Mississippi rapper who mocked court on TikTok gets out of jail — for now
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- Court released rapper Ayiesha Bowdry temporarily to seek work and pay fines.
- Judge Dodson will review probation report and Bowdry's social posts in Feb.
- Probation officer notes talent but documents repeated social media violations.
A Mississippi Coast rapper who recently blasted a judge, a prosecutor and the media in a TikTok video has been released from jail — at least temporarily — to give her time to find a job and begin paying court fines tied to her status as a convicted sex offender.
Harrison County Circuit Court Judge Lisa Dodson ordered Ayiesha Bowdry, 29, of Biloxi, to return to court in early February after she was picked up for missing a January court date. At that next hearing, the judge said she will review whether Bowdry is employed and making payments on the fines she owes.
In addition, Dodson plans do a thorough review of a report from Bowdry’s probation officer, Wendy King, which outlines Bowdry’s continued use of social media in a derogatory manner as it pertains to her GPS ankle monitor and other material she posted on Facebook.
Bowdry, known as @momoney_27 on TikTok, first got in trouble with the judge last year after posting a TikTok video in which she lip-synced to Tyler Perry’s Madea as she tampered with her court-ordered GPS monitor with butter cream lotion, a rat-tail comb and scissors.
At the time, the judge warned Bowdry not to post similar content again, cautioning that further violations could result in her probation being revoked and a prison sentence imposed.
That warning did not stop the Biloxi rapper, who is on probation for failing to notify authorities of a change of address — a requirement for registered sex offenders.
A few months later, Bowdry returned to TikTok with a new video featuring her own lyrics and a noticeably sharper tone. In it, she criticizes the judge for scolding her, attacks the Sun Herald for its coverage of her case and blasts the prosecutor along with others reacting to the story.
In the probation report the judge plans to address in February, King references the new TikTok video titled “Mo Money Yavo Flo.” In the clip, Bowdry says she is “wearing my ankle monitor and booty shorts,” refers to herself as a “hood b—,” and mocks the court proceedings
The ankle monitor is partially concealed beneath a pair of bright yellow socks.
In one lyric, Bowdry casually references her legal situation, saying, “By a show of hands, who would think I’m breaking free on a TikTok?”
The probation officer also outlined another social media post made on Facebook regarding her human trafficking case out of Hattiesburg. In that post, King said, Bowdry blamed the child victim involved and said, in part, “I ain’t never sold a b—.”
In her report, King noted that Bowdry appears to have genuine talent but continues to “misuse it” in ways that do not serve her well.
