9 out of 10 review from 50artists50states.com
A SOUTHERN STORM OF STYLE AND SWAG
Mrs. Dolla Artist Bio
“Learn to live life to the fullest and fly high with feeling.” – Mrs. Dolla
It’s a hot, humid summer day in Georgia. Now, imagine trying to outrun one of those big-time thunderstorms that blow through the southern skies. You can’t. The best you can do is take cover and enjoy the show. It’s the same way with the pure, unbridled power of one truly exceptional singer, songwriter, and performer. Her name is Britney Solomon.
Britney is better known as Mrs. Dolla, and she grew up in a small town called Baxley in rural Georgia. You can bet your bottom dollar that no one can outrun her power. Mrs. Dolla’s potent blend of urban R&B, pop, and deep-soul is like a southern storm of style and swag.
The artistic evolution from Britney Solomon into Mrs. Dolla began when she was just a child. “My parents had a performing music group for years, which hugely influenced me,” she explains. However, she first experienced the thrill of vocal performances at church services. She watched, mesmerized, as soloists and the choir performed. At the tender age of nine, she was the one out front performing as a vocalist at her church.
She taught herself to play drums as a teenager and dabbled in songwriting. However, God’s House proved to be the spot of another crucial turning point in her career. In her early teens, she met a talented musician at church who would eventually become her husband. They combined their musical abilities, giving Britney access to his musical skill-set, production, and state-of-the-art equipment. You could say it was a match made in Heaven.
In 2008, Britney began performing outside the church and experimenting with other music genres she listened to as a child and teen. “I listened to everything … Michael Jackson, Missy Elliot, R. Kelly, and all the new-school stuff. Furthermore, I was even listening to old-school artists like Teddy Pendergrass and Al Green,” she explains. As Mrs. Dolla, she released her first mixtape in 2012, and it yielded some early success.
“Still My Baby,” was the first single she dropped to radio. It received attention and airplay, making her a headliner at the Fair Shot Music Festival in Atlanta. During 2013 and 2014, Mrs. Dolla continued releasing singles from her debut with Dr. Dolla of DDP Entertainment. Her music gleaned new attention, allowing her to work beside A-list artists such as Lenny Cooper, Lomax Spaulding, and The Lacs. She wowed the crowds with her rendition of the National Anthem at the famous Slopoke Mud Boggin in Eastman, Georgia.
Mrs. Dolla dances to the beat of her own set of drums and no other drummer. She sets out to conquer, saying, “I never want to get stifled; I need to be everywhere, never in one spot.” She is much like that thunderstorm that wows you on a hot summer day. Mrs. Dolla equals power. You can bet your bottom dollar that you can outrun her, but you’ll lose this chase… she’s a southern storm of swag and style.
