R.I.P. Teena Marie

[The NZA]

another artist gone - here's to women who can sing (with soul!), dance, the whole nine.

 

"Teena was a black voice trapped in a white body," said Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One, a broadcasting company that targets African-American and urban listeners. "I would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time."

 

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[The NZA]

...that's a shame, hondo's: i know she's one of the artists you've prolly heard but didn't know her name, i sometimes i forget too but she was cool.

 

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