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Birth name | Tia Corine Thompson Shults [1] |
Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S [2] |
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Years active | 2017–present |
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Tia Corine Thompson Shults, [1] known professionally as TiaCorine, is an American rapper and songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [3] She is best known for her singles "Lotto" and "FreakyT". [4]
Tia Shults was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to a Shoshone mother and a Japanese-African American father. [2] [5] [6] In the fourth grade, Shults began performing at local talent shows and started taking flute and piano lessons. [2] She attended Winston-Salem State University and graduated with a degree in exercise physiology, originally planning to become a physician assistant. [2] [7] While in college, she worked as a shift manager at Bojangles. [8] [9]
In 2017, she released her first major single, "Cabbage" with OG Spliff. [10] In late 2019, she signed to the South Coast Music Group record label. [2] [11] On September 4, 2020, she released her debut EP, 34Corine. [4] [12] The album featured the song "Lotto", which received significant traction on TikTok. [4] [6] On May 14, 2021, she released a follow-up to 34Corine titled The Saga of 34Corine, featuring guest appearances from Kenny Beats, DaBaby, and Frais006. [13] [14] On November 27, 2021, she released her second EP, Pussy. [15] [13]
On September 9, 2022, she released her debut album, I Can't Wait, featuring guest appearances from UnoTheActivist, Kenny Beats, and Tony Shhnow. [16] [14] [17] The album featured the song "FreakyT", which received significant traction on TikTok. [8] [18] She joined Key Glock on his Glockoma Tour from March to April 2023. [4] [19] On April 21, 2023, she released a remix to "FreakyT" featuring rapper Latto. [17] [20] In June 2023, she was announced as member of the 2023 XXL Freshmen Class. [21] [22]
On February 2, 2024, TiaCorine released her fourth EP, Almost There, under South Coast Music Group and Interscope Records with guest appearances from Key Glock, Luh Tyler, and Zelooperz. [23] [24] She performed at her first headlining tour, the Almost There Tour, in March 2024. [25] [26] [27] She featured on the Denzel Curry single "Hot One" alongside ASAP Ferg in June 2024. [28] [29]
TiaCorine has stated that the music her parents played to her as a child are a major influence on her, including artists such as Queen, Teena Marie, Sade, Sugarhill Gang, A Tribe Called Quest, Luther Vandross, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, The Notorious B.I.G., and Ginuwine. [30] [31] [32] She has described her music style as "anime trap." [33] [14]
Shults has a daughter, born in 2016. [2] [6] [33] She is a fan of anime; her favorite shows include Hunter x Hunter , Inuyasha , Pokémon , and Sailor Moon . [7] [30] [34] She is a fan of streetwear fashion, and is known to wear a diamond chain necklace of Kirby. [7] [35]
In September 2023, she had vocal cord surgery and was unable to speak for two months. [36]
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I Can't Wait |
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34Corine |
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The Saga of 34Corine |
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Pussy |
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Almost There |
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