Teairra Mari recently found her way back on to the radio airwaves with her new song ‘Sponsor (Ft. Gucci Mane & Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em)’. The track has so far reached #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart since it’s release on January 26th. Taking a break from her promotional rounds, the singer sat down with Bossip and revealed details about her relationship with Rihanna and her former mentor, Jay-Z, stating that “there is no beef”. Check out the interview below:
It’s great to see Mari being professional about the entire situation and not acting bitter toward Jay-Z or Rihanna regarding her departure from the label. Although many people may agree that she was indeed dropped in favour for her Bajan counterpart, those types of issues are typical in the industry. There is no doubt that Mari is every bit as beautiful and is certainly the better artist but as is evident, talent isn’t everything.
If she was a better artist, we’d have Rihanna on this video saying she’s not bitter. But that is not the case.
Teairra may be the better singer in some peoples minds (although, definitely not mine) but she is in NO way, no how a better ARTIST than Rihanna. An artist has a strong fan base and audience appeal that keeps them in the spotlight. Teairra never has nor never will have that.
Sponsor Me hit 48 on Rnb/Hip-Hop and you say nothing, yet when Russian Roulette hit 9 on HOT 100 you called it a flop.
Bye Hater
if teairra was better, wouldnt she be selling records??!?!!
she s not with jayz or def jam….shes on her own and her album has had how many pushbacks?!!! over 6!!!!!!
teairra is a cutie, ive seen her in person. BUT IS IN NO WAY TALENTED
She lacks STAGE PRESENCE,, GOOD MATERIAL CHARISMA, AND SHE CANT DANCE. ‘
B**** BYE!
@ trent
UMPHHHH……..THAT RIHANNA REIGN AINT GONNA LET UP!!!
“An artist has a strong fan base and audience appeal that keeps them in the spotlight.”
no, an artist is someone involved in the creative process and influences the direction of their career. commercial success =/= quality of material nor does it equal artistry. it just means they found a formula that works for them.
Just watched the video, SHE’S LYING
Rihanna stated that KARMA IS A B**** because Teiarra was very rude to her on the label. Then teairra lashed back and said to keep my name out your mouth sweetie.
Sponsor climbing up the charts?!?!!! B**** , quit lying!!!! lmao, its been released for months and has not entered the billboard hot 100!!!!!!!!!!!
a june release date????girl , you keep shooting yourself in the ass , stating dates when it wont be released!
lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll at her fans shouldnt have no harsh feelings towards RIH…….bish pleaseeeeeeeee u have fans???????????? when u exclude ur mom bff bf and neighbours who r left????? i just wasted my time watching this ish……get ur fans a jon then get them voting ang requesting ur song heffa!!!!!! cause i dont even know wat it is…
i didn’t listen to the video but she has no reason to have been with Rihanna. Both girls joined the label at the same time and both were promised success. Lucky for Rihanna LA Reid decided to take control of hers. Jay-Z is a coward and I believe he did Tiearra dirrty like he did Beannie. Hell he wasn’t even trying to have anything to do with Rihanna until GGGB came out, so what does that tell you about him?
sorry but this girl doesnt have the star factor that it is needed to be a universal star, loved her first album tho
People comment for no reason. She did not say anything negative. She was very respectful. She sounds intelligent (not hating on Beyonce, but I have never heard her say differentiate or anything that remotely sounds intellectual- not saying that differentiate is a hard word). She seems cool. Why do people have to hate. She can sing and people should just wish people all the best.
Trent just posted 3 Rihanna posts in a row, n***** is obssessed
@JJLOVA06
That comment you made makes no sense..”not hating on Beyonce, but I have never heard her say differentiate or anything that remotely sounds intellectual” do you know how dumb you sound..Beyonce is probally one of the most intellectual singers in the music industry!!!
T.Marie just said her favorite cuss word to say is M^%&%^ F*&%$#…how intellectual does that sound to you?!?!
On a positive she did not say nothing negative! and for the record Rihanna is a better artist!!
this grape juice blog z so screwd! f Teairra ws so talentd then jigga wldnt have drop her. n if she was mo talentd than rihanna she’d have mo than 14 top10 singles. who is mo beautiful than rihanna? definintely nt tht teairra b****. rihanna hs won numerous sexiest and most beautiful awards n hw many Teairra gt… NONE! whoeva postd ths s*** shud jus go to hell n f*** fire
@Gettin,
Um your statement makes no sense. An artist is someone who creates, manipulates, reflects and such. They are different yes. Teairra is the superior singer but Rihanna has songs that appeal to the masses. How calling her the better artist for the reasons which you state really defeats the purpose of the word. You shouldn’t use the word lightly because I think we can all agree that many of these people who call themselves artists put out trash these days.
Honestly any artist who has the time for a exclusive interview with some dumb as blog than obviously they dont got s*** going on.
For me TEAIRRA is a better singer than rihanna by far its a shame that people don’t look at real talent these day it all about how fast a female artist is outta of her clothes.
hopefully she gets 2 release her album.
