You probably know TierraWhack from her iconic 15-minute debut album Whack World. Now, she is embarking on a new adventure in jewelry after being named the first creative director of Banter by Piercing Pagoda. brookealamantia writes
Photo: Taylor Galloway/ You probably know Tierra Whack from her 15-minute debut album, Whack World, which she self-released in 2018. The Philadelphia-born and -raised rapper put herself on the map when it came to creative vision, pairing the record with a quirky visual album.
But now she’s ready to focus on what’s to come and embarking on a new adventure in jewelry after being named the first creative director of Banter by Piercing Pagoda. Ahead of the collection’s July 12 release, I chatted with the artist about why she’s excited for this collab and what’s next. My mom got my ears pierced at a very young age, and I had a little chain with a T on it, so I just feel like from the start, jewelry became this mandatory thing. It just does something, like a seasoning. So when the collab was presented, I was excited that I got to be a part of the whole process, meaning I’m designing the jewelry. I’m most excited about the earrings.I have this ring that says “whack,” and it’s so hip-hop.
I’m always looking for a way to not do what everybody else is doing. We’re all making music, but we have to find cool ways to give it to the people. Sometimes I’m in the studio and I might say that I want to do a certain kind of track, or I might not even know where I’m headed or where I’m going, but we start one way and we end up with something else. So with one of the tracks, “Heaven,” we started with an R&B vibe. And then by the end, it sounded like gospel.