Teedra Moses
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Teedra Shenita Moses is an African American R&B singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and later moved to Los Angeles, California with her mother, Shirley Moses, a gospel singer, after her parents' divorce. Moses brought a little bit of that fervor to her own vocal style when she began singing professionally. The final song on her debut album, "I Think of You (Shirley’s Song)", is dedicated to her late mother.
Moses is the mother of twin boys Ras and Taj; their father is rapper Ras Kass.
Prior to becoming a recording artist, Moses worked with her best friend Nonja Mckenzie as an assistant wardrobe stylist for artists such as Will Smith, Kelis, R. Kelly, and No Doubt. It was after breaking her leg on a video set that Moses decided to follow her heart and begin making music.
Following this epiphany, Moses signed with TVT Records and in August 2004 she released her debut album, Complex Simplicity, which was executive produced by herself and partner Poli Paul . The album peaked at #158 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and reached the top ten of the Top Independent Albums chart.
Moses has also written songs for artists including Nivea, Christina Milian, and Mary J. Blige. She was featured on two songs from Raphael Saadiq's 2004 album Ray Ray. Her songs have been showcased on Noah's Arc, a Logo network television series, as well as "Entourage", a hit show on HBO.
Discography
Albums
- 2004 Complex Simplicity US #168 /R&B #20
- 2007 The Young Lioness
Singles
From the album Complex Simplicity:
- 2004 "Be Your Girl" #87 US R&B/Hip-Hop
- 2004 "You'll Never Find (A Better Woman)" featuring Jadakiss
- 2005 "You Better Tell Her"
From The Young Lioness:
- 2006 (tentative) "Love’s Gonna Be" featuring Trey Songz
Mixtapes
- 2004 "The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 1"
- 2006 (tentative) "The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 2"
Songwriting credits
- 2003 "Still In Love" — from Nivea's album Nivea
- 2004 "Dip It Low — from Christina Milian's album It's About Time
- 2005 "Get Up On Ya Gangsta" — from Teairra Mari's album Roc-A-Fella Presents Teairra Mari
- 2006 "Here We Go" — from Trina's album Glamorest Life
- 2006 "So Lady" — from Mary J. Blige's album The Breakthrough
Collaborations
- 2003 "Hot 1" & "I'm That Gangsta" — Ras Kass
- 2003 "Realize" — Bravehearts
- 2004 "Chic" & "I Want You Back" — Raphael Saadiq
- 2005 "Put That Thang Down" Ying Yang Twins
- 2006 "Get High" — Ambitious
- 2006 "Nothings Gonna Change" & "County Jail" — Scipio