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BLP sources|date=August 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Teedra Moses| image = Teedramoseslive.jpg| caption = Teedra Moses performing live in New York City | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Teedra Moses| alias = Young Lioness| birth_date = birth date and age|1976|12|17|birth_place = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States| death_date =| origin =| genre = contemporary R& B|R& B , soul music|soul | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2003present| label = TVT Records , Maybach Music Group | associated_acts = Jadakiss , Mary J. Blige , Nivea , Christina Milan , Trina , Macy Gray , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross | website = http://www.teedramoses.net www.teedramoses.net Teedra Moses (born December 17, 1976) is an American contemporary R& B|R& B and soul music|soul singer-songwriter .cite news|url= http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/exclusive-teedra-moses-signs-to-rick-ross-1005147752.story#/column/the-juice/exclusive-teedra-moses-signs-to-rick-ross-1005147752.story|title=Exclusive: Teedra Moses Signs to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group|last=Ramirez|first=Erika|date=April 20, 2011|work= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |accessdate=22 August 2011
Biography
Teedra Moses was born and raised in New Orleans , Louisiana , to a gospel music|gospel singing mother, Shirley Moses. She later moved to California with her mother and three siblings after her parents' separation. 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.
Career
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 teamed up with producer, Paul Poli and signed with the Indie Record Label, TVT Records to release her debut album Complex Simplicity in August 2004. Complex Simplicity included fourteen tracks all self-penned by Moses with dominant production by Poli; which led to the well-deserved executive production credit by both Moses & Poli. The album underperformed on the U.S. chart, debuting and peaking at number one hundred and sixty-eight on the Billboard 200. However, the album was critically acclaimed and otherwise found success on the Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums, the Top Independent Albums, and the Top Heatseekers, reaching number twenty, number eleven, and number ten, respectively.
In addition to executive producing and penning all the lyrics on her own project, Moses has written songs for other artists including Nivea, Christina Milian, Mary J. Blige and others. She was featured on and co-wrote two songs from Raphael Saadiq 's 2004 album Ray Ray , "Chic" and "I Want You Back". Her songs have been showcased in the Logo series Noah's Arc as well as in the HBO hit show Entourage, movies such as Never Die Alone, Beauty Shop, and Be Cool.
Though Moses has not released a studio album in 6 years she can be found touring and doing live shows on a regular basis. From March to November 2010 Moses has been a spokes model on the Lady Hennessy Tour. In addition, Moses continues to release underground all original mixtapes for her fans to enjoy while she awaits a new label deal caused by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in 2008 by the now defunct TVT Records .
On March 25, 2011, it was announced that Moses had signed to rapper Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross ' Maybach Music Group via Warner Bros. Records as its first female artist.cite web|last=Harper|first=Rosario|title=Rick Ross Signs The First Lady Of Maybach Music|url= http://www.sohh.com/2011/03/rick_ross_signs_the_first_lady_of_maybac.html|work= sohh.com |accessdate=May 31, 2011|date=March 25, 2011 Her second studio album entitled The Lioness is scheduled to be released there sometime in 2012. In anticipation of The Lioness Moses released the Luxurious Undergrind mixtape. http://www.dopebox.net/artist-teedra-moses-luxurious-undergrind
Songwriting credits
2003: " Still in Love " from Nivea (singer)|Nivea 's album Nivea (album)|Nivea
2004: " Dip It Low " from Christina Milian 's album '' It's About Time (Christina Milian album)|It's About Time
2004: Complex Simplicity - debut album entirely written by Teedra Moses
Persondata | NAME = Moses, Teedra | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = December 17, 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Teedra Category:1976 births Category:African American female singer-songwriters Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters Category:American soul singers
Category:Living people Category:R& B musicians from New Orleans Category:Neo soul singers Category:TVT Records artists
