Tenina Stevens (born December 21, 1971), better known by her stage name SUGA-T, is an American rapper from

Vallejo, California Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the ...

. She is a founding member of

The Click The Click was a hip hop group consisting of 4 members from Vallejo, California. The group's members are E-40 (Earl Stevens), his cousin B-Legit (Brandt Jones), his brother D-Shot (Danell Stevens), and his sister Suga-T (Tanina Stevens). Toge ...

, a rap group that also includes her brothers

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

and

D-Shot Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr. (born December 12, 1969), better known as D-Shot, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group the Click, which also included his siblings E-40 and Suga-T, as well a ...

and her cousin

B-Legit Brandt Jones (born January 13, 1968), better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. Early life Brandt "B-Legit" Jones graduated from General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Senior High School on June 17, 19 ...

. The Click released their debut album, '' Down and Dirty'', in 1992 through E-40's

Sick Wid It Records Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

, after which all four member released solo projects, with Suga-T's debut album '' It's All Good'' being released in 1993. In 1995 Sick Wid It signed a major label distribution deal with

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, an ...

, Suga-T then appeared on The Click's second album, ''

Game Related ''Game Related'' is the second studio album by American rap group The Click, released November 7, 1995, on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Mike Mosley, Roger Troutman, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at numbe ...

'' in 1995 and released her major label debut ''

Paper Chasin' ''Paper Chasin is the second studio album by Suga-T. It was released on February 27, 1996 through Sick Wid It and Jive Records. Background After releasing '' It's All Good'' independently, ''Paper Chasin'' was Suga-T's major label debut as Sick ...

'', which charted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 193. She also sings multi-genres of music, writes songs and is a TV, music and executive producer. Suga-T is currently working as a performer, author, speaker, vision partner coach and is the founder of Sprinkle Me Enterprise and Sprinkle Me School of Music and Vision. At one time she sacrificed her career and went back to school to complete an AA Business, BA Psychology and MA in Organizational Management, re-invented her brand and helps others re-invent their brand.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

* '' Down and Dirty'' with The Click (1992) * ''

'' with The Click (1995) * ''

Money & Muscle ''Money & Muscle'' is the third and final full-length studio album by American hip hop group The Click. It was released on September 25, 2001 through Sick Wid It/ Jive Records. Production was handled by Bosko, DJ Fingazz, Rick Rock, Studio Ton, A ...

'' with The Click (2001)

Compilation albums

* ''Gettin' It'' (2000)

Mixtapes

*''The Return of Suga-T: The Best Is Yet to Come'' (2010)

Extended plays

*''The All Woman Show'' (2011) *''Queen of the West'' (2017)

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

* ''Obstacles'' (2000) * ''Malibooty'' (2003) * ''Born to Be a Gangster'' (2003) * ''What Are the Chances?'' (2016) * ''16 Bars'' (2017)

Television

* ''

The Lyricist Lounge Show ''The Lyricist Lounge Show'' is an American sketch comedy series that aired on MTV from 2000 to 2001 that combined hip-hop music with raps interspersed throughout the sketches. As Wordsworth, BabeePower, and Master Fuol rap on the theme song: ...

'' (2000) * '' Unsung'' - Season 9 Episode 4 (2016) * ''

Hip Hop Honors The Hip Hop Honors is an annual event that airs on VH1. The television special honors old school and golden age hip hop rappers and contributors for their long-term influence and importance in the history of hip hop culture. It features live p ...

: All Hail the Queens'' (2016) * ''Young Grandmothers of Hip-Hop'' (2018) * ''Young Grandmothers Club'' (2018)

References

External links

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