Strings

American rapper and songwriter

PersonAge 50humanQ44174887

Also known as Marinna Teal · Tateeze

Born: November 25, 1975
Birthplace: Chicago
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: rapper
, singer
, songwriter
+2 more
Education: Chicago Vocational High School

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Marinna Louise Teal, better known by her stage names Strings and Tateeze, is an American rapper and jeweler. She is best known for her appearances on the remixes of R. Kelly's 1997 single "Gotham City" and Keith Sweat's 1999 single "I'm Not Ready". Often considered a protégé of both singers, she signed with the former's Rockland Records in 1995 and the latter's Sweat Records in 1998. Her 2000 single, "Tongue Song", entered the Hot Rap Songs chart and was intended to lead her debut album, The Black Widow, which was never released. She was the second female artist to sign with Cash Money Records in 2002.

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Sex or gender: female
Family name: Teal
Label: Rockland Records
Epic Records
Cash Money Records
Birth name: Marinna Teal
Genre: hip-hop
Start of work period: 1995
Pseudonym: Strings
Social media followers: 1,282(January 5, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 23277819
1,303(April 24, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 23277819
Instrument: voice
Dance style: erotic dance

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