Njena Reddd Foxxx

Njena Surae Jarvis, known professionally as Njena Reddd Foxxx, is an American artist from Washington, D.C. who was active from 2012 to 2013.

Life and career

2012: Ima Read Originally from Washington, D.C., Jarvis moved to New York in 2000. She performed on Ojay Morgan's 2012 single "Ima Read". The song was recorded in one night, directly into a computer microphone, and hasn't been re-recorded since. On January 18, 2012, the song manifested into a music video directed by Ruben XYZ and quickly became a viral underground sensation.

"[Reddd Foxxx] was given to me by Ojay on the night we recorded "Ima Read" -- it kind of just stuck. I think I loved it so much because I really love the comedian Redd Foxx a lot... There's a lot of what I love about his comedy in my work. That sort of crude humor is very similar to my own. I spelled it that way because I like everything to be symmetrical in groups of three. So, each name has five letters." — Jarvis, on the origin and spelling of her stage name The duo opened for the British leg of Azealia Banks's Fantasea tour in late 2012. "Ima read" also became the soundtrack for Rick Owens' and Alex Mattsson's Fall-Winter 2012/2013 and Fall-Winter 2013 collections, respectively.

2013: Needful Things Following the unexpected success of "Ima Read", Jarvis began penning several songs under her Reddd Foxxx persona, releasing them periodically on her SoundCloud account.

In September 2013, Jarvis was featured in a short film, modeling for British designer Kitty Joseph in association with Absolut Vodka. Jarvis' single "Watercolour" was used throughout the film. On December 15, 2013, Jarvis released her debut EP Needful Things, in collaboration with London-based producer Jepordise.

Discography

Extended plays Needful Things (2013)

Singles "Ima Read" (with Zebra Katz) (2012) "Silly Bitch" (2012) "Flex" (2012) "Hold My Purse" (feat. Goodluck) (2012) "Watercolour" (2013)

Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) Notes "Ima Read" (with Zebra Katz) 2012 Ruben XYZ "Watercolour" 2013 Rohan Wadham ad for Absolut Vodka x Kitty Joseph