Over in here (ENGLAND) we don’t have a very good r&b market so i like hearin music from the U.S.
I remember when Teairra and Rihanna both dropped their debut albums the same month back in 05′ and I think Teairra’s was better by a LONG STRETCH. Her being only 17 at the time and having such a strong voice really showed what I thought was going to be a bright future for her and Jay-Z as business partners. I’m still bummed it didn’t work out for her that well. After watching this video, it really shows Teairra’s funny and bubbily personality. I’m so ready for her new album!!
Rihanna ain’t no damn artist, she is a puppet/model. If she was an artist she would write her own damn music, but she doesn’t cuz it would probably sound like s***. ya’ll give that b**** way too much credit
On another note, why the f*** do this b**** look RED in that first pic?? *confused*
Her makeup artist MUST be white, LOL!
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SAM….U HAVE TOO MANY FRIGGIN ADS ON THIS SITE…PLEASE REDUCE THE #; IT’S ANNOYING!!!!!
u will never be on rihannas level, sit the hell down
that Sponsor b******* was the lamest thing i ever heard in a minute
I totally agree with Teairra Marie and wish her the best and this is a business and Rihanna’s international and her debut sold 2 million and Teairra’s debut didn’t even go gold…So If there was a competition I woulda kept Rihanna
(SIGHS) Smh Teairra is clearly the better singer… Rihanna cant hit a high-note and that dark/goth s*** she doing now is the b******* Russion Roulette, Hard, & Wait your turn was wack and secondly though umbrella was a hit GOOD GIRL GONE BAD was not going to sell that well until Take A Bow & Disturbia came out so she kept releasing videos to help the album out rihanna is wack she need to sit her ass down the only reason why people look at her videos is to see what she is wearing i cant wait for the day win real talent such as Teairra Mari, Ciara, Amerie, Mya, Tynisha Keli, Kelly Rowland &&Melody Thornton surpass the BS that is Rihanna by the way Rihanna does sound like a goat
i hope teairra mari goes big
BTW sponsor is so nt climbing the charts
and if it is its going real slowly
She sucks and will always be a flop. End of story.
And F****** DEAD @ her being a better artist. Really? This girl’s songs are generic, run-of-the-mill R&B tracks.
@WHOTHEHELLAREYOU
“Beyonce is probally one of the most intellectual singers in the music industry!!!”
HAHA HAHA HAHAHA PUT DOWN THE F****** CRACK PIPE. FIRST OF ALL, THE WORD IS SPELLED “PROBABLY” NOT “PROBALLY”. BEYONCE FANS ARE TRULY ILLITERATE JUST LIKE HER. BEYALLABOUTHER COULDN’T SPELL “INTELLECTUAL” IF YOU PROMISED HER A NEW LACE FRONT LMAOOOOOOOOO
truth is their debut cd’s were totall opposites one pop the other R&B…R&B dosen’t do to well for female acts these day’s… Keyshia cole was the exception…. Teairra has a nice voice, i’m sure she’s pursuing the sound that’s right for her, not necessarily the popular sound.
Ugh why do some idiots insist on using the N-word? it’s so pathetic and lame. >_>
Though neither are great, Teairra is probably more of an artist than Rihanna. Having appeal and a fan base just means that you are a STAR/CELEBRITY, not an aritst.
I think it’s weird how her debut album did better and she was more popular (in the states) but she ended up getting dropped. oh well. I don’t really think Teairra has that star quality to be honest.
@NICKY22
‘LMAO
She lacks STAGE PRESENCE,, GOOD MATERIAL CHARISMA, AND SHE CANT DANCE. ‘
B**** BYE! ‘
AND YOU THINK RIHANNA OWNS ONE OFF THESE THINGS ?
Uhu, I wonder if Teairra would have been able to change and keep evolving her image to keep up with current trends, methinks NO. If she was still signed to the label, she would still have been flopping with her ghetto hood rat self that the public doesn’t want to see
Love This Girl!
@Cool Chick,
Isn’t she sitting in this video?
@#Michelle
SO F****** TRUE
THE BETTER ARTIST MAKES SONGS LIKE SPONSOR
LMAOOOOOOOO
teairra is the better artist….i mean come on was rockstar101 a great song???i think not. her first album (teairra) had great material and you idiots made her alot…..rihanna has what teirra didn’t and that’s marketability; clearly she is not one of those people that you can switch her style and her hair and her song and make it beleivable. fortunately for rihanna she did not fit any particular mould when it came to look and sound because she was not that spectac when she came out…..give the girl a break…..she is one of those artist who has the talent not the market and rihanna is the flipside….just get over, they’ll be successful in their own circles.
itsericbitch that was way funny….mya and kelly and amerie for sure….not so sure about melody but she sounds better than nicole ps maybe thats why rihanna and nicole did a song together, you can’t really differentiate who’s worst lol.
eat me for my opinion b******!!!
whoa whoa whoa haters!! my girl is not saying anything bout riri, y’all are, quit it!! tEAIRRA is just real. Rhianna has a fav cuss word too you know, just because she dont have the balls to say it…blah blah.
