazing Rapper".
- ^ "Tairrie B- House Of Capricorn YouTube".
- ^ Tairrie B Is Back, LA Weekly. "LA Weekly- Tairrie B- Hip Hop's Original Bad Bitch".
- ^ "Beware The Crone- HECATE REMIX".
- ^ "Wicked Witch of the West Coast (Mediatrix Remix)". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2015-11-15.