29 Facts About Tierra Whack

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Tierra Helena Whack was born on August 11,1995 and is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

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Tierra Whack originally performed as "Dizzle Dizz" as a teenager, but later on reverted to her birth name in 2017.

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Tierra Whack was an introverted child who wrote to help herself deal with her insecurities.

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Tierra Whack pinpointed the exact moment when her love for rhyming began; she was to rhyme for a homework assignment for class, and after receiving positive feedback, she continued with it.

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Tierra Whack later asked her mother for composition books to fill with rhymes and lyrics before she would eventually start recording herself.

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Tierra Whack attended The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush for three years before finishing high school in Atlanta, Georgia.

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At around the age of fifteen, Tierra Whack who went by the moniker "Dizzle Dizz" appeared in a 2011 freestyle video produced by Philadelphia's underground music collective We Run the Streets.

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Tierra Whack's mother drove past the group of men freestyling and encouraged her to join.

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Tierra Whack released several tracks as Dizzle Dizz, including "Dizzy Rascvls", but struggled with depression in the months following.

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Tierra Whack claimed there was little experimentation and growth beyond battle rapping if she were to stay in Philadelphia.

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Tierra Whack's mother elected to move them both out of Philadelphia so Whack could finish school.

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Tierra Whack was often the only woman working on the line at the car wash, and her former manager said she was a memorable person with an impressive drive, which Whack credits to her mother.

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Tierra Whack wanted to keep to herself to have a chance to focus solely on her music.

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Tierra Whack eventually returned to Philadelphia, leaving her family behind in Atlanta.

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Tierra Whack hopped around friends' homes but refused to return to Atlanta.

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Tierra Whack believed staying in Philadelphia would be the best for her music career.

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In October 2017, Tierra Whack released "Mumbo Jumbo", a hip-hop single and accompanying music video that featured the young rapper performing while wearing a mouth prop.

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Tierra Whack released each short track on Instagram, each accompanied by a short film directed by Thibaut Duverneix and Mathieu Leger.

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In October 2018, Tierra Whack travelled to Tokyo, Japan for a long-term artistic sabbatical.

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Tierra Whack has recorded as-yet-unreleased music with Meek Mill and Childish Gambino.

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Tierra Whack collaborated with Flying Lotus on the song "Yellow Belly" for his 2019 album Flamagra and she was later named as one of the members of XXL's "2019 Freshman Class" on June 20,2019.

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Tierra Whack appeared at many festivals in the 2019 festival season including Coachella, Primavera Sound, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Camp Flog Gnaw, Osheaga, and Austin City Limits.

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In October 2020, Tierra Whack released her first solo single of the year titled "Dora".

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Tierra Whack cites Outkast, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, and Kelis as some of her musical influences.

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Tierra Whack's inspirations come from everything around her; from her relationships to people to inanimate objects.

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Tierra Whack's mother is often credited as one of, if not the, biggest inspirations for her music.

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Tierra Whack recalls the days her mother would play gangster rap during car rides.

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Tierra Whack owns a cat, whom she named Starkey after a Whole Foods brand of sparkling water.

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Tierra Whack is severely allergic to insects, a condition she satirizes in the music video for her 2018 track, "Bugs Life".