{{short description|American rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = TiaCorine | image = TiaCorine HotSpotATL Still (cropped).jpg | caption = TiaCorine in 2023 | birth_name = Tia Corine Thompson Shults<ref name=":11" /> | birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}} | years_active = 2013–present | label = {{hlist|South Coast Music Group|Interscope}} | current_member_of = The Scythe }} '''Tia Corine Thompson Shults,'''<ref name=":11">{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/919757170 |title=BIRDS |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> known professionally as '''TiaCorine''', is an American rapper and songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is best known for her singles "Lotto" and "FreakyT".<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Donald |title=TiaCorine: CORINIAN |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tiacorine-corinian/ |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US|date=October 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018212324/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tiacorine-corinian/|archive-date=October 18, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Tia Shults was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to a Shoshone mother and a Japanese-African American father.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Cydney |date=2023-04-24 |title=Why Bubbly Rapper-Singer TiaCorine Is Just Getting Started |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tiacorine-interview-rb-hip-hop-rookie-of-the-month-1235313824/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424181940/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tiacorine-interview-rb-hip-hop-rookie-of-the-month-1235313824/|archive-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hobbs |first=Thomas |date=2021-05-12 |title=Step Into TiaCorine's Animated Rap World |url=https://djbooth.net/features/2021-05-12-tiacorine-interview-audiomack |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=DJBooth |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512120942/https://djbooth.net/features/2021-05-12-tiacorine-interview-audiomack/|archive-date=May 12, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Alphonse |date=2023-04-03 |title=Don't Even Try to Put TiaCorine Into a Box |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/tiacorine-i-cant-wait-interview/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404021650/https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/tiacorine-i-cant-wait-interview/|archive-date=April 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In the fourth grade, Shults began performing at local talent shows and started taking flute and piano lessons.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=TiaCorine |url=https://www.southcoastmusicgroup.net/tiacorine |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=South Coast Music Group |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418122542/https://www.southcoastmusicgroup.net/tiacorine|archive-date=April 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended Winston-Salem State University and graduated with a degree in exercise physiology, originally planning to become a physician assistant.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ju |first=Shirley |title=TiaCorine On Viral Song "Lotto" & New Album 'The Sage of 34Corine' |url=https://flaunt.com/blog/tiacorine |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Flaunt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627061612/https://flaunt.com/blog/tiacorine|archive-date=June 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> While in college, she worked as a shift manager at Bojangles.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Seabrook III |first=Robby |date=2023-01-18 |title=The Break Presents - TiaCorine |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tiacorine-interview-the-break/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=XXL |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118180106/https://www.xxlmag.com/tiacorine-interview-the-break/|archive-date=January 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-12 |title=TiaCorine |url=https://journalnow.com/tiacorine/article_67f6babc-73dc-11ec-a06f-ef789e1135ce.html |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Winston-Salem Journal |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124194323/https://journalnow.com/tiacorine/article_67f6babc-73dc-11ec-a06f-ef789e1135ce.html|archive-date=January 24, 2022|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
== Career == === 2013–2021: ''34Corine'' === Shults began releasing music in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kyann-Sian |date=2020-07-27 |title=Get to know TiaCorine, the North Carolina rapper (maybe) co-signed by Drake |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/tia-corine-drake-lotto-stylist-2714545 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728221118/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/tia-corine-drake-lotto-stylist-2714545 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2017, she released her first major single, "Cabbage" with OG Spliff.