This interview with Tekitha made me uncomfortable, especially the part where the interviewer randomly asks her to just sing. You can tell even she was surprised by the request.

New from Tekitha’s upcoming “The Prelude” EP, this song is produced by Jeff Jones and is a sidestep from what the Wu fans might expect musically but damn, she kinda rips it.

Tekitha – On It

“The Prelude,” features all new original songs by Tekitha, with production from The RZA, Armand Van Helden, Bdotforealla of The Ahficionados and Jeff Jones/Joneszilla. The project is executive produced by Tekitha, The RZA and Jeff Jones under her new label Wisdom Body Entertainment distributed by The Orchard.

Tracklist:
On It
Produced by Jeff Jones/Joneszillafor IMR Music Group
Cuts by MikeFloof The RBG Family

Bitter Sweet
Produced by Jeff Jones/Joneszillafor IMR Music Group

Alone
Produced by Jeff Jones/Joneszillafor IMR Music Group

Ghetto Serenadefeaturing The RZA
Produced by The RZA

Ridin’
Produced by Armand Van Helden

Opportunity
Produced by B’DotForeallaof The Ahficionados

New vdo interview with Wisdom Body in which she discusses her appreciation of the Wu-Tang’s mentoring and her natural progression from rapper to singer, among other things. If you ever thought to yourself, damn, Tekitha’s voice sounds like it embodies my inner struggle and pain, seems like she wouldn’t disagree. Keep an eye out for her solo.

I wonder if this Jeff Jones cat is the guy I interned for at The Source. In any event, new music from Tekitha is always a good thing.

She is getting ready to tour to promote her forthcoming solo record. Promoters can contact Jeff Jones for booking information.

recently:
Tekitha Discusses Her New Album Which Is Mostly Produced By The Rza, Tells Us Not To Stress How Long It Took, Be Happy It’s Finally Here!

Happy to hear her long awaited, much anticipated, solo project is getting ready to drop. She doesn’t mention much detail about the album but it seems she’s gearing up for a release. As VDB pointed out a few days ago, her mysp*ce and imeem pages have been updated with some new songs. On a side note, we were contacted by the D-Boyz a few weeks ago regarding a side project she worked on with them. We’ll be throwing that up later. Peace to MVRemix.

edit: Re-reading that quote, I think it might be wishful thinking that made me interpret it as being mostly produced by Rza. More likely she meant mostly produced by all three. Ah well, what can I say? I can self-delude a little bit can’t I?

“MVRemix: Tell me about your new album.

Tekitha: This album is a true representation of my personality and life. A bit philosophical, a little heartbreak. I’m a woman who loves a good party so I had to have a club banger in there and a whole lot of soul. The production is mostly from RZA, Stevie J. and a new hot producer, DUB the Director.”

In response to a relative’s typical comment about Hip-Hop being all about misogyny and violence. Took off the old songs and added others. Tekitha seriously needs to release her album already. Enjoy. Link

01. Qwel – If It Ain’t Been In A Pawn Shop, Then It Can’t Play The Blues
02. Wu-Tang Clan – I Can’t Go To Sleep
03. Saul Williams – Sha-Clack-Clack
04. Sage Francis – Threewrite (Reanimator Remix)
05. Rza & Tekitha – Build Strong
06. Common – Retrospect For Life
07. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
08. Last Emperor & Poetic – One Life
09. Kanye West – Self Conscious Poetry Style
10. Common – Be (Prod. By Kanye West)
11. Sage Francis – Inherited Scars
12. Black Star – Thieves In The Night

Side A by CV

Dopefiend Beatnigs Feat. Dave Dub – Under the Streets
Third Sight – Baghdad
Jay Electronica – When the Levees Broke
La The Darkman – Doing It Again
Siah and Yeshua – Hairy Bird intro
Zest The Smoker – Micalina and the End
Matt Gamin – No One Rides for Free
K6A – As Tu Vu LHeure – (Smile) beat by Smilé
The Package – Hunt Or Be Hunted
Dashiell feat. p.e.a.c.e. and dj bobba – Automatic Diplomatic
Supa Koopa and Outkome – Fame
Nym – and then it dawned on me
Thoughts – freestyle [Recorded by CV]

