Tierra Whack Is the Philly Surrealist Taking Rap into Another Dimension
A day in Philadelphia with the 22-year-old creator of a strange and wonderful universe she calls 'Whack World.'
It’s four minutes to 11 on the set of Philadelphia’s only entertainment talk show. Talent was expected to arrive an hour earlier for the taping of The Q on FOX, but Tierra Whack enters the studio for her first televised performance with less than five minutes to spare. Managers and a beauty team hurricane around her and if it weren’t for a glimpse of her iridescent, confetti-like two-piece ensemble, you might have missed her. Commotion aside, the mood is tense. The walk backstage is eerily quiet with the exception of the ruffling of the tinsel from Whack’s outfit. A snippet of “Flea Market” peaks from the sound system and the host announces that Whack will arrive after the commercial break.. MORE
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