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'''Brittnee Moore''', known professionally by the stage name of '''BbyMutha''', is an American rapper. She was born in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. A single mother to two pairs of twins, BbyMutha's persona is heavily influenced by her experiences of black [[Single parent|single motherhood]]. In a 2017 interview Moore described herself as a '[[Housewife|stay-at-home mom]]' who earns her income through rapping.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She began her career through [[SoundCloud]], where she released her first track, "Slut". In 2017, she rose to prominence within [[underground hip hop]] after the video for her song "Rules" went viral. Her debut studio album, ''[[Christine (BbyMutha album)|Christine]]'', is scheduled for release in September 2018. The album is produced by SXYLK and My Friend Meesha.<ref></ref> She has collaborated with [[Rico Nasty]], [[DonChristian|DONCHRISTIAN]], and [[God Colony]].
== Early life and career ==
Moore was born and raised in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. Both of her parents were in high school at the time of her birth.<ref></ref> Moore was raised primarily by her mother, a religious [[Christian]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her father, a barber<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, was physically abusive.<ref></ref> She has a younger brother.<ref></ref>
Moore had a turbulent adolescence. At school, Moore was an outcast and was bullied.<ref></ref> At the age of 12, she moved to Pensacola with her mother.<ref></ref> After physically assaulting a teacher at her school, Moore was committed to a psychiatric ward, where she was diagnosed with [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] and [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|ADHD]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She was expelled from the school, and moved back to Tennessee.<ref></ref> By the age of 13, Moore had began selling drugs and having sex with older boys.<ref></ref> At 17, she became pregnant with her first pair of twins, Mekel and Mekeila, who she has raised alone, describing the children's father as a '[[Pedophilia|pedophile]]'.<ref></ref>
Moore would listen to rap music at her father's house during her summer break from school.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Beginning in early childhood, she enjoyed writing.<ref></ref> She began writing poetry in fourth grade<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and became interested in music and performance after participating and winning a dance competition with her cousins in elementary school.<ref></ref> She began rapping in tenth grade.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> During that year, Moore and her cousins formed a group called Money over Niggas.<ref></ref>
Moore's "first official song" as a solo artist was "Slut".<ref> Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> Moore released the song on [[SoundCloud]].
She performed under the stage name Cindyy Kushh from the age of "17 or 18"<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, before changing her stage name to BbyMutha. The name was inspired by her experience of being called a "baby mama" by the other female partner of her unfaithful boyfriend.<ref></ref>
After working in retail and in call centres for several years<ref></ref>, she became pregnant with her second pair of twins, Khloe and Tyler, after moving to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] to study Fashion Design.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The father of the twins was abusive, and he disapproved of Moore's rapping, leading Moore to take a hiatus from her rap career.<ref></ref>
After giving birth to her second pair of twins, Moore moved back to Chattanooga<ref></ref> and returned to rapping.<ref> Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> In December 2015, she released a three-song EP entitled ''Weave''.<ref></ref>
=== Breakthrough ===
In December 2016, Moore released the EP ''Glow Kit''. The EP was included in "20 best Bandcamp releases of 2017".
In 2017, the track "Rules", which was produced by [[Luna God|Luna God,]] was released as a single from the EP. The music video for the song was later released in August on YouTube <ref></ref>. The video went viral, and led to Moore to receive attention from prominent [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] musicians [[SZA (singer)|SZA]] and [[Kehlani]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The track was also played by [[Björk]] as part of a DJ set<ref></ref>, and was featured in [[The Fader|FADER]]'s "101 best songs of 2017".<ref></ref>
In 2018, Moore has released three EPs so far. In January 2018, ''Muthaz Day 2'' was released.<ref></ref> The EP featured production from Rock Floyd and [[Crystal Caines]].<ref> IndieCurrent|website=indiecurrent.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[BbyShoe]],'' which was released in February 2018 to positive reviews.<ref></ref> The EP also received praise from ''Pitchfork''.<ref> Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> In May 2018, Moore released a surprise EP entitled ''Free Brittanee.''<ref></ref> Moore performed at [[Pride Toronto|Toronto Pride]] in June 2018.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
"Indian Hair", a track from Moore's 2015 EP, ''Weave'', featured in the soundtrack to the second season of [[Netflix]] series ''[[Dear White People (TV series)|Dear White People]]''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
BbyMutha will support [[Sophie (musician)|SOPHIE]] at [[Pop Montreal|POP Montreal]] in September 2018.<ref></ref>
== Artistry ==
Moore's music has been described as genre-defying. Her lyrics address themes including [[sexism]], sexuality, and relationships, and have been described as [[Sex-positive movement|sex positive]].