Teairra rules my world!
the only thing i will say is that the Music Industry is a business and unfortunately Teara mari was not commercial enough, Rihanna has very good commerial appeal and even though she is not the best singer in the world i cant hate on her hustle.
Teairra>Rihanna
Teairra just has more quality in my opinion. That’s 100% better than quantity. All I hear the Rihanna stans bringing up is sales. What about talent?
Its so much Teairra hate on here its ridculious! And it goes for any artist who isn’t Beyonce RIhanna or Gaga. People hate on the under rated artists in fear of them coming up and taking the place of there “idol”. Its room for everyone in the industry and I have love for any talent thats trying to do their thing. I’ve always loved Teairra..and for her to not be bitter and handling everything in a mature manner, makes me love her more. I wish her much success and I WILL be buying the album when it comes out.
i swear the amount of stupidity on the board cracks me the hell up. People are in here bashing this chick as if she was talking all kinds of b******* towards Rihanna. She clearly stated that she has no issues with her and also stated that her being dropped from the label was not Rihanna fault so why the hate? You Rihanna fans are just as stupid as the Beyonce fans. Some other artist and can give your favorite artist all the props in the world and yall will still talk major s***! I am starting to think that you want these two chicks to have beef
Lol @ this whole post!
I like both Teiarra and Rihanna, and have music by both of them. I think Teiarra has a stronger voice, but Rihanna has more appeal to the masses, which is probably why Rihanna has made it further in the biz than Teiarra.
There’s no point in bashing either lady as an artist, they both make great music (to me). Rihanna doesn’t control the label. If the we-hate-Rihanna bandwagoners want to be mad at somebody, get mad at Jay-Z, LA, and the other people who were controlling the label at the time. No point in knocking Rihanna for being successful.
PS: I see thatwehaterihannajuice still managed to post about her THREE times today…we don’t believe u Sam and Trent, you need more people…
THAT GRAPE JUICE………
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I SWEAR HALF THE POST ON THIS SITE INVOLVE RIHANNA OR BROUGHT UP SOMEWHERE
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I always see the Rihanna stans come on the blogs talking about how much Rihanna’s album sold, how high her songs have charted, blah, blah, blah. Rihanna can sell more than Micheal Jackson or Elvis Presley, she can sell out all of her concerts, she can take all of the vocal lessons that she wants, but there’s one thing she’ll never have, and that’s talent. She’s very marketable though, as we’ve seen with GGGB and RR.
Now, about Teairra Mari, I have heard her sing, and she is really good. Performance wise, not so much, this Sponsor song, I do like because it’s catchy, but it’s not really a good song. I just wish that she would have chosen a better song to release. I’ve never been a huge fan of her, but I hope that she does well with her album sales. Def Jam knew what they were doing though when they dropped her.
Companies always chose what can be marketed the best, not what is TRUELY the best. But I guess these stans will never see that. Such a shame.
Oops, I meant she could sell more than Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley if she wanted too, but she still has no talent.
Rt She lacks STAGE PRESENCE,, GOOD MATERIAL CHARISMA, AND SHE CANT DANCE. ‘
B**** BYE
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what we talkin bout fiction or we talking bout facts. Cuz those adjectives describes r******
This chick is still on earth?
Yall need to shut the F**K UP hating on Tierra….first of all she is very talented! for one she can sing…Rhianna has an annoying voice and tone and quality isnt tha same as Tierra…s*** Rhianna isnt even soprano! She need to get tips from Beyonce why she can and Chris coulda did better from the get go! The whole industry is wack since Micheal and Janet and Beyonce is the only talented person out there right now! Tierra did the right thing by not trying to change herself like Rhianna did with all that surgery and why the hell now all of a sudden she hard? Be true to yourself….and Tierra is doing good she on her own and she is on the charts has 4 videos no album and no in a sure to be successful movie. B**TCH stop hatin none of yall damn show cant do it n if it was Rhianna that was dropped Im sure we wouldnt even know her. N plus Tierra is much prettier n didnt need surgery to prove it! The industry is not about talent! N all yall thats hatin watched this video so she must be doing sumthin right! She doing better than u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N sorry but @ Kesha um boo Rhianna doesnt do anything more than Tierra performance wise! Tierra can sing I respect true talent cuz it anit easy! I think the only reason why ppl are hating on Tierra is cuz she is talented n she do have a chance at coming up and taking the game by storm just Like Beyonce in my opinion cuz even Bee had to grow on ppl being that she is talented and that she was herself from the start. I dnt care for Rhianna cuz I think she is jus a fade n fake n I that whole Chris Brown thing the way she started to act after the all the buzz about it she jus took the whole ordeal n rode that damn publicity stunt til it couldnt be rode no more!….I got this only onr thing to say to Chris…Im not saying it was right but I damn sholl understand!!!!