Women Ah Run Tings

Women Ah Run Tings was an all-female dancehall/reggae/R&B/hip hop Canadian group that existed from 1993 through to at least 2002. Nominated for a Canadian Reggae Award three times,[1] the group was founded by Lady Luscious (Jannett Scott-Jones).

La Bomba, a rapper, said "It was the first time I had met a bunch of females who thought it was cool to rock walls and play music."[2]

Members

At various, and sometimes overlapping, times:

  • MC Luscious[1]
  • Tini[3][4]
  • Derek Graham, guitar[1]
  • La Bomba, rapper[2]
  • Paula Gonzalez[1]
  • Mick the Specialist, bass[1]
  • Angel, vocals[3]
  • Rexx, rapper[1]

References
  1. Ho Sue, Michelle (11 November 1999). "Women ah running tings here" (PDF). Humber Et Cetera. p. 18.
  2. Melnyk, Adam, Visual Orgasm: The Early Years of Canadian Graffiti (Calgary, Alberta: Frontenac House Media, 2011) p. 76
  3. Liss, Sarah (7 March 2002). "Running tings: Women's reggae posse hang tough". NOW Toronto.
  4. "TolumiDE". Visual Collaborative. January 2019.
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