=== Influences ===
Moore has credited [[Gucci Mane]] as her biggest musical influence.<ref></ref> She has also listed [[Southern hip hop]] artists [[Trina]], [[La Chat]], and [[Gangsta Boo]] as influences.<ref></ref> She has described her music as being influenced by living in the ghetto in Chattanooga.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her music is also influenced by her religious upbringing in Tennessee, in the [[Bible Belt]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
She is known for having a colourful fashion sense and frequently wearing different wigs<ref></ref>. Moore has named [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Lil Kim]], and [[Kelis]] as style influences.<ref></ref>
== Controversies ==
Moore has received abuse on [[Twitter]], particularly after the viral success of "Rules".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Moore has accused detractors of [[colorism]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, for example for saying that she should have sold her song to [[Nicki Minaj]], a lighter skinned black rapper.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Personal life ==
Moore lives in Tennessee with her four children. Her father lives next door to her, and helps her with childcare when she travels to perform.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In a 2015 interview, Moore stated that she is not at a point in her life where she is ready for a relationship, having previously had unhealthy relationships.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:African-American female rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rappers from Tennessee]]
<references />
== Early life and career ==
Moore was born and raised in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. Both of her parents were in high school at the time of her birth.<ref></ref> Moore was raised primarily by her mother, a religious [[Christian]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her father, a barber<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, was physically abusive.<ref></ref> She has a younger brother.<ref></ref>
Moore had a turbulent adolescence. At school, Moore was an outcast and was bullied.<ref></ref> At the age of 12, she moved to Pensacola with her mother.<ref></ref> After physically assaulting a teacher at her school, Moore was committed to a psychiatric ward, where she was diagnosed with [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] and [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|ADHD]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She was expelled from the school, and moved back to Tennessee.<ref></ref> By the age of 13, Moore had began selling drugs and having sex with older boys.<ref></ref> At 17, she became pregnant with her first pair of twins, Mekel and Mekeila, who she has raised alone, describing the children's father as a '[[Pedophilia|pedophile]]'.<ref></ref>
Moore would listen to rap music at her father's house during her summer break from school.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Beginning in early childhood, she enjoyed writing.<ref></ref> She began writing poetry in fourth grade<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and became interested in music and performance after participating and winning a dance competition with her cousins in elementary school.<ref></ref> She began rapping in tenth grade.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> During that year, Moore and her cousins formed a group called Money over Niggas.<ref></ref>
Moore's "first official song" as a solo artist was "Slut".<ref> Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> Moore released the song on [[SoundCloud]].
She performed under the stage name Cindyy Kushh from the age of "17 or 18"<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, before changing her stage name to BbyMutha. The name was inspired by her experience of being called a "baby mama" by the other female partner of her unfaithful boyfriend.<ref></ref>
After working in retail and in call centres for several years<ref></ref>, she became pregnant with her second pair of twins, Khloe and Tyler, after moving to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] to study Fashion Design.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The father of the twins was abusive, and he disapproved of Moore's rapping, leading Moore to take a hiatus from her rap career.<ref></ref>
After giving birth to her second pair of twins, Moore moved back to Chattanooga<ref></ref> and returned to rapping.<ref> Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> In December 2015, she released a three-song EP entitled ''Weave''.<ref></ref>
=== Breakthrough ===
In December 2016, Moore released the EP ''Glow Kit''. The EP was included in "20 best Bandcamp releases of 2017".
In 2017, the track "Rules", which was produced by [[Luna God|Luna God,]] was released as a single from the EP. The music video for the song was later released in August on YouTube <ref></ref>. The video went viral, and led to Moore to receive attention from prominent [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] musicians [[SZA (singer)|SZA]] and [[Kehlani]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The track was also played by [[Björk]] as part of a DJ set<ref></ref>, and was featured in [[The Fader|FADER]]'s "101 best songs of 2017".<ref></ref>
In 2018, Moore has released three EPs so far. In January 2018, ''Muthaz Day 2'' was released.<ref></ref> The EP featured production from Rock Floyd and [[Crystal Caines]].<ref> IndieCurrent|website=indiecurrent.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[BbyShoe]],'' which was released in February 2018 to positive reviews.<ref></ref> The EP also received praise from ''Pitchfork''.<ref> Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> In May 2018, Moore released a surprise EP entitled ''Free Brittanee.''<ref></ref> Moore performed at [[Pride Toronto|Toronto Pride]] in June 2018.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
"Indian Hair", a track from Moore's 2015 EP, ''Weave'', featured in the soundtrack to the second season of [[Netflix]] series ''[[Dear White People (TV series)|Dear White People]]''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
BbyMutha will support [[Sophie (musician)|SOPHIE]] at [[Pop Montreal|POP Montreal]] in September 2018.<ref></ref>
== Artistry ==
Moore's music has been described as genre-defying. Her lyrics address themes including [[sexism]], sexuality, and relationships, and have been described as [[Sex-positive movement|sex positive]].
=== Influences ===
Moore has credited [[Gucci Mane]] as her biggest musical influence.<ref></ref> She has also listed [[Southern hip hop]] artists [[Trina]], [[La Chat]], and [[Gangsta Boo]] as influences.<ref></ref> She has described her music as being influenced by living in the ghetto in Chattanooga.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her music is also influenced by her religious upbringing in Tennessee, in the [[Bible Belt]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
She is known for having a colourful fashion sense and frequently wearing different wigs<ref></ref>. Moore has named [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Lil Kim]], and [[Kelis]] as style influences.<ref></ref>
== Controversies ==
Moore has received abuse on [[Twitter]], particularly after the viral success of "Rules".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Moore has accused detractors of [[colorism]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, for example for saying that she should have sold her song to [[Nicki Minaj]], a lighter skinned black rapper.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Personal life ==
Moore lives in Tennessee with her four children. Her father lives next door to her, and helps her with childcare when she travels to perform.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In a 2015 interview, Moore stated that she is not at a point in her life where she is ready for a relationship, having previously had unhealthy relationships.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:African-American female rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rappers from Tennessee]]
<references />
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