TEAIRRA MARI

Looks like Def Jam has lost another female artist. The Princess Of The ROC, also known as Teairra Mar has apparently left the label calling it a business decision.

She made this announcement recently on her Myspace blog and has already changed her record label status to currently looking. Teairra's first and last album Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Mari on Def Jam scored two hits for her last year, Make Her Feel good and No Daddy.

I did not know the No Daddy was a hit song. I sure wonder how many records her album sold. I don't even think she sold wood off that last album.







Is this departure related to recent compliants about Jay Z lack of interest many artists at the label? Mari was under the wing of the Def Jam president and he even personally escorted her to numerous press appearances during the pre-release of her album. But a short time after Mari’s release, it seems as if he was long gone along with Teairra.

Or perhaps it was just a personal and business decision not relating to Jay at all. Mari has stated that she is still on good terms with everyone at the label. Yet some can't help but think that Mari was top priority at Def Jam for a very short amount of time.

I wasn't a fan of her music personally, and I hated that No Daddy song. But, I always thought she was a very cute and talented young lady. As of now, Teairra is still at work on her second album, while looking for a new label home. We'll see how her career follows through.