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refimprove|date=January 2011Infobox musical artist|name = