MC Trouble, The First Female Rapper Signed to Motown Records
61 years ago when Motown Records was created, it brought forth a unique sound that helped shape American music and history, as it launched the music careers of countless legendary artists. However, some had their careers cut too short while they were on the verge of success. LaTasha Sheron Rogers, better known as MC Trouble, became Motown Record’s first female rapper around the age of 18 but she passed away too soon by a brain tumor. She kept her health issues to herself and continued to record and perform as often as she could. Many believe that had she lived, she would have been placed among Hip Hop’s elite and taken over the industry with her lyrical prowess.
She wrote, arranged, and produced her first and only album entitled Gotta Get a Grip (1990), which birthed the minor hit single (I Wanna) Make You Mine with R&B trio The Good Girls. The single, released May 25, 1990, reached #15 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart at the time.
Sadly, a brain tumor would end her life, at a time she was producing her second album. MC Trouble’s death on June 4, 1991, shook the Hip Hop community, and a host of tributes from stars followed.
Read the whole article on MC Trouble’s legacy via face2faceafrica.com.
Wow. You are bringing back memories. I was in negotiations to work on production for her album when she passed. Leaders of the New School was on deck too!