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Tieshay Cheryl also known as Respect The Mic, is a multifaceted singer/songwriter, spoken word artist, lyricist and speaker.Tieshay has had the opportunity to provide the insuring motivating opening spoken word for prominent figures such as Michael Skolnick (ActIvist/News Commentator) and Sabrina Fulton ( Trayvon Martin's Mother). Tieshay has been a contestant on the PBS talent search with WHYY and performed as a Flo Poet for Grammy nominated artist/ writer Natalie ‘FLO’ Stewart aka The Floacist of Floetry. Most notably Tieshay has independently completed her first studio album UNSUNG BLXCKBYRD inspired by the beautiful Ms. Nina Simone. UNSUNG BLXCKBYRD has led Tieshay to be interviewed on WURD 96.1 FM and Heart of The City 860 AM, Philadelphia PA on numerous occasions.

Tieshay Cheryl is a proud Black woman born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tieshay has been surrounded by creativity, music and the performing arts her entire life. Tieshay got her start as a performing artist during her elementary school year's as a member of the African drum team. Later in High School she would join the choir, drum line and become a performing spoken word artist. Music has been apart of Tieshay's life for as long as she can remember, from Karaoke nights with the family to  having song writing and singing sessions with her younger sister. Tieshay wrote her first song around the age of 10. It was a gospel melody she and her sister created. It wasn't until college that Tieshay truly discovered her voice. In 2014 she would team up with Pittsburgh underground Rapper Bruce Lii as the opening voice/spoken word on his mix-tape "Outspoken" and also feature on a collaborative track. 

Tieshay is the proud founder of the IUP Artistry Movement, a creative writing based organization located at Indiana University Of Pennsylvania (IUP) campus. Tieshay has been one of the keynote speakers and spoken word artist at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) minority graduation in both 2014 and 2016. Tieshay has also provided spoken word for IUP’s Kwanzaa event, Fearless Diamond Awards, and IUP’s Take Back the Night open forum segment in 2014. Tieshay has directed and starred in several stage productions. In 2015 she introduced The IUP and Indiana community to her newly found organization with a spoken word and music filled stage production called Black Lives Matter. She would also later coordinate and create a reenactment of the Cotton Club using spoken word. Tieshay has starred in the Pocketbook Monologues, The Vagina Monologues, Poe’lution: A Poetry Revolution, Speak 2 My Soul: A montage of voices, and John Graves Production of Black Kid Joy.

Tieshay is a natural born leader here to serve. She has served as one of the leading voices on several advocacy panels which include but are not limited to discusions about beauty, self love/acceptance, Race, Black history and many more intellectual debates surrounded around Black culture, society and education. Tieshay has been acknowledged and featured in The Indiana Gazette and The Penn newspaper on several occasions for her powerful words.

Tieshay Cheryl has performed and featured at many events/venues across the city of Philadelphia which includes but is not limited to the world famous World Cafe Live, The Trocadero Theater, The Legs for Lupus fashion show at Pulaski Hall, the well renowned Paul Robeson House and plans to continuously expand. Tieshay Cheryl aspires to be a continuous leader within the community, using her spoken word, music and verbal gifts as a means of self expression, inspiration and advocacy.