Jordon Canada
Staff Writer
Fellow member of the female rap group City Girls, Jatavia Johnson, better known as “JT”, was officially released from prison on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Johnson was set to serve a two-year sentence after turning herself in July of 2018 on multiple charges of credit card fraud.
JT’s release from prison was greatly anticipated by her fans, and her music partner Caresha Brownlee better known as Yung Miami.
Keyaundra Wynn, a junior biology pre physical therapy major from Jackson, Miss., and a follower of the City Girls music said, “I am so relieved now that JT is being released so the City Girls can pick up where they left off, at number one.”
In true rapper fashion, Johnson did exactly that by releasing a “first day out song” entitled, “JT’s First Day Out.” Pierre “P” Thomas who is the head of the label Quality Control, in which the rapper is signed to, was interviewed by TMZ. During the interview, Thomas said, “JT is all work no play right now, she got out of prison and got straight on the studio bus and did her song before she even gave her momma a hug. She’s focused.”
The song began with a phone conversation between Johnson and Thomas in which Thomas expresses how he is ready for her to return home from prison.
JT showed gratitude to him by saying, “I remember when you first went off on us about doing music and we turned around and made two whole albums. You done turned two hood rats into superstars.”
The track which is produced by Twisted Genius had a Meek Mill’s Dreams and Nightmaresvibe, where it started with a slow emotional pace, then after the beat drops, the pace picked up and she added aggression.
During the song, JT assured listeners of three things: She does not have love for you guys, she is not Barney; if anyone plays with Yung Miami it will be a cold case; and if anyone tries her, she will be back in khakis and blue shoes.
The Act-Up rapper also dispelled rumors that began to circulate earlier in the year of her being impregnated by a correction officer saying, “How yall gone say a made b***h was pregnant from a CO. I don’t mess with cops or blockers; y’all b***hes slow.”
Destiny Harris a public health graduate student from Memphis Tenn., who is a fan of the City Girls said, “I’m glad we can finally say JT free instead of free JT. I love how she got out of jail and got straight into the booth, and her first day out song is just the beginning of what’s in store for the City Girls.
JT did more than just drop a song after being released from prison. The superstar rapper took to twitter to give women a little advice saying, “I was locked up with so many women who were in prison because they kept it real with men, and those men did not keep it real with them! I want you all to know whatever you do, don’t let a man influence you in the moment of love. If he loves you, he wouldn’t put you in those situations, period!”
Jackson State student Christopher Jones, a junior physical education major from Hazlehurst, Miss., talked about his point of view of JT’s tweet. “I agree with her tweet because of how society is today with the perception of ‘holding it down’. I feel as if a woman is playing her part in a mutual relationship, then males should do the same, said Jones.
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