Looks like Def Jam has lost another female artist. The “Princess Of The ROC”, also known as Teairra Mari, has apparently left the label calling it a “business decision”.
She made this announcement recently on her Myspace blog and has already changed her record label status to “currently looking”. Teairra’s first and last album “Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Mari” on Def Jam scored two hits for her last year, “Make Her Feel good” and “No Daddy”.
Is this departure related to recent compliants about Jay-Z’s lack of interest many artists at the label? Mari was under the wing of the Def Jam president and he even personally escorted her to numerous press appearances during the pre-release of her album. But a short time after Mari’s release, it seems as if he was long gone along with Teairra.
Or perhaps it was just a personal and business decision not relating to Jay at all. Mari has stated that she is still on good terms with everyone at the label. Yet some can’t help but think that Mari was top priority at Def Jam for a very short amount of time.
I wasn’t a fan of her music personally, and I hated that “No Daddy” song. But, I always thought she was a very cute and talented young lady. As of now, Teairra is still at work on her second album, while looking for a new label home. We’ll see how her career follows through.
I agree 100% with #72. Teairra was just completely boring and unoriginal. She was basicallhy a watered down version of Beyonce and/or Ashanti. Other singers may not be the most talented but at least, for example, Cassie had a different look, and a song (Me & U) with a different sound that we weren’t used to. Same with Rihanna and Ciara. Teairra’s shit was just WEAK, just like Christina Milian’s was. Blaming it on the label doesn’t change that. If you wanna make it in this game you gotta come harder than that, end of story.
@#37 & @ #23 said:
I totally agree with all that you’ve said there.
I even agree with LL Cool J. It seems Jay is good at promoting Jay. Same with Puffy. Bad Boy has been *blah* until recently…and I’m wondering how long these new acts will sustain. I’m surprised Danity Kane sold at all…but I digress.
My point? Being an artist AND an executive. Who achieves that balance in this business?
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If anyone knows anything about the sales industry, you will know for a fact: IT IS HARD BEING TEH SALES MANAGER WITH A QUOTA WITH SALESPEOPLE THAT REPORT TO YOU! You will always pick the BEST sales (promotion) for yourself and leave your subordinates THA CRUMBS!
(Lights dim, curtains close!)
This is that bitch that made the song asking…”do I gotta tell a nigguh how to hold me”…..To respond….No you don’t, but you gotta stop callin’ me a nigguh! Dumb bitch! Thats good for her ass. Jay Z is a bitch!
I never like teirra marie since i saw her. yaw better not start talkingabout ciara and saying that terria is better than her.cuz shes not. ciara probably can’t sing well but she can sing and she can dance. its not her fault that she puts out hits. and rhianna is the same thing. to me rhianna is somebody different than these other artist. terria is just is a one hit wonder. and all ya know that.don’t hate on ciara and rhianna just because that girls can’t sell any records.
First and Foremost, if u don’t have this girl’s album, you shouldn’t comment. Her album was fire. She talked about some real shit and not thw average BS the rest of these hoes r talking about today. She should have no worries, she’ll find a record deal. Haters keep hating. Pretty girls like me and Teairra laugh at haters like ya’ll. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ha Ha Ha!
Rihanna’s different cause she’s a from a small tropical island and has her cute Caribbean accent. Plus there is a good mix of reggae, pop and r&b on her albums.
Her music has sold well for a new artist:
music of the sun – certified gold on 01/11/06
pon de replay certified gold on 01/30/06
a girl like me – certified gold on 06/05/06 then certified platinum on 07/17/06
source:http://www.riaa.com/
TEETEE…You should take your comedy act on the road. You are cracking up with those comments. You can’t be serious. HA!!!!
TEAIRRA MARI IS DROPPED I ACTUALLY CALLED A DEF JAM REP AND ACTED AS IF I WANTED TO CONTACT HER MANAGEMENT TO BOOK HER FOR AN EVENT AND THEY FLAT OUT SAID SHE IS NO LONGER ON THE LABEL!!! I LOVE TEAIRRA MARI SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH SHE HAS GREAT SONGS ESPECIALLY ACT RIGHT , PHONE BOOTH, AND MANY MORE AND SHE IS NOT ORIGINALZ/?? SO WHO HAS A SONG LIKE ACT??? OR PHONE BOOTH??? OR EVEN GET UP YO GANGSTA SO YEAH SHE DOES HAVE TALENT AND WHY HATE HER CAUSE U DONT HAVE A DEAL??? OR U JUST PRIDW URSELF OFF OF DOWNING PEOPLE DOING THEM!!!!!!!
I mean no harm but I am not surprised that she has fallen off.
I just didn’t see her going too far because her talent was just ok. I was never a fan of hers.
Don’t be mad at Rihanna or anyone else because she is leaving def jam. I’m no t a hater, but she only had 1 song!! She’ll be alright if she’s trully talented. Look at the artist not at her label mates.
hot pics on one you can tell how much make up u put on
i know some folks be hatin on teairra and all i know is she can sing and she sing bout some true things so if u dont like it stop listening and stop talkin bout it cuz if u dont then u is really HATING!!!
who cares about tierre mari leaving the rock, jay z still has rihanna, tierra was a flop anyway.
Looks like Jay Z let himself be snowed by the caribbean creep rihanna and then she sucker punched him after she used him. When he should have been promoting his american sister he was out promoting an ungrateful can’t sing, can’t dance idiot who has now latched on to chris brown to use and abuse.
When are americans going to learn that foreign blacks mean them NO GOOD! 99% of them mean american blacks NO GOOD and that’s the hard truth.
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo