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'Tanning Mom' Readies Debut Rap Single

Nutley native and tabloid favorite waves her tan in the air

Patricia Krentcil, infamously known as Tanning Mom, is on the mic and spitting rhymes.

The website RumorFix reports that Krentcil recorded her debut rap single, which opens with the tantalizing salvo "It's tan mom, b----," at a New York recording studio in late April.

Krentcil told RumorFix that the backing track of the song “It’s Tan Mom” was cobbled together from parts of hits like Rihanna’s “Diamonds In The Sky" and that her lyrics were largely improvised. 

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Krentcil's infamy began in April, 2012 when school officials noticed burns on her daughter's leg and reported the injuries to authorities. Following an investigation, Krentcil was arrested on April 24, 2012. Under New Jersey law, children under 14-years-old are banned from using tanning salons. 

The relatively outlandish nature of the charges drew national media attention and turned Krentcil into a tabloid sensation. As gossip news outlets like Gawker have noted, she has parlayed her status into nightclub appearances, that have reportedly created mini-scandals of their own

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