Dominique Young Unique’s ass-shaking moves in her new video are nothing compared to her days as a $3,000-a-night (£1,800) stripper.
The singer told Guilty Pleasures she’s not ashamed of her flesh-baring past as a teenager.
‘I didn’t do it because I wanted to, I did it because I needed fast money to help my mother and my family out through the struggles,’ the Florida native revealed.
‘My slowest nights I would make $3,000 a night. It was pretty cool. It didn’t make me feel like a whore.
‘No dudes used to touch me. The only thing you have to do is just show your sexy body, do a couple of moves, probably talk in a couple of guys ears, shake your ass and then you’ve got you some money. It’s fast money.’
The 24-year-old swiftly headed to London at 17 and landed a record deal. She is set to storm the charts with her debut single Throw It Down – produced by DJ Fresh and Benga – which features in a Lucozade ad.
The tiny-framed rapper is happy to shake her booty in her music video but wishes she had more junk in her trunk.
‘Sometimes I think of getting a butt job but I think I will stay natural. It’s better that way. Maybe I should start working out and get some ass back there,’ she added.
[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Wednesday 26 March 2014]
