Meet Tareah Cooper | MOTHER, MUSIC ARTIST, ENTREPRENEUR

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tareah Cooper and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tareah, as a parent, what have you done for you children that you feel has had the most significant impact?
AS A PARENT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I HAVE DONE AS A SINGLE PARENT IS NEVER LET THEM SEE ME SWEAT/CRY I HAVE ALWAYS SAID NO MATTER HOW HARD THIS THING CALLED LIFE GETS AS A SINGLE MOTHER MY KIDS WILL NEVER SEE ME SWEAT/CRY I PUSH EVERY DAY TO MAKE A WAY OUT OF NO WAY FOR MYSELF AND THEM I GO TO WORK EVERYDAY AND IT PUSHES THEM TO WANNA GO TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY I WANT THEM TO NEVER GIVE UP AND TO KEEP GOING AND FINISH WHAT THEY HAVE STARTED I BOUGHT THEM IN THIS WORLD SO ITS MY JOB TO SEE THEM THROUGH AND ITS THEIR JOB TO PUSH THROUGH SCHOOL AND FINISH‼️

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
MUSIC IS ME! I HAVE LOVED MUSIC SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL MY GRANDMOTHER R.I.P CURTIS MAE HAD ME IN THE CHURCH CHIOR I LOVE TO SING I USE TO WRITE LITTLE SNIPPETS ON PAPER WHEN I WAS 11 I GREW INTO RAPPING MORE THAN ANYTHING MY CLOTHING LINE “BERRII SWEET KISSES “ I GOT TO WHERE I AM TO DAY BY WORKING HARD & STUDYING HERE AND THERE I CALL IT STEPPING OUT ON FAITH IT HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN EASY BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS BEEN CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER AND MINOR SETBACKS ONLY TO COMEBACK STRONGER I OVERCAME THOSE OBSTACLES BY LOOKING AT MY KIDS EVERYDAY AND TELLING MYSELF THAT GIVING UP IS NEVER AN OPTION THEY ARE THE REASON I WOULD NEVER GIVE UP I LEARNED TO NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS NEVER BACK DOWN FROM WHAT YOU STARTED FINISH IT EVEN WHEN YOU WANNA GIVE UP P- pray
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MY STORY IS BIGGER THAN ME BIGGER THAN THE WORLD I AM A WALKING TESTIMONY MY BRAND IS ME CANNOT WAIT FOR THE WORLD TO SEE WE ARE BRINGING THE BRAND TO THE WORLD!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
IF MY BEST FRIEND WERE VISITING THE AREA WE MOST DEFINITELY WILL BE IN CHARLESTON SC, EATING AT THE UPPER KING VISITING THE ISLE OF PALMS PARK TAKING A WHOLE LOT OF TOURS I WOULD ALSO EAST SIDE SOUL FOOD I LOVE PLACES WITH HAPPY FACES HAPPY PEOPLE POSITIVE VIBES GOOD FOOD AND MUSIC

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Yesssss! BABY GOD IS MY WAY MAKER HE MAKES AWAY OUT OF NO WAY EVERY SINGLE TIME HE IS THE ONE I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT FIRST NEXT MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS MY FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT MY UNCLES ANDRE AND RICHARD JACKSON NEVER MISSED A SHOW MY AUNT MATTIE & COUSIN ALIYA THEY TAG TEAM AND ALWAYS KEEP MY KIDS DURING MY EVENTS MY COUSIN RAHIF HE ALWAYS GIVES ME MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES TO KEEP GOING . AMONGST OTHER PEOPLE NOLAN CORBITT THE OWNER OF THE CLUB WHERE I GET TO SHINE MY LIGHT AT FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. DA CAPTAIN BIG TONE (BTS STUDIOS) IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED AT FOR ME PLATINUM STUDIOS AS WELL MY GIRLS ERNICE, DESTINY & YASMINE THE SUPPORT IS ALWAYS REAL LAST BUT NOT LEAST GEMINI WILLIAMS , BMSG, LADY LUX WE ARE THE TEAM MY BIGGEST OF THEM ALL MY MOTHER REGINA MY SONS DEMETRIUS & LOYALTY MY DAUGHTERS LANEICE & DEMESHAY AND THE ICING ON THE CAKE THE HEAD OF MY SECURITY AND THE HEADACHE OF MY LIFE LOL DERRICK WILKINSON AKA FLIPP ALL THESE PEOPLE PLAY A BIG PART IN MY LIFE IF ONLY YOU KNEW MY STORY THANK YOU ALL

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