Teedra Shenita Moses is an African American R&B singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and later moved to Los Angeles, California with her mother, Shirley Moses, a gospel singer, after her parents' divorce. 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. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... TVT Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Gospel music may refer to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the first quarter of the twentieth century or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by predominately white Southern Gospel artists. ...

Moses is the mother of twin boys Ras and Taj; their father is rapper Ras Kass. Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ...

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. Willard Christopher Will Smith, Jr. ... Kelis Rogers-Jones (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979[1]) is a Grammy Award-nominated American singer and songwriter. ... Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, who goes by the stage name of R. Kelly), is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. ...

Following this epiphany, Moses signed with TVT Records and in August 2004 she released her debut album, Complex Simplicity, which was executive produced by herself and partner Poli Paul . The album peaked at #158 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, #10 on the Top Heatseekers chart and reached #11 on the Top Independent Albums chart. TVT Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Moses has also written songs for artists including Nivea, Christina Milian, and Mary J. Blige. She was featured on two songs from Raphael Saadiq's 2004 album Ray Ray. Her songs have been showcased on Noah's Arc, a Logo network television series, as well as "Entourage", a hit show on HBO. Nivea Nash (née Hamilton, born March 24, 1982), professionally known as Nivea, is an American R&B singer. ... Christina Milian (born Christine Flores on September 26, 1981) is an American actress and Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer, songwriter and dancer. ... Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1970[1]), is a six-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B, soul, and hip-hop soul singer, songwriter, producer, and actress who has sold over sixty-five million albums and singles worldwide. ... Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins on May 14, 1966 in Oakland, California) is an acclaimed American music artist. ... Noahs Arc (2005) is an American television series. ... Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacoms MTV Networks division. ...

Discography

Albums

• 2004 Complex Simplicity US #168 /R&B #20
• 2005 Complex Simplicity UK edition and European edition
• 2007 The Young Lioness Spring 2007.

Complex Simplicty is the debut album of American R&B and soul singer Teedra Moses. ... Complex Simplicty is the debut album of American R&B and soul singer Teedra Moses. ...

Singles

From the album Complex Simplicity: Complex Simplicty is the debut album of American R&B and soul singer Teedra Moses. ...

• 2004 "Be Your Girl" #87 US R&B/Hip-Hop
• 2004 "You'll Never Find (A Better Woman)" featuring Jadakiss #86 US R&B/Hip-Hop
• 2005 "You Better Tell Her"

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• 2007 tbc

Mixtapes

• 2004 "The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 1"
• 2007 (tentative) "The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 2" tbc

The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 1 is American R&B and soul singer Teedra Moses first mixtape. ...

Songwriting credits

• 2003 "Still In Love" — from Nivea's album Nivea
• 2004 "Dip It Low" — from Christina Milian's album It's About Time
• 2005 "Get Up On Ya Gangsta" — from Teairra Mari's album Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Mari
• 2006 "Here We Go" — from Trina's album Glamorest Life
• 2006 "So Lady" — from Mary J. Blige's album The Breakthrough

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Collaborations

• 2003 "Hot 1" & "I'm That Gangsta" — Ras Kass
• 2003 "Realize" — Bravehearts
• 2004 "Chic" & "I Want You Back" — Raphael Saadiq
• 2005 "Put That Thang Down" — Ying Yang Twins
• 2005 "Here We Go" — from Trina's album Glamorest Life (the album features the song's version with Kelly Rowland)
• 2006 "Get High" — Ambitious
• 2006 "Nothings Gonna Change" & "County Jail" — Scipio

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Chart Positions

Albums

The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ... The Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart was established by Billboard magazine in 1984. ... Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard magazine in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists. ...

Singles

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Jason Jerome Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his rap name Jadakiss, is a rapper. ...

External links

• Official site
• Official MySpace
• fansite
• fansite
• Gallery
• 2nd Myspace
• French Fansite