![]() And her start, her initial success, and her legacy are intertwined with the career of Tommy Wright III-the innovative Memphis rapper, producer, and head of Street Smart Records whose eccentric sound and DIY approach have inspired major Southern rappers like Gucci Mane and Denzel Curry-and earned him a cult following that’s allowed him to claim legend status long after his time in the music business fell apart. Many of them came from the same southwest section of the city where she grew up. She put out two solo projects, 2006’s “It’s All On Me ” and 2012’s “Long Ovadue ,“ and recorded a tape called “Game Recognize Game ” in 2001, which was never widely released.Īs far as I can tell, pretty much every artist she worked with was from Memphis, like her. Many of her most famous lines came out before she could buy a beer-her first appearance was when she was 14 years old-spread exclusively through cassette tapes and CDs sold through car stereo shops or mail orders. Loko’s rap career spanned a 20-year period, from her first verses in the early ’90s to a slew of guest features in the mid-2010s. If you listened to the first track on Beyoncé’s latest album, “Renaissance,” then you know her now too- “I’m That Girl” opens with and then underlays a sample of Princess Loko’s verse on the 1995 Tommy Wright III track “Still Pimpin.'” But more people should have paid attention: Andrea Summers is a local legend, known to many people by her rap name, Princess Loko. ![]() Local media didn’t cover it most public reactions came from social media posts, YouTube comments, and a GoFundMe page created for her funeral expenses. In May 2020, a woman named Andrea Summers, a mother of three, died in Memphis just two months before her 41st birthday. This profile of Princess Loko was originally published by Scalawag Magazine. For more reporting that explores the intersection of popular culture and justice, sign up for Scalawag’s pop justice newsletter.
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