Productions executive Big Mike, felt that she was ready to launch her music career, and he brought the singer in front of a who's who of several label execs.

Simmons then shared Marí's demo disc with Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group.

"[2] Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí was preceded by lead single "Make Her Feel Good," released on April 26, 2005.

[4] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that "despite her age and the amount of assistance, [Marí] sounds seasoned and in charge, entirely aware of who she is and what she's capable of doing.

A lean album at 45 minutes (with no guest verses or anything ending in "-lude"), at least five of its songs deserve as much play as the lead single, all of which are different enough from one another (both lyrically and sonically) to establish Marí as one to watch.