{"id":94577,"date":"2024-08-01T18:04:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/01\/jts-city-cinderella-story-the-fast-rising-rap-star-talks-debut-mixtape-production-prowess-upcoming-tour\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:04:45","slug":"jts-city-cinderella-story-the-fast-rising-rap-star-talks-debut-mixtape-production-prowess-upcoming-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/01\/jts-city-cinderella-story-the-fast-rising-rap-star-talks-debut-mixtape-production-prowess-upcoming-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"JT\u2019s \u2018City Cinderella\u2019 Story: The Fast-Rising Rap Star Talks Debut Mixtape, Production Prowess & Upcoming\u00a0Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tFrom Brandy<\/a> and Whitney Houston<\/a> to Hilary Duff<\/a> and Selena Gomez<\/a>, musicians have been putting their own spin on the classic Cinderella story for decades. Now, JT<\/a> \u2013 one-half of City Girls<\/a>, her five-time BET Award-nominated rap duo with Yung Miami<\/a> \u2013 has gifted the world a Cinderella<\/em> reimagination rooted in her sleek alt girl aesthetic and the sonic signifiers of late \u201890s and early \u201800s New York and Miami hip-hop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tClad in a baby blue gown and a white fur boa with her seemingly endless jet-black inches crowned with a tiara, JT \u2013 Miami\u2019s reigning hip-hop princess \u2013 celebrated the release of her debut solo mixtape, City Cinderella <\/em>(July 19 via Quality Control\/Motown). Featuring guest appearances from both OGs (Jeezy<\/a>) and newcomers (CLIP), as well as production contributions from Grammy nominees Take A Daytrip (\u201cIntro\u201d) and OG Parker (\u201cUncle Al\u201d), City Cinderella<\/em> is an impressive manifesto for the next stage of JT\u2019s career. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAcross the tape\u2019s 16 tracks, JT \u2013 born Jatavia Johnson \u2014 reflects on how her childhood traumas shape her present-day attitude, flexes her millennial status with nifty samples and interpolations that properly situate her in hip-hop history, and displays the evolution of her rap skills. She supplements the sexual liberation of her City Girl days with more luxurious beats that amplify the weight of her tone. Long toted as the standout MC of that hitmaking duo, JT makes formidable strides in fulfilling her potential with City Cinderella.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tRemarkably, as she explained in her Making of City Cinderella <\/em>documentary<\/a> (July 17), this mixtape is not the product of months of intense studio sessions. Rather, City Cinderella<\/em> came together as JT traversed the U.S. on a headlining club tour that featured countless memorable, high-drama\u00a0nights, including shootings, fights, power outages and, hilariously, a meet-and-greet in a deep freezer after a busted fuse in the main room of the venue sent one night awry. \u201cReggie, the promoter, kept apologizing because he underestimated the crowd that I was going to bring,\u201d she says with a laugh. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even enough liquor at one point! But me and him built a strong connection. He flew all the way from D.C. to my listening party.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tJT\u2019s ability to form genuine connections \u2013 whether it\u2019s with artists in the New York alt scene, Mugler creative consultants or her fans (a.k.a. the Juvies) \u2014 comes from her authenticity. She\u2019s never tried to be someone she\u2019s not, and even when she\u2019s bracing for a personal evolution, she doesn\u2019t leave behind what she truly loves. Her club tour may have drawn some jeers because of the small venue sizes, but those shows were packed shoulder to shoulder \u2013 and that\u2019s nothing to scoff at when some of her more commercially successful peers are struggling to fill larger venues. Lightning-fast rises will never disappear, but JT\u2019s slow-and-steady approach is already proving to be a winning strategy for building career momentum. She smartly used those club appearances nurture a fierce fanbase that helped her land both a No. 9 spot on Billboard\u2019s<\/em> June ranking<\/a> of the Hottest Female Rappers and a No. 27 peak on the Billboard 200<\/a> with City Cinderella<\/em>, a higher showing than all three City Girls studio albums, the best-charting of which \u2013 2020\u2019s City On Lock<\/em> \u2013 peaked at No. 29.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt was easy to bring my fans in [emotionally],\u201d she explains, looking back on her club tour and City Cinderella<\/em> documentary. \u201cNow, it\u2019s time for us to turn up and celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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