Tyleenofficial

BIO

Discovered in 2017 through the track Plan$ recorded alongside rappers; Flawless & Joe Rocca, Tyleen quickly attracts attention within the Montreal rap scene. Originally from the LaSalle neighbourhood, the young rapper quickly earned her seat in the English rap community where women are still under-represented.

After joining label Make it Rain in 2018, the rapper successfully delivers raw rap; a genre reminiscent of the aesthetics of gangsta rap. Uninhibited and aware of her seductive power, Tyleen chooses to claim her feminine identity by appropriating unapologetically the codes of street culture similarly to her male counterparts. She draws inspiration from the lineage of female MCs that have pioneered rap music, from Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and Missy Elliott to contemporary artists such as Meg Thee Stallion and Cardi B.

Provocative, the new hip-hop diva does not hesitate to detail shamelessly stories & lyrics around violence, drugs, and the s*x industry. Although Quebec hip-hop has long marginalized female contributors, Tyleen has never seen the rap industry as a ‘boys club’. Through her work, Johnson becomes a promising embodiment of an artist capable of conquering the music scene locally and internationally.