We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Among them, rapper JT. See the full photo shoot here , and read JT's interview below. For JT —the South Florida rapper who's captivated the music industry with her songs about sex, success, and yes, a little bit of scamming—life has provided the opportunity to write her own Cinderella story. Their unapologetically raunchy tracks provided a more authentic window into the world of women in rap. When the group went on a hiatus in , JT knew it was time to take a chance on herself, to craft her own anthems and refine her personal style.
Her goal: to prove to herself—never mind the music industry—that she was a viable solo act who could not only craft hits, but build a true legion of loyal fans. Enter City Cinderella , her debut solo mixtape, released last year. City Cinderella is just me being a girl from South Florida who had a rough beginning and is blooming and showing a beautiful side of life. I feel excited and I feel grateful. The past year has been a lot of me just taking a step and not knowing what the fuck the reaction would be.
But I've believed in myself. I've learned to trust myself. I don't want to get too comfortable. I want to go harder. To see the community that I created around my project, to be able to gain real fans. I've been rapping for a long time, and [City Girls] always had fans, but we mostly had people that wanted to more so emulate the lifestyle that we were portraying at the time. I feel like with City Cinderella, they've been able to get to know me and meet me. It's been amazing toI build more of a fandom and a safe space for my fans.
It's not really a secret how political the industry is. Sometimes it does not matter how hard you work. Sometimes it's just like about timing and when the industry chooses to recognize you.
I worked very, very hard to get to the place I am at right now, but you have to keep working until they basically tell you it's your time. It's kind of unfortunate. That's the one hurdle that I have been trying to get over, but I'm going to stay consistent until it's my time. No, because I'm gonna keep it cute, always. I never let anyhting get in the way of my creativity. Sometimes I feel like [women in hip-hop] are all meshed into one box when in reality, we are all so different.
