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Last month, Teedra Moses made a move that took everyone by surprise. A month after debuting her video, "R U 4 Real," signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group and put a hold on her sophmore album, "The Lioness."
เมื่อเดือนที่แล้ว Teedra มูซาได้ย้ายที่เอาทุกคนด้วยความประหลาดใจ เดือนหลังจากเดบิวท์วิดีโอของเธอ"RU 4 Real"เซ็นสัญญากับ Rick Ross'Maybach Music Group และใส่ไว้ในอัลบั้มนักเรียนปีที่สองของเธอ"หญิงกล้าหาญ.
In her first interview after signing to Maybach, Moses opens up to Billboard.com's The Juice about the story behind the deal, her mixtape, "Luxurious Undergrind," and Ross' plans for Maybach Music.
The Juice: First and foremost, how did your deal with Maybach Music come about?
Teedra Moses: It was real amazing. I was out for my birthday December of last year. Came in late from drinking with my girls and decided to get on Twitter and check my DMs. I never check my DMs. I saw a message from Rick Ross, and he said, 'hey I'm a big fan of yours, what label are you on?' From there we started contacting each other via Twitter. I told him I wasn't with a label. He sent me his number. We ended up talking. I went out to his house, he asked me for 30 minutes of my time to talk to him. I went out there, Wale was there and Meek Mills.
With me everything is about vibe. If you believe in me and I believe in you, that's a sign, and that's what happened with Rick Ross and me. Maybach music is all about hard work. It's not corporate, 'oh that's not the single, let's try this or let's try that.' With Maybach if you believe you have something you work it. You get out in the streets and work it. Then they can't deny when people take to it. That's an operation I can roll with. I'm not being asked to come outside of who I am.
Did any labels reach out to you before Ross did?
Crazy thing is Naim Ali at Warner Bros came to meet with me. before the switch of the regime. He used to live next door to one of my best friends, so I knew of him. He came to one of my shows the week after, saw me perform and how my fans reacted. He was ready to go but that same day Tom Whalley said he was leaving. God was giving me a sign.
(Editor's Note: Teedra was also approached by Shanachie Entertainment around the same time)
Maybach is mostly hip-hop, were you at all hesitant when Ross approached you?
No. I just need a place to put out my music. I've learned so much being independent. I've learned to connect to the people I wasn't keen on looking for a deal. He saw how I was grinding, he respected that and he came to me. That's the situated I've always wanted. When you hear what i did on the Maybach Music compilation, "Selfmade" (May 24) I put myself in places that I fit. I'm not trying to conform. I'm just adding what I do to what they do, my way though
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The Juice: First and foremost, how did your deal with Maybach Music come about?
Teedra Moses: It was real amazing. I was out for my birthday December of last year. Came in late from drinking with my girls and decided to get on Twitter and check my DMs. I never check my DMs. I saw a message from Rick Ross, and he said, 'hey I'm a big fan of yours, what label are you on?' From there we started contacting each other via Twitter. I told him I wasn't with a label. He sent me his number. We ended up talking. I went out to his house, he asked me for 30 minutes of my time to talk to him. I went out there, Wale was there and Meek Mills.
With me everything is about vibe. If you believe in me and I believe in you, that's a sign, and that's what happened with Rick Ross and me. Maybach music is all about hard work. It's not corporate, 'oh that's not the single, let's try this or let's try that.' With Maybach if you believe you have something you work it. You get out in the streets and work it. Then they can't deny when people take to it. That's an operation I can roll with. I'm not being asked to come outside of who I am.
Did any labels reach out to you before Ross did?
Crazy thing is Naim Ali at Warner Bros came to meet with me. before the switch of the regime. He used to live next door to one of my best friends, so I knew of him. He came to one of my shows the week after, saw me perform and how my fans reacted. He was ready to go but that same day Tom Whalley said he was leaving. God was giving me a sign.
(Editor's Note: Teedra was also approached by Shanachie Entertainment around the same time)
Maybach is mostly hip-hop, were you at all hesitant when Ross approached you?
No. I just need a place to put out my music. I've learned so much being independent. I've learned to connect to the people I wasn't keen on looking for a deal. He saw how I was grinding, he respected that and he came to me. That's the situated I've always wanted. When you hear what i did on the Maybach Music compilation, "Selfmade" (May 24) I put myself in places that I fit. I'm not trying to conform. I'm just adding what I do to what they do, my way though
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