Vintage Curses is the second studio album by American rapper Tairrie B, released August 14, 2015 as a free download via her official bandcamp page.
[1] The album marked her return to rap music after a hiatus of more than 20 years spent fronting the metal bands Tura Satana (aka Manhole) and My Ruin.
[2] Speaking to Vice Magazine,[3] Tairrie B described the mood and musical stylings of Vintage Curses "I am a West Coast woman at heart and I respect the architects such as Ice T, Ice Cube, MC Ren, WC, Mack 10, King T, Low Profile, The D.O.C.
The influence is honest" The video for the album's leading track 'Beware The Crone' was published to Tairrie B's official YouTube channel on June 15, 2015 accompanied by lyric video and album teaser[4] In an interview with LA Weekly[5] Tairrie discussed the song title 'Beware The Crone' and her return to rap music saying "On one hand, calling myself the 'Crone' is meant with a wink and a bit of tongue-in-cheek.
On September 16, 2015 Tairrie unveiled the 'Beware The Crone (Hecate Remix)' via SoundCloud by St Louis producer PaleFace Junkies [6] and on October 28, 2015 Tairrie released the 'Wicked Witch Of The West Coast (Mediatrix Remix)' single via SoundCloud by British producer Nina Mediatrix [7]