JT continues to make her mark on her own terms.
With the City Girls seemingly in rearview, the rapper is strutting ahead solo and her latest stop is the cover of Essence Magazine.
Stunning in the Zee Nunes-lensed shoot, the femcee pairs the fierce with the introspective. For, she seizes her accompanying interview to open up in earnest about her journey, the intentionality behind her solo moves, and a whole lot more.
Head below for pics and quotes
On TikTok About Her Inspiring Black Girls:
“When I saw that TikTok, it gave me chills. I don’t put any money into making anybody like me. I always want people to just like me for me. When I saw it, I first thought she was about to bash me—because I’m so used to seeing people talking shit. I listened to it again, and she said, “We haven’t had a dark-skinned girl killing it in fashion since Foxy Brown.” It gave me the chills. It makes so much sense. It’s no shade to nobody else.”
On No Longer Doing Twitter Beef:
“I have never had an argument that served a purpose. It’s a waste of time, and I’m growing up.”
On Her Advice to Newcomers:
“Be new, and be you. You have to be both. I hear people telling people all the time, “All you’ve got to do is be yourself.” But in this market, you have to stand out. What’s so special about you, that makes you deserving of people’s attention? And when you get in that position, you’ve got to fight to stay in that position. You’ve got to come in with your head on strong. You can’t look around and see that it’s working for her, so you’re going to go, and you’re going to do what she’s doing. And—whether they like it or not. People might hate something, but if that’s you, they’re going to be able to identify it. [Still], just being yourself isn’t enough in this industry—because there are so many of us, and it’s so oversaturated. You’ve got to be authentic and new. Invent yourself in a way that takes your authenticity and mixes it with something that’s going to make you stand out, no matter what it is. Then you apply your talent to that, and create your brand.”
On Her Outlook:
“There shouldn’t be any boundary on successful Black women.”
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She is fat and ugly
#SHORTANDSTOUT
😍😍Go head beautiful black woman 🙏🏾Love to see it!
She looks nice but wtf about Lauryn Hill . Pras can just diss her and y’all not still posting about it. Like it was ok. But that corny n**** dissed Drake y’all ran that story for weeks.
Are you retarded? They posted about it and you even commented on the post 🤡
Asshole
I said STILL not posting on it
You can’t read don’t reply. Fool..
What you think we forgot??
So Pras dissed Lauryn Hill and TGJ only gave it one post and they’re not STILL posting on it the way they did Drake and that corny m*********** dickHead Lamar
It makes me think what do you have against Drake. And LAURYN HILL..
The miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the greatest female rap albums in music history over 10 million sold.
Somebody should punch PRAS IN HIS MOUTH. Early not late.