“Before she linked with Rippa On The Beat for “Fool Me Once,” Traniece, aka Tierra Thompson hustled her way through the literary world as an author and poet.” -Tony Centeno As the digital age reached its peak, Tierra began dropping freestyles on her Instagram page, effortlessly destroying social media “challenges” to popular instrumentals. As the videos of her confidently executing rhymes in the driver’s seat of her 2000 Saturn went viral, she garnered the interest of thousands of strangers online who soon became her biggest supporters. After uploading freestyles to “Act Up” and “Rock,” Tierra captured the attention of Pierre “Pee” Thomas, co- founder of Quality Control Music and discoverer of the City Girls and platinum-recording artist Plies. Thompson describes her style as “sophisti-ratchet,” a crossover between sophisticated and ratchet; qualities exemplified in her verses that let women know its perfectly okay to be both. She collaborated with artists such as @Major Nine, @Bushy B, and Bre the Bucket Hat Don as they utilized her unique ability to infuse her poetic lyrics to bring out sensual elements in their tracks. It was a heartbreak, a notebook, and an on-call producer that led to the transformation of Tierra Traniece into more than just a contributor, but a solo artist with the debut of her breakthrough single “Fool Me Once.” ~ Al’Laiya Proff