Side B by Ming-Tzu

Ivan Ives – Back From Amsterdam
L.I.F.E. Long & UG of Cella Dwellas – Skrypt Keepahs
Aamir, 2Mex, Bigg Jus, Xczircles & K-The-I – City Of Lights
Little Vic – Sister Morphine
The Grouch – Never Die
Improv Logic – Missing Piece
Ivan Ives – Love Letter
The Grouch & Murs – The Bay To LA
La The Darkman & Willie The Kid – Hand On My Glock
Smoothe Da Hustler – Way Back (Pioneer Tribute)
Ariano, 2Mex & LifeRexall – All We Have

side c by g

in order of appearance:
noam chomsky / alaska in winter – balkan low rider anthem
9th prince – vandalism ft. tekitha, prod by freedom
p brothers – new religion ft. boss money
smoothe da hustler – home of the brave
g unit – grimey
l.i.f.e. long – skrypt keepahs ft. u.g. of the cella dwellas
guilty simpson – the american dream
chomskylude / free the robots – the bearded lady theme
living legends – the after hours (extended euro mix)
matt gamin – unknown
portishead – plastic
force mcs – live at broadway international (circa 1983)

We made a short post a few months ago commenting on Tekitha’s m*space page and her shelved EPIC album and, besides a very nice email she sent us, she also recently graced us with a comment. This led to a series of replies including one from Dark7 of Wu-International. Within a matter of one day it seems they contacted Tekitha for an interview and published it on online at wu-international.com. That’s pretty damn nice isn’t it? Wu-fans actually getting content fast? Amongst other things, Tekitha is prepping for a new album set to be released in 2007. Link to interview; previously: Tekitha – Rhythm And Blues, The Way It Should Be, mysp*ce.com/tekitha

Update: After re-reading my post I realized I jumped to a conclusion too soon so I contacted wu-international.com who clarified: “This is dark 7 invader, thanks for reaching out, yes the interview has been asked some time back, infact close to more than 7 weeks, but tekitha was very busy and only just got back to us on the 20th, and we published it yesterday, i have seen the post you made but it doesnt really matter, its all good, aim is to promote tekitha and get her name out there….”. Isn’t it nice to be able to revise and re-publish?

TEKITHA Says

PEACE ALL-
WELL THIS IS TEKITHA…AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK U FOR CHECKIN FOR ME…IDIOTS AT EPIC WAS THE CATCH PHRASE OF THAT SEASON BUT EVERYTHING FOR A REASON RIGHT? IT TOOK MORE TIME THAN EVEN I EXPECTED TO GET A TEAM TOGETHER, REPRESENTATION THAT UNDERSTOOD MY GOALS AND A PLAN OF ACTION THAT COULD BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT CEASING. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF TOOLS YOU NEED TO RELEASE A WORLDWIDE PROJECT…NOT TO MENTION IF I WAS BENT OVER A HOOD OF A CAR IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN AN EASIER TASK, I’M NOT MAD BUT THAT IS A SIMPLE TRUTH. I SAY THIS TO SAY, THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER AND YOU WILL NOT MISS THE RESURFACING OF MYSELF AND THE INTRODUCTION TO MY WISDOM BODY INC. FAMILY. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. PEACE
TEKITHA
WU TANG/ WISDOM BODY INC.

Have you ever wondered what Tekitha has been up to ever since the idiots at EPIC decided to shelve her full length? Did you ever wish you could get your hands on a copy of the album that never was, Wisdom Body? Well if you have, don’t hold your breath, because it will probably never see the light of day (someone please correct me if I’m wrong, I hope I’m wrong). But you can visit her mysp*ce page for some songs you probably never heard. The first one is free to download. Link