JT is officially ready to embark on her solo journey in full force with the release of her debut effort, City Cinderella.
The former City Girls rapper announced the title of the LP along with its release date and striking cover in a post to Instagram on Tuesday (July 2).
“City Cinderella coming….7/19,” she wrote with a crown and an ice cube emoji. “Pre-save link in bio. My hands shaking posting this. Juvies we here…”
The cover features a naked JT – but her entire bottom half is made out of ice (or possibly glass). A glass slipper sits nearby as the Florida native wears a crown on her head.
“JATAVIA .. this ARTWORK!!??? UR MIND UR WILLINGNESS TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE over and over,” an impressed SZA said of the cover.
Back in February, JT dropped her first official solo song “Sideways” and quickly found success, as weeks later it became the No. 1 most-added song on United States Urban Radio.
When reacting to the news on Instagram, she wrote: “Ahhhhhh! [three champagne bottle emojis] SIDEWAYS the number #1 most added at urban radio! & That’s because of yall & every PD, MD & most importantly the DJ’s! I’m so humble & grateful.”
The 31-year-old also took her solo act on the road with a series of dates throughout March and April without her City Girls groupmate Yung Miami in a continued bid to establish herself as a star in her own right.
In April, she collaborated with Doechii on the single “Alter Ego.”
The long-awaited collaboration between the two Hip Hop powerhouses was hyped up by none other than SZA, who sang its praises on social media.
Under Doechii’s post announcing the new song, SZA commented: “THIS IS MY FUCKING SHITTT IM BOUT TO RIP MY FUCKING PUBES OUT !!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.”
The SOS singer also took to her Instagram Stories to share a video JT posted to stir up excitement for the song. Above the reshare, the New Jersey singer wrote: “3/29 she bout to drop the craziest song I’ve heard all year .. fuck. God bless everybody [laughing emoji].”
About the new record, Doechii shared: “I accidentally created my own genre with this one.. this record doesn’t sound like anything out right now. I’m so excited for y’all to experience this song, this visual, and this ERA with me! when they ask you.. tell em it’s editorial rap; if hip hop and house music had a baby.”
Back in April of this year, it was reported that two of 6ix9ine's vehicles were seized due to alleged "nonpayment of internal revenue taxes." The vehicles included a Lamborghini Urus and a Bentley Continental GTC, which are both decorated with rainbow paint splatters. Of course, their unique design made them pretty tough to miss, and photos of them at a facility were quick to turn up online. Shortly after, it was revealed that his entire Florida home had actually been raided, and that authorities took several more of his belongings too.
At the time, 6ix9ine was in the Dominican Republic sorting out some other legal issues. Late last month, he returned to the U.S., though it's unclear whether or not he plans to stay. What is clear, however, is that he's unlikely to get his cars back. According to No Jumper, they're currently up for auction on a government website.
Bidding is set to begin tomorrow (July 8), and each of the vehicles has a starting bid of $20K, which is expected to increase quickly once bids start to roll in. Based on photos from the site, one of the vehicles still has what appears to be a bullet hole in his driver side window, which sparked some concern and speculation shortly after it was confiscated. At the time of writing, it still remains unclear exactly when and how that happened.
6ix9ine has yet to comment on the seizure of his vehicles, or the upcoming auction. What do you think of 6ix9ine's vehicles showing up on a government auction site? What about them being confiscated due to his alleged failure to pay taxes? How much to you think they'll end up being auctioned off for? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
