Njena Reddd Foxxx
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Njena Reddd Foxxx | |
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| Born | Njena Surae Jarvis Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, ballroom |
| Occupations | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–2013 |
| Website | www |
Njena Surae Jarvis, known professionally as Njena Reddd Foxxx, is an American artist from Washington, D.C. who was active from 2012 to 2013.
2012: Ima Read
Originally from Washington, D.C., Jarvis moved to New York in 2000. She performed on Ojay Morgan's 2012 single "Ima Read".[1] The song was recorded in one night, directly into a computer microphone, and hasn't been re-recorded since.[2] On January 18, 2012, the song manifested[vague] into a music video directed by Ruben XYZ and quickly became a viral underground sensation.[3][failed verification][4][failed verification]
"[Reddd Foxxx] was given to me by Ojay on the night we recorded "Ima Read" -- it kind of just stuck. I think I loved it so much because I really love the comedian Redd Foxx a lot... There's a lot of what I love about his comedy in my work. That sort of crude humor is very similar to my own. I spelled it that way because I like everything to be symmetrical in groups of three. So, each name has five letters."
In May 2013, Jarvis and Katz opened for Die Antwoord and toured European festivals through August.[5] The duo opened for the British leg of Azealia Banks's Fantasea tour in late 2012.[6][7] "Ima read" also became the soundtrack for Rick Owens' and Alex Mattsson's Fall-Winter 2012/2013 and Fall-Winter 2013 collections, respectively.[8][9]
2013: Needful Things
Following the unexpected success of "Ima Read", Jarvis began penning several songs under her Reddd Foxxx persona, releasing them periodically on her SoundCloud account.
In September 2013, Jarvis was featured in a short film, modeling for British designer Kitty Joseph in association with Absolut Vodka. Jarvis' single "Watercolour" was used throughout the film.[10][11] On December 15, 2013, Jarvis released her debut EP Needful Things, in collaboration with London-based producer Jepordise.
