Toya Johnson Revisits Her Days As A Rapper: "I Was Serious Too"

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Toya Johnson, Lil Wayne, Rasheeda Frost, Kirk Frost, Rapper
She uploaded a clip of her music video & Rasheeda Frost couldn't help but jump in the comments.

If you let them, your best friends can convince you that you can do anything, including becoming a Rap star. Reality star and author Toya Johnson may be best known as Lil Wayne's ex-wife, but she's developed a successful career separate from Weezy's music industry takeover. Toya, who is also the mother of Wayne's eldest child Reginae Carter, first met the rapper when she was 12, but these days she's enjoying life with her fiancé Robert Rushing and their young daughter, Reign.

Toya kicked off the week by taking a walk down memory lane to the days when she tried her hand at being a rapper. The reality star recalled the moment when Love & Hip Hop Atlanta's Kirk and Rasheeda Frost encouraged her to record a track and shoot a music video.

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"That one time @rasheeda and @frost117 had me thinking I was a rapper," wrote Toya in a caption to a post of a clip of her music video. "Man this was the good ol days. I was serious too...Don’t play with me." Rasheeda added in the comments, "Yasssssss b*tchhhhh a whole rapper [crying laughing emojis] we had so much fun."

She didn't become the next Lil Wayne, but she had a good time, nonetheless. Check out a brief bit of the video below and let us know if you remember this one.

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.