Introduction that I wrote about Tia Nomore in 2019: Tia Nomore is a rapper from Oakland, California. I got put onto her music by a friend in September. I was pulled in by the command in her crisp voice, her witty punchlines, cutthroat wordplay, charisma, the no-fucks-given approach in her rhymes, & her bold self-expression (even the illustrated cover art for her music). Subject matter promotes uplifting messages of female unity, friendship, self-empowerment, & success, as well as immersing listeners into narratives of street life, dealing with snakes & vultures, relationships, & more. // Tia Nomore grew up in a family that listened to a variety of music genres, from punk rock & jazz to gangster rap & R&B. While her sound is rooted in Bay Area hyphy & g-funk, & she gives a lot of influential credit to Mac Dre, it’s evident that she’s not bound to a specific beat formula when creating music that slaps. She began rapping around 2012, as a 16-year-old high schooler, where she honed her skills by freestyling at house party cyphers. Having participated in debate at school, her power with words made a smooth transition into her bars, too. The following few years found her releasing several singles (including “Suck It Easy”, “Cakewalk”, & “Or Nah remix”), landing a spot on Thizzler’s Bay Area freshmen in ’14, linking with producer Exclusive, & performing with frequent collaborator Show Banga in Iamsu!’s Eyes On Me tour in ’15. Her debut album, titled Holloween, dropped in ’16. Since then, she’s been making her name heard, performing, making moves, & dropping an onslaught of music & videos. In 2018, she signed with Text Me Records, dropped the Gooney Tunes mixtape with MVCK & Bruh From Last Night (“Win/Win” appears on ep4 of Netflix’s Raising Dion), first time speaking Japanese in her music on “Tokidoki Lenses”, did some fashion modeling, & more. In 2019, she released her sophomore album, titled Level (a personal fave from her 🔥), wrapped up a mini tour, has a few songs on Text Me’s Group Chat Vol II mixtape, performed a smooth version of “Nu Chain” with a live band, features on Jaewynn’s “Right Now” remix, & performs at The New Parish on NYE! She’s dope & killing it! Get familiar.

FYI: Tia Nomore has been a bit busy since the intro I wrote in 2019. She dropped a video for “Nu Chain,” has been featured in a Jaewynn song, & has unveiled some beautiful pregnancy photos throughout 2020 (she has had her kid by now – congrats!).