Tierra Whack is a rapper, singer and songwriter from Philadelphia, best known for the 2018 mixtape Whack World, in which each of 15 tracks runs about a minute, and the 2024 album World Wide Whack.
Background
Tierra Whack has been active since around 2011, when she appeared in a freestyle video by the Philadelphia collective We Run the Streets. In 2017 she signed with Interscope Records and released her first singles under her own name, including “Mumbo Jumbo”, which later received a Grammy nomination for Best Music Video.
Releases
Whack World appeared on 30 May 2018 as both an album and a video album, and received Pitchfork’s Best New Music designation. In 2019 she joined XXL’s Freshman Class, played festivals including Coachella and Lollapalooza, and released the series of singles “Only Child”, “Clones”, “Gloria”, “Wasteland” and “Unemployed”. In December 2021 she released three EPs, Rap?, Pop? and R&B?.
Her second studio album, World Wide Whack, came out on 15 March 2024 through Interscope, followed by the mixtape Whack’s Museum on 19 June 2026 and a deluxe edition in October 2026. She has collaborated with artists including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Lil Yachty and Melanie Martinez, and has acted in Hustle (2022).
Where to start
Whack World is the defining early work. The featured video, “Unemployed”, is on her official channel.
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