Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1

Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1 is the debut mixtape by American singer Mya. It is her first mixtape to be released by Young Empire Music Group with distribution from Fontana Distribution on September 29, 2009. The project came to surface when Harrison felt as though she had abandoned her U.S. fan base and wanted to release music for them. The mixtape served as Harrison's second independently released project on her own label imprint Planet 9 and was created to serve the "clubs, strip clubs, whips, and bedroom" with a predominantly southern sound.

Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1
Mixtape by
Mya
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Studio
  • The Base Studios (Washington, D.C.)
  • D4L Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • The Cutting Room Studios
  • Grindhouse Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Madd Studios
  • Music World Studios (Houston, Texas)
Genre
Length67:05
Label
  • Planet 9
  • Young Empire Music Group
  • Fontana
Producer
  • The Bama Boyz
  • Big Tyme
  • D. Botts
  • Mike "Trauma" D.
  • Jugrnaut
  • Jimmy Klev
  • Mr. Lee
  • Black Mike
  • Cory Mo
  • T-Minus
  • Joe Traxx
  • C. Wallace
  • Yonny
Mya chronology
Sugar & Spice
(2008)		 Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1
(2009)		 K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple)
(2011)
Singles from Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1
  1. "Show Me Somethin'"
    Released: August 31, 2009

Production on Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1 was primarily handled by in-house producers selected by Harrison; Young Yonny, The Bama Boyz, T-Minus, Arkatech Beatz and a host of others. Just as she did previously with her fifth studio album Sugar & Spice (2008), Harrison lent a hand in the songwriting process, co-writing several of the mixtape's tracks with many different artists and songwriters and served as executive producer to the project. Guest features included a then unknown Nicki Minaj, Houston native rappers Bun B, Chamillionaire, Trae, Slim Thug and Z-Ro and Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo.

Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1 spawned two promotional singles; the Bun B-assisted "Show Me Somethin'" and the T-Minus-produced track "Black Out". Although both singles were released to iTunes, neither single was serviced to radio.

Beauty & the Streets Vol. 1 debuted at number fifty-five on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on October 17, 2009.

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