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Magnolia Shorty Birth name Renetta Yemika Lowe Also known as Magnolia $horty Born September 30, 1982
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Died December 20, 2010 (aged 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Genres Hip hop Occupations Rapper Instruments Vocals Years active 1996–2010 Labels Cash Money Associated acts Birdman, Hot Boys, Juvenile, Soulja Slim Renetta Yemika Lowe-Bridgewater (September 30, 1982 – December 20, 2010),[1] known by the stage name Magnolia Shorty, was an American rapper in the New Orleans-based bounce music scene.[2] She and Ms. Tee (Trishell Williams) were the first women signed to Cash Money Records.[3] Her 1997 debut album Monkey on the Dick (often stylized Monkey On Tha D$ck) is considered a bounce classic, and she "was already considered a legend of bounce music" at the time of her death.[3] Offbeat said the album exemplifies "the eccentric New Orleans elements of sexuality, comedy and hard edged dance rhythms."[4] In his 2007 book Triksta, Nik Cohn credits Magnolia Shorty with his own discovery of bounce, and the third chapter of that book is named after her debut album.[5]
Magnolia Shorty was discovered by Birdman.[6][7] She got her nickname from Soulja Slim, also known as Magnolia Slim, because both had grown up in New Orleans' dangerous Magnolia Projects.[8] Nicknamed "Queen of Bounce," she collaborated with many Cash Money artists beginning in the 1990s, including Juvenile and Hot Boys.[5] She was first featured on Juvenile's 1997 song "3rd Ward Solja."[9] In 2009 she appeared at the SXSW music festival[10] and won Best Bounce Song at the Underground Hip-Hop Awards in New Orleans.[3] She was a member of Lil Wayne's Cash Money crew in the early 1990s, and she was collaborating as well as working on her second album on the Cash Money/Young Money label in 2010.[11]
Death
She was married to Carl Bridgewater at the time of her death. She was shot and killed in a car with Jerome Hampton in a double homicide at the Georgetown of New Orleans apartments complex in the New Orleans East neighborhood of Edgelake .[12][13] Police described the crime as a drive-by shooting.[14] She was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in New Orleans.
References
- ^ Big Freedia (2011). Y'all Get Back Now. via Scion AV
- ^ Cadogan, Garnette (August 2007). Bounce Back: Not even Katrina can stop the other New Orleans Beat, still bubbling under the radar. Vibe, p. 96
- ^ a b c Fensterstock, Allison (December 21, 2010). Friends, colleagues remember slain rapper Magnolia Shorty. New Orleans Times-Picayune
- ^ Swenson, John (March 1, 2010). A lucky bounce. Offbeat
- ^ a b Cohn, Nik (2007). "Monkey on that Dick." in Triksta: life and death and New Orleans rap, pp. 57-80. Knopf, ISBN 9781400042456
- ^ Hermes, Will (December 4, 2005). The Rap Before the Rain. New York Times
- ^ Fensterstock, Alison (December 25, 2009). New Orleans events calendar for Christmas night 2009. NOLA.com
- ^ Grossberg, Josh (December 21, 2010). Five Things To Know About Slain Rapper Magnolia Shorty. E! Online
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (December 21, 2010). Former Cash Money Rapper Magnolia Shorty Gunned Down. Billboard
- ^ Zeichner, Naomi (December 21, 2010). Nicki Not The First Femcee: Rest In Power Magnolia Shorty. The Fader
- ^ Staff report (December 22, 2010). Lil Wayne's Cash Money crew member Magnolia Shorty shot dead. NME
- ^ Staff report (December 20, 2010). Fans Remember Rapper Magnolia Shorty. WDSU
- ^ Johnston, Maura (December 21, 2010). New Orleans Rapper Magnolia Shorty Murdered. Rolling Stone
- ^ Associated Press (December 21, 2010). New Orleans Rapper Magnolia Shorty Shot to Death. ABC News
External links
- Renetta Yemika Lowe-Bridgewater Obituary via NOLA.com
Categories:- 1982 births
- 2010 deaths
- Deaths by firearm in Louisiana
- People murdered in Louisiana
- Murdered rappers
- Female rappers
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