The Lady Tigra

THE LADY TIGRA



THE LADY TIGRA spits hits like a lunatic. Her debut solo album, the critically acclaimed Please Mr. BoomBox, has heads spinning around the globe.



She was one of the original members of L'Trimm--one of hip-hop's earliest, sassiest, and most influential female duos (with fellow rapper Bunny D). Many world renowned artists have accredited L'Trimm for having influenced their sound. The girls busted out of the Miami Bass movement and are best known for the infectious "Cars That Go Boom," a deliriously catchy ode to sub-woofers. The bouncy rap glorified the sub-woofer culture and snuck onto the Billboard charts. Having recorded three albums on Atlantic before their 21st birthdays, L'Trimm was voted by Source Magazine as "Hip-Hop Goddesses" (Lady Tigra was then voted "Dime-Piece of the Month" by Source in 2008). After disappearing from the music scene, The Lady Tigra returns with a new album under her arm and control of her music.



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, she instinctively brings a cultural hybrid of sonic motifs. Not only did Tigra collaborate with Berko to make this album, 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 also pounced into action and jumped 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 and New York Magazine to Paper Magazine and the LA Times.



Kicking off '07 was a spot opening for Gnarls Barkley and Kanye West. She has gone on to share the stage with some of the industries most respected artists including De La Soul, Talib Kweli and Peaches and has collaborated with a varied mix of artists such as Kool Keith and Jason Mraz. She can currently be seen on Nick Jr's award-winning children's television show "Yo Gabba Gabba", has appeared in roles in several independent films, slated for release early next year and has appeared in many international ad campaigns for Sweden's WeSC.



The enigmatic Tigra is as known for her ever changing look as she is for her eclectic sonic stylings. VenusZine featured her as a Style Idol, 944 asked her to be on their Style Council for an issue and she was given the cover of the LA Times Image section.



But most important to Tigra is the charity work she does for organizations such as Hope Village, which helps free children from slavery in Haiti and the ACLA which builds art parks for kids in LA. She was most recently on the board of Shine on Sierra Leone, which builds schools in the impoverished diamond coast.



With music, acting and fashion rotating in The Lady Tigra's reperatiore "LA's under-ground HipHop Chameleon" as Elle Magazine dubbed her, is a triple threat. She is currently writing the follow up to Please Mr. BoomBox.