WildeTuna Exclusive Featuring Texas Reign

The Culture was blessed to link with Texas Reign, to get the exclusive on her recent release and what has been going on since the pandemic.

“I was coming of a year baby stint; I had two baby’s back-to-back 2020 and 2021 and it wasn’t a smooth experience. I promised myself after I recovered, I would come out swinging and create a body of work that represented me and my generation while simultaneously giving flowers to the artists that influenced my entire sound and writing style. I was sent this beat produced by Denzel ( @prod.mind ) and honestly, I couldn’t compose myself. I ran to my studio immediately. I am such a huge advocate for the era I grew up in. That BUSTA and Mariah song was a huge smash when it was out, and the sample was giving all the nostalgia. So, it felt like a tribute to them and that time.

It also was not lost on me that not giving up on myself and my dreams was self-care. And I needed to show not only myself what is possible but my babies.

In addition to that one thing, I know is if I needed to prove it to myself, by doing so might simultaneously influence another woman to do right by herself and chase her dreams.

As far creating the song,
I didn’t want to overthink or over analyze it. I just wanted to create a fun song that knocks and makes people feel how we felt back 106 N Park would come on.

I wanted to collab with a female artist and my husband and I (@iamsahmo) both instantly thought of Asia Sparks.

With Asia I’m not too cool to admit I started out as just a fan. A fan of her music, a fan of her spirit, her hustle and her work ethic. Asia and I worked on another song previously and it became an instant meshing of artistry. The authentic connection that we shared was just undeniable. She’s such a genuine beautiful person in and out. So, when I recorded IKWYW I knew she would complete it.

After the first song we did We started talking more and i grew to love her as a person. Just GOOD Infectious energy.

So, then we were like hey let’s go to Miami and shoot the video. I hit her up we booked a flight and the next day we were in Miami for a 24hour shoot. Boom. The rest is Herstory.”