Gloves off, Mic On
Claressa Shields private listening party
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Rasheena McComb
11/2/20261 min read
rolling out studio
DaeTai Productions pulled up to Gloves Off, Mic On, Claressa Shields’ exclusive listening party and the champ came ready to make noise beyond the ring. With headlines buzzing around Shields, rapper Papoose, and the tension tied to his relationship history with Remy Ma, the conversation has been impossible to dodge. But Shields isn’t letting the chatter write her story: she’s stepping to the mic to put her own feelings on wax. The love she has for Papoose make her say it loud and clear that she's not worried about his ex. However she's preparing for whatever comes next.
The gloves are off, the beat is on, and Shields is trading jabs for bars. Rather than let the headlines keep throwing punches. The world middleweight champ is taking control of the narrative one lyric at a time. At Gloves Off, Mic On, she made it clear: when the noise gets loud, she knows how to bring her own.
For anyone just getting familiar with the Flint, Michigan, native, Shields is one of boxing’s most accomplished athletes. She's a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a world champion across multiple weight classes. She made history as the first American woman to win Olympic boxing gold, then built a professional career defined by power, discipline, and an undefeated record. Now she’s bringing that same competitive energy to music determine to the champ who can command a room whether she’s throwing punches or landing lines. The only knockout she's accepting is the love TKO single handled given by Papoose.
