sweet tee

from Harlem, New York

 

Members

  • Tanya Winley

  • Paulette Winley (Rhymin’ and Rappin’)

Hip hop hits

Rhymin’ and Rappin’- 1979

Do you know this about sweet tee?

 
  • One of the first, if not the first, female rappers ever recorded.

  • She is the Daughter of Paul Winley, of Winley Records (active 1956-1985).

  • Some of the first records of female rappers were "Rhymin' and Rappin'" (1979), and Tanya's solo "Vicious Rap" (1980), both recorded and Winley Records.

  • Some say she holds some of Hip Hop's best singles during 1979 and 1980.

  • Tanya's career took a turn after Winley records closed due to legal issues involving Afrika Bambaataa.

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