''Vintage Curses'' is the second studio album by American rapper
Tairrie B
Theresa Beth (born January 18, 1965), known professionally as Tairrie B (pronounced "Terry"), is an American rapper and singer. She first established herself as a rapper under the tutelage of Eazy-E. After releasing her debut album, '' Power of ...
, 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 the metal bands
Tura Satana (aka Manhole) and
My Ruin
My Ruin is an American alternative metal band from Los Angeles, California, composed of the husband and wife duo Tairrie B and Mick Murphy (guitarist), Mick Murphy. The band has been through various lineup changes since its formation in 1999. ...
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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
''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. It was founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, and its founders later launched the youth media company V ...
, 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
''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. The paper covers music, arts, film, theater, culture, and other local news in the Los Angeles area. ''LA Weekly'' was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin (among others), ...
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
References
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2015 albums
Tairrie B albums