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grossman |first=Aaron |date=2022-10-12 |title=Off The Porch Interview: TiaCorine Talks About Working w/ DaBaby, Kenny Beats, Signing Her Deal, Co-Sign From A$AP Rocky |url=https://dirty-glove.net/off-the-porch-interview-tiacorine-talks-about-working-w-dababy-kenny-beats-signing-her-deal-co-sign-from-aap-rocky/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Dirty Glove Bastard |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915041917/https://dirty-glove.net/off-the-porch-interview-tiacorine-talks-about-working-w-dababy-kenny-beats-signing-her-deal-co-sign-from-aap-rocky%EF%BF%BC/|archive-date=2024-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Elaina |date=2025-08-28 |title=TiaCorine Is Nearing Her Final Form |url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/8/tiacorine-is-nearing-her-final-form-hypetrak |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=Hypebeast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250828170737/https://hypebeast.com/2025/8/tiacorine-is-nearing-her-final-form-hypetrak|archive-date=August 28, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2019, she signed to the record label South Coast Music Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leggett |first=Caitlin |date=2023-11-13 |title=TiaCorine on signing a deal and morphing as an artist |url=https://www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2023-11-13/trappin-out-south-nc-ladies-leading-rap-game-tia-corine |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=WUNC |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122010741/https://www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2023-11-13/trappin-out-south-nc-ladies-leading-rap-game-tia-corine|archive-date=November 22, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 4, 2020, she released her debut EP, ''34Corine''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Meara |first=Paul |date=February 8, 2023 |title=#OnTheVerge: TiaCorine Talks Journey to Stardom, New Music and Upcoming Tour |url=https://www.bet.com/article/8757bf/ontheverge-tiacorine-interview-journey-freakyt-i-cant-wait-album |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=BET |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209223637/https://www.bet.com/article/8757bf/ontheverge-tiacorine-interview-journey-freakyt-i-cant-wait-album|archive-date=February 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Martinez |first=Kevin |date=15 September 2020 |title=A Track-by-Track Breakdown of TiaCorine's "34Corine" EP |url=https://www.papermag.com/tiacorine-34corine |work=Paper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819223204/https://www.papermag.com/tiacorine-34corine|archive-date=August 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The album featured the song "Lotto", which received significant traction on TikTok.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":7" /> On May 14, 2021, she released a follow-up to ''34Corine'' titled ''The Saga of 34Corine'', featuring guest appearances from Kenny Beats, DaBaby, and Frais006.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Aaron |date=2023-04-20 |title=Who Is TiaCorine? Meet The 'Freaky T' Rapper |url=https://uproxx.com/music/who-is-tiacorine/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Uproxx |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420201443/https://uproxx.com/music/who-is-tiacorine/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kyann-Sian |date=2023-08-04 |title=TiaCorine on 'FreakyT' and anime trap: "You cannot box me. I do what I want" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tiacorine-talks-freakyt-motherhood-alternative-rap-latto-wireless-3476453 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=NME |language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804142552/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tiacorine-talks-freakyt-motherhood-alternative-rap-latto-wireless-3476453|archive-date=August 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chiswo |first=Rufaro |date=June 11, 2021 |title=TiaCorine Develops Her Vivid "Anime-trap" World With The Saga of 34Corine |url=https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/spotlight-tiacorine |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The Luna Collective |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820164805/https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/spotlight-tiacorine|archive-date=August 20, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 27, 2021, she released her second EP, ''Pussy''.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Cambridge |first=Lou |date=2021-11-27 |title=Tap Into TiaCorine's New EP (SoundCloud Exclusive) |url=https://grooverelly.com/2021/11/27/tap-into-tiacorines-new-ep-soundcloud-exclusive/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Grooverelly |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202174145/https://grooverelly.com/2021/11/27/tap-into-tiacorines-new-ep-soundcloud-exclusive/|archive-date=December 2, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
=== 2022–2025: ''I Can't Wait'' and ''Corinian'' === On September 9, 2022, she released her debut album, ''I Can't Wait'', featuring guest appearances from UnoTheActivist, Kenny Beats, and Tony Shhnow.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Erika |date=2023-06-27 |title=TiaCorine Returns With "I Can't Wait" Album Ft. Kenny Beats, UnoTheActivist, Tony Shhnow |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/414857-tiacorine-returns-with-i-cant-wait-album-ft-kenny-beats-unotheactivist-tony-shhnow-new-mixtape |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011084958/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/414857-tiacorine-returns-with-i-cant-wait-album-ft-kenny-beats-unotheactivist-tony-shhnow-new-mixtape|archive-date=October 11, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Lana LeJarde |first=Arielle |date=April 26, 2023 |title=TiaCorine links up with Latto for "FreakyT" remix and music video |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/26/tiacorine-latto-freakyt-remix-music-video-watch |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=The Fader |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426202458/https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/26/tiacorine-latto-freakyt-remix-music-video-watch|archive-date=April 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The album featured the song "FreakyT", which received significant traction on TikTok.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Aron |date=2023-04-24 |title=TiaCorine Taps Latto For "FreakyT" Remix |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/665600-tiacorine-latto-remix-freakyt |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424173417/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/665600-tiacorine-latto-remix-freakyt|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She joined Key Glock on his ''Glockoma Tour'' from March to April 2023.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lange |first=Alexandra |date=2023-01-31 |title=Key Glock Welcomes TiaCorine to "Glockoma Tour," Along with Kenny Muney, Jay Fizzle, and Special Guest BigXThaPlug |url=https://audibletreats.com/key-glock_pr56/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Audible Treats |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307011200/https://audibletreats.com/key-glock_pr56/|archive-date=March 7, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 21, 2023, she released a remix to "FreakyT" featuring rapper Latto.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Regina |date=2023-04-28 |title=TiaCorine and Latto take over a mansion in new "FreakyT (Remix)" video |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-04-28/298609/tiacorine-latto-freakyt-remix-video/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Revolt |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506135045/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-04-28/298609/tiacorine-latto-freakyt-remix-video/|archive-date=May 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2023, she featured on the Curtis Waters album Bad Son, on the song "Petty".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diep |first=Eric |date=2023-06-23 |title=Curtis Waters Is Ready to End His ‘Bad Son’ Era |url=https://joysauce.com/curtis-waters-is-ready-to-end-his-bad-son-era/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624213452/https://joysauce.com/curtis-waters-is-ready-to-end-his-bad-son-era/ |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=JoySauce |language=en-US}}</ref> She was selected as member of the 2023 XXL Freshmen Class.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Aleia |date=2023-06-21 |title=2023 XXL Freshman Class Revealed |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/2023-xxl-freshman-class-revealed/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=XXL |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621163550/https://www.xxlmag.com/2023-xxl-freshman-class-revealed/|archive-date=June 21, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2023-06-21 |title=GloRilla, Central Cee, Lola Brooke & More Make XXL Freshman Class 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/xxl-freshman-class-2023-glorilla-central-cee-1235359401/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621235158/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/xxl-freshman-class-2023-glorilla-central-cee-1235359401/|archive-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>
thumb|TiaCorine performing in Brooklyn in 2023
On February 2, 2024, she released her fourth EP, ''Almost There'', under South Coast Music Group and Interscope Records with guest appearances from Key Glock, Luh Tyler, and Zelooperz.<ref name="Almost There">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tiacorine-releases-new-almost-there-ep-listen/|title=TiaCorine Releases New Almost There EP: Listen|website=Pitchfork|last=Corcoran|first=Nina|date=February 2, 2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202050552/https://pitchfork.com/news/tiacorine-releases-new-almost-there-ep-listen/|archive-date=February 2, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thefader.com/2024/02/02/new-music-friday-stream-projects-from-tiacorine-kirin-j-callinan-j-mascis-and-more|title=New Music Friday: Stream projects from TiaCorine, Kirin J Callinan, J Mascis, and more|magazine=The Fader|date=February 2, 2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202155025/http://www.thefader.com/2024/02/02/new-music-friday-stream-projects-from-tiacorine-kirin-j-callinan-j-mascis-and-more|archive-date=February 2, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She performed her first headlining tour, the ''Almost There Tour'', in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Lexi |date=2024-01-25 |title=TiaCorine Is Teaming Up With Monster Energy For The 'Almost There Tour' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/tiacorine-2024-tour-dates-almost-here-tour/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Uproxx |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125195010/https://uproxx.com/music/tiacorine-2024-tour-dates-almost-here-tour/|archive-date=January 25, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalil-Barrino |first=Marisa |date=2023-09-20 |title=TiaCorine Has No Limits |url=https://officemagazine.net/tiacorine-has-no-limits |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Office Magazine |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820170323/https://officemagazine.net/tiacorine-has-no-limits|archive-date=August 20, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She featured on the Denzel Curry single "Hot One" alongside ASAP Ferg in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Denzel Curry's 'Hot Ones' Video With TiaCorine & Ferg Locks The Block |url=https://uproxx.com/music/denzel-curry-hot-ones-video-tiacorine-ferg/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Uproxx |language=en-US|last=Williams|first=Aaron|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608022507/https://uproxx.com/music/denzel-curry-hot-ones-video-tiacorine-ferg/|archive-date=June 8, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Laura |date=2024-06-07 |title=Denzel Curry announces 'King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2' and new song featuring A$AP Ferg and TiaCorine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/denzel-curry-new-project-king-of-the-mischievous-hot-one-3762883 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=NME |language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607225305/https://www.nme.com/news/music/denzel-curry-new-project-king-of-the-mischievous-hot-one-3762883|archive-date=June 7, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She featured on the TisaKorean album ''In Silly We Trust'' in October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=2024-10-18 |title=New Music Friday: New Albums From Yeat, Benny The Butcher, 03 Greedo & More |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/new-rap-albums-yeat-benny-butcher-03-greedo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129180350/https://hiphopdx.com/news/new-rap-albums-yeat-benny-butcher-03-greedo/ |archive-date=November 29, 2024 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=HipHopDX |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2025, she featured on the Chance the Rapper album ''Star Line'', on the song "Gun In Yo Purse" alongside Young Thug,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=2025-08-15 |title=Chance The Rapper’s ‘Star Line’: All 17 Tracks Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/chance-the-rapper-star-line-tracks-ranked |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815233521/https://www.billboard.com/lists/chance-the-rapper-star-line-tracks-ranked |archive-date=August 15, 2025 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and on the Joey Valence & Brae album ''Hyperyouth'', on the song "Bust Down".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zanes |first=Anna |date=August 15, 2025 |title=5 things you don’t know about Joey Valence & Brae |url=https://www.altpress.com/joey-valence-and-brae-things-you-dont-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815193308/https://www.altpress.com/joey-valence-and-brae-things-you-dont-know/ |archive-date=August 15, 2025 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> She released her second album, ''Corinian'', on October 10, 2025. The album features guest appearances from Saweetie, Flo Milli, Smino, Wiz Khalifa, JID, and Pouya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Alexander |date=2025-10-13 |title=Corinian - Album by TiaCorine |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/952035-corinian-tiacorine |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229115539/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/952035-corinian-tiacorine|archive-date=December 29, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== 2026-present: ''Strictly 4 the Scythe'' === She featured on the Jordan Ward song "Carsex" from his January 2026 album ''Backward''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Caroline |date=January 30, 2026 |title=BACKWARD - Album by Jordan Ward |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/974347-backward-album-by-jordan-ward |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328043559/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/974347-backward-album-by-jordan-ward |archive-date=2026-03-28 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref> The rap group The Scythe, featuring TiaCorine, Denzel Curry, ASAP Ferg, Bktherula, and Key Nyata as members, formed in January 2026. The group's debut album, ''Strictly 4 the Scythe'', released on March 6, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=January 22, 2026 |title=Denzel Curry, TiaCorine, A$AP Ferg, Bktherula, and Key Nyata Form Supergroup the Scythe |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/denzel-curry-tiacorine-asap-ferg-bktherula-and-key-nyata-form-supergroup-the-scythe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260122190914/https://pitchfork.com/news/denzel-curry-tiacorine-asap-ferg-bktherula-and-key-nyata-form-supergroup-the-scythe/ |archive-date=January 22, 2026 |access-date=January 24, 2026 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
