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20 Questions With Tina (Hoodcelebrityy): Ascendant New York Artist Discusses Name Change, New Project & Growing Up in Jamaica
Seven years since her last full-length project, Tina returns with her best blend of dancehall, reggae, and hip-hop yet. Read the Billboard interview.
A new era calls for a new name: Nearly ten years after she first hit the scene with the hypnotic “Wine Pon It,” Jamaican-born, Bronx-bred singer-rapper Tina has shed her Hoodcelebrityy moniker, opting to go by her given name instead. “Hoodcelebrityy” may have been demoted to a parenthetical – the SEO gods are always watching – but the persona that earned her her very first Billboard chart hit, 2017’s “Walking Trophy,” remains in full force throughout her fiery new project. With a performance at Reggae Fest and a tour on the horizon, Tina is ready to reintroduce herself to the world with a collection of records that are sexy, fearless odes to the wonders of genre fusion.
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