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Suga-T
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Suga-T in June 2011
Background information
Birth name Tenina Stevens
Born (1971-12-21) December 21, 1971 (age 52)
Origin Vallejo, California
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1988 – present
Labels
  • Jive
  • Sick Wid It
  • Hip Hop Mom
  • Suga-T Music Publishing
  • Pushin Hits
Associated acts The Click

Tenina Stevens (born December 21, 1971), better known by her stage name SUGA-T, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. She is a founding member of The Click, a rap group that also includes her brothers E-40 and D-Shot and her cousin B-Legit.

The Click released their debut album, Down and Dirty, in 1992 through E-40's Sick Wid It Records, after which all four member released solo projects, with Suga-T's debut album It's All Good being released in 1993. In 1995 Sick Wid It signed a major label distribution deal with Jive Records, Suga-T then appeared on The Click's second album, Game Related in 1995 and released her major label debut Paper Chasin', which charted on the Billboard 200 at No. 193. She also sings multi-genres of music, writes songs and is a TV, music and executive producer. Suga-T is currently working as a performer, author, speaker, vision partner coach and is the founder of Sprinkle Me Enterprise and Sprinkle Me School of Music and Vision. At one time she sacrificed her career and went back to school to complete an AA Business, BA Psychology and MA in Organizational Management, re-invented her brand and helps others re-invent their brand.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Release Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B
It's All Good
  • Released: April 16, 1993
  • Label: Sick Wid It
 — 88
Paper Chasin'
  • Released: February 27, 1996
  • Label: Sick Wid It, Jive
 193 28
Be About It
  • Released: April 23, 2007
  • Label: Sprinkle Me Enterprise / Inspirationz By Suga, Inc
 — —
The Game Needs Me
  • Released: January 8, 2010
  • Label: Sprinkle Me Enterprise / Inspirationz By Suga, Inc
 — —

Collaboration albums

  • Down and Dirty with The Click (1992)
  • Game Related with The Click (1995)
  • Money & Muscle with The Click (2001)

Compilation albums

  • Gettin' It (2000)

Mixtapes

  • The Return of Suga-T: The Best Is Yet to Come (2010)

Extended plays

  • The All Woman Show (2011)
  • Queen of the West (2017)

Soundtrack appearances


Title

 Release Other artist(s) Soundtrack
"Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto" 1995 The Click, Levitti Tales from the Hood
"Suga Daddy" 1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
"On the Grind" The Click, Mike Marshall Original Gangstas
"Gotta Have Game" The Click Phat Beach
"Why You Wanna Funk?" The Click, Spice 1 High School High
"Struggled & Survived" 1997 The Click, Levitti Dangerous Ground
"...' They Nose" 1999 The Click Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire
"Ghetto Celebrity" E-40, Celly Cel
"If You Don't Want None" 2000 Nurse Betty
"Who Owns It" Live ... Girls Unite
"Comin' Up on Somp'n" 2001 E-40 Pootie Tang
"Captain Save a Hoe" 2013 The Click Grand Theft Auto V

Filmography

Film

  • Obstacles (2000)
  • Malibooty (2003)
  • Born to Be a Gangster (2003)
  • What Are the Chances? (2016)
  • 16 Bars (2017)

Television

  • The Lyricist Lounge Show (2000)
  • Unsung - Season 9 Episode 4 (2016)
  • Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
  • Young Grandmothers of Hip-Hop (2018)
  • Young Grandmothers Club (2018)
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