Georgia Anne Muldrow (born 1983) is an American musician from

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. In 2008, she co-founded the SomeOthaShip Connect record label with fellow artist and former husband Dudley Perkins.

Life and career

Georgia Anne Muldrow grew up in a musical environment of her session musician parents, the jazz guitarist

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and a singer, now Rickie Byars-Beckwith. In 2006, Muldrow released the debut EP, ''Worthnothings'', on

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. Her first album, ''Olesi: Fragments of an Earth'', was released on the label in that year. In 2012, she released ''

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'', an album entirely produced by

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, on SomeOthaShip Connect. In 2018, she released '' Overload'' on

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Style and influences

In ''

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'' article in 2009, rapper

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compared Muldrow's music to

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, and

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described her as "one of the most daring and important (albeit underappreciated) artists of her time".

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Olesi: Fragments of an Earth'' (2006) * ''Sagala'' (2007) * ''The Message Uni Versa'' (2007) * ''Umsindo'' (2009) * ''Early'' (2009) * ''SomeOthaShip'' (2010) * ''Ocotea'' (2010) * ''Kings Ballad'' (2010) * ''Vweto'' (2011) * ''Owed to Mama Rickie'' (2011) * ''The Blackhouse'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Denderah'' (2013) * ''The Lighthouse'' (2013) * ''Oligarchy Sucks!'' (2014) * ''A Thoughtiverse Unmarred'' (2015) * '' Overload'' (2018) * ''Vweto II'' (2019) * ''Black Love & War'' (2019) * '' Mama, You Can Bet!'' (2020) *VWETO III (2021)

Mixtapes

* ''Beautiful Mindz'' (2008)

EPs

* ''Worthnothings'' (2006) * ''Heaven or Hell'' (2010) * ''Ms. One'' (2014)

Singles

* "A Requiem for Leroy" (2006) * "Seeds" (2012) * "Tell Em (Remix)" (2012) * "Popstopper" (2013) * "Akosua" (2013)

Guest appearances

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- "Your Day Is Done", "Lights Out", and "One Minute More" from '' Triple P'' (2005) *

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- "Yet & Still" from ''Eric Lau Presents Dudley and Friends'' (2006) * Oh No - "T. Biggums" from '' Exodus into Unheard Rhythms'' (2006) *

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- "Fly Away" from ''

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'' (2007) *

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- "Master Teacher" from ''

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- "Roses" from ''

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'' (2009) * Electric Wire Hustle - "This World" from ''Electric Wire Hustle'' (2009) *

- "Out My Mind, Just In Time" from '' New Amerykah Part Two'' (2010) * Oh No - "Improvement" from ''

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'' (2013) * The Black Opera - "Beginning of the End" from ''The Great Year'' (2014) *

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- "Mr. Brownskin" from ''The Miner's Canary'' (2015) *

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- "The Message 2014", "Concentration", and "Flys Eye" from ''Southside Story'' (2015) * J-Zen - "God Music" from ''Managua'' (2015) *

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and

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- "Milestones" from ''Everything's Beautiful'' (2016) * Nosizwe - "The Best Drug" from ''In Fragments'' (2016) * Them That Do - "Trying to Say" from ''Them That Do'' (2016) * Eun - "Fox" from ''Darkness Must Be Beautiful'' (2018) *

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- "Runnin'" from ''

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'' (2018) * Clever Austin - "You Are All You Need" from ''Pareidolia'' (2019) * Kidd Mojo - "Pearls" from ''Dionysia'' (2020) * Sons Of The James - "Things I Should Have Said" from ''Everlasting'' (2020) * Seba Kaapstad - "Free" from ''Konke'' (2020) *

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- "Track07 (Georgia Anne Muldrow Version)" from ''

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'' (2021) *

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- "History Repeats" (Geemix) from '' Jaime (Reimagined)'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muldrow, Georgia Anne 1983 births Living people American women rappers American hip hop singers Singers from Los Angeles Stones Throw Records artists American women in electronic music 21st-century American women singers American funk singers 21st-century American rappers Brainfeeder artists Rappers from Los Angeles 21st-century American singers 21st-century women rappers