Teairra Marí facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Teairra Marí
Thomas performing in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Teairra Marí Thomas
Born	(1987-12-02) December 2, 1987 (age 37) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	R&B pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper Singer songwriter dancer actress model
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2003–present
Labels	WestSide Division1 Asylum Warner Bros. Maybach Music Fo' Reel Interscope Def Jam Roc-A-Fella K.I.S.S.

Teairra Marí Thomas (born December 2, 1987) is an American artist. She is a rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Teairra Marí is from Detroit, Michigan, in the U.S.

When she was 16, she signed with Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. She released her first album, Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí, in 2005. This album reached number five on the Billboard 200 music chart. Her song "Make Her Feel Good" was a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2008, she released a new song called "Hunt 4 U" with Pleasure P. She also started acting. In 2010, she was in the movie Lottery Ticket. She acted alongside famous rappers Bow Wow and Ice Cube.

Discovering Her Talent

Early Life and First Steps in Music

The area Teairra grew up in.

Teairra Marí grew up loving music. A music executive named Antonio "L.A." Reid heard her sing live. He was very impressed and offered her a music contract.

Shakir Stewart, who worked at Island Def Jam Music Group, said Teairra was a true star. He mentioned that she amazed everyone during her audition. Everyone at the label loved her from the very first day.

Her First Album: Teairra Marí

In 2005, Teairra Marí worked with Jay-Z on her first big project. Jay-Z had just become the president of Def Jam Records. They created her first song, "Make Her Feel Good". This song was produced by Sean Garrett.

"Make Her Feel Good" was the first song from her album on Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam. It reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also hit number 9 on the R&B charts. The music video was played a lot on BET.

Her second song, "No Daddy", also had a popular music video. This video was shown on MTV's Total Request Live for 16 days. It even reached number four on the show.

Teairra Marí's first album, Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí, came out on August 2, 2005. Many talented producers worked on it. The album did very well, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It also reached No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. She also modeled for the Roca Wear clothing brand.

After this success, Teairra started working on her second album in 2006. It was going to be called Second Round. However, her record label decided to drop her before she could finish the album. This happened right before her high school graduation.

New Beginnings and Mixtapes

In 2008, Teairra Marí signed a new deal with Fo' Reel Entertainment. She started working on a new album called At That Point. Many famous producers and artists were involved. These included Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Pleasure P, Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Kanye West, and Rick Ross.

On January 12, 2009, she released a music video for "Hunt 4 U" featuring Pleasure P. The next song from At That Point was "Cause a Scene" with Flo Rida. A third song, "Sponsor" featuring Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy, came out in February 2010. Its music video was released in March 2010.

The album At That Point was planned for summer 2010. But many of its songs were leaked online. Because of this, the album was never officially released. Teairra decided to go back to the studio to record new songs for a different album.

In late 2009, Teairra Marí released her first mixtape, Don't Make Me Cause a Scene. Mixtapes are like free albums with new songs and remixes. This mixtape included her singles and new tracks like "Diamonds" with Kanye West. She also remixed popular songs by other artists.

She released her second mixtape, Point of No Return, on August 7, 2010. This mixtape had leaked songs and new ones. She also made music videos for some of the songs she covered, like Usher's "Daddy's Home" and Drake's "Over".

On August 17, 2010, she released Sincerely Yours. This was a digital EP (a shorter album) available on iTunes. It featured "Sponsor" and new songs like "Body" and "Stranger". She made music videos for "Body" and "Stranger" and performed "Body" on the Mo'Nique show.

Her third mixtape, The Night Before X-MAS, came out on Christmas Eve 2010. It had remixes and covers of songs by artists like Kanye West, Chris Brown, and Wiz Khalifa. She also made videos for "U Know What It Is" and "Stay".

Working with Division1

In March 2011, Teairra Marí started working on new music with Rico Love. He was the main producer for her new album. They recorded a song called "That's All Me" which featured Rico Love. This song used a sample from an old hit by Diddy.

Teairra performed "That's All Me" for the first time in Hollywood. She later shared that she had left Warner Bros. and signed with Rico Love's label, Division1. She released a fourth mixtape, Now or Never, on May 30, 2011. This mixtape had many songs left over from her previous work.

"U Did That" became the new first song from her second album. Rico Love wrote and produced it. Teairra said that she and Rico Love have amazing chemistry when they work together. She felt he was her perfect musical match. The song was later remixed with rapper 2 Chainz, and a music video was filmed.

Recent Music

In December 2014, Teairra Marí released a song called "Deserve". It was produced by Hitmaka. In 2019, she released an EP titled "Rehab". An EP is a collection of songs, shorter than an album. On January 12, 2024, she released a new song called "Take Me Out".

Acting and TV Appearances

Film Roles

Teairra Marí has also had a career in acting.

• In 2009, she appeared in the movie The Magnificent Cooly-T.
• In 2010, she played Nikki Swayze in Lottery Ticket with Bow Wow.
• In 2012, she was in Mac & Devin Go to High School.
• In 2013, she acted in Holla II and The Dempsey Sisters. In The Dempsey Sisters, she played Sheena Dempsey.

Reality Television

Teairra Marí has also been on popular reality TV shows.

• From 2011 to 2012, she was a supporting cast member on season two of the VH1 show Love & Hip Hop: New York.
• In 2014, she became a main cast member on the spin-off show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. She was on this show from Season 1 to Season 5.
• In 2017, she was a guest co-host on the talk show The Real.
• From 2022 to 2023, she was a main cast member on Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition.

Music Albums

• Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí (2005)

Filmography

Film

Television