OMG Girlz On Growing Up In The Music Industry And Learning How To Say No

Pop group OMG Girlz candidly shares their experiences growing up in the music industry, shedding light on their challenges and revealing how they learned to assert themselves by saying no.

For context, OMG Girlz, an acronym for Officially Miss Guided, was founded in 2009 by Tameka "Tiny" Harris and later signed to her Pretty Girl Hustle record label. OMG Girlz consists of group members Zonnique Pullins (Tiny’s daughter), Bahja Rodriguez, and Breaunna Womack.

Despite the group performing on Harris' reality television shows the Tiny & Toya Show and T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, the OMG Girlz rose to fame after releasing their first official single, "Gucci This (Gucci That)," in 2011. That same year the group performed on the Scream Tour Next Generation after winning The Next Scream Star contest.

Immediately following the Scream Tour Next Generation exposure, OMG Girlz released other tracks, including "Where the Boyz At" and "Baddie," both of which were well received by the public.

OMG Girlz's success didn't stop there. In 2013, the group was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist, and in the summer of that same year, they also went on tour with Mindless Behavior. Sadly in 2015, OMG Girlz announced that they were disbanding to pursue solo careers.

Fast forward to 2023, the group revealed that they are officially releasing their first single together in over a decade titled "Lover Boy." In a recent interview with xoNecole’s Kayla Walker, OMG Girlz opened up about what they have learned in the music industry, especially prioritizing self-care. 

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