== Artistry == Shults has stated that the music her parents played to her as a child are a major influence on her, including artists such as Queen, Teena Marie, Sade, Sugarhill Gang, A Tribe Called Quest, Luther Vandross, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, The Notorious B.I.G., and Ginuwine.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ju |first=Shirley |title=TiaCorine / Meet the Anime-Trap Chameleon |url=https://flaunt.com/blog/tiacorine-meet-tiacorine-anime-trap-chameleon |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Flaunt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627061613/https://flaunt.com/blog/tiacorine-meet-tiacorine-anime-trap-chameleon|archive-date=June 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Kyesha |title=First Look Friday: TiaCorine Is An Anime Trap Princess |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/who-is-tiacorine-first-look-friday.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Okayplayer |language=en|date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505213545/https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/who-is-tiacorine-first-look-friday.html|archive-date=May 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ukiomogbe |first=Juliana |date=2020-09-10 |title=Rapper TiaCorine Loves Tattoos, Tarantino, and Tyler, the Creator |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/nice-to-meet-you-rapper-tiacorine-loves-tattoos-tarantino-and-tyler-the-creator |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Interview |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916072952/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/nice-to-meet-you-rapper-tiacorine-loves-tattoos-tarantino-and-tyler-the-creator|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She has described her music style as "anime trap."<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |date=2022-09-26 |title=TiaCorine is crafting her own superhero anime trap world |url=https://www.altpress.com/tiacorine-i-cant-wait-interview/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Alternative Press |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926142732/https://www.altpress.com/tiacorine-i-cant-wait-interview/|archive-date=September 26, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":9" />
== Personal life == Shults has a daughter, born in {{Birth based on age as of date|6|2022|September|26|noage=true}}.<ref name=":6" /> She is a fan of anime; her favorite shows include ''Hunter x Hunter'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Attack on Titan'', and ''Sailor Moon''.<ref name=":16" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson Jr |first=Keith |date=2024-04-25 |title=TiaCorine reveals creating "Blick" with Key Glock was a "really cool" moment – here's why |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/studio-sessions-tiacorine-talks-collaborating-with-key-glock-for-blick |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Revolt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518234326/https://www.revolt.tv/article/studio-sessions-tiacorine-talks-collaborating-with-key-glock-for-blick|archive-date=May 18, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She is a fan of streetwear fashion, and is known to wear a diamond chain necklace of Kirby.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":16" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=The Southern Rapper with a Diamond Kirby Chain |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-southern-rapper-with-a-diamond-kirby-chain/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Vice |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809103406/https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-southern-rapper-with-a-diamond-kirby-chain/|archive-date=August 9, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2023, she underwent vocal cord surgery and was unable to speak for two months.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2024-03-08 |title=TiaCorine Is Betting on Herself |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tiacorine-almost-there-ep-2024-tour-vocal-cord-surgery-1234983575/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308152409/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tiacorine-almost-there-ep-2024-tour-vocal-cord-surgery-1234983575/|archive-date=March 8, 2024|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name=":15" />
As of August 2025, Shults lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.<ref name=":16" />
== Discography == === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Details |- ! scope="row" |''I Can't Wait'' | * Released on: September 9, 2022 * Label: South Coast Music Group * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" |''Corinian'' | * Released on: October 10, 2025 * Label: South Coast Music Group, Interscope * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" |''Strictly 4 the Scythe'' {{Small|(with The Scythe)}} | * Released on: March 6, 2026 * Label: PH, Loma Vista
* Format: Digital download, streaming |}
=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Details |- ! scope="row" |''34Corine'' | * Released on: September 4, 2020 * Label: South Coast Music Group * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" |''The Saga of 34Corine'' | * Released on: May 14, 2021 * Label: South Coast Music Group * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" |''Pussy'' | * Released on: November 27, 2021 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" |''Almost There'' | * Released on: February 2, 2024 * Label: South Coast Music Group, Interscope * Format: Digital download, streaming |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{AllMusic}} * {{Discogs artist}} * {{MusicBrainz artist}} * {{IMDb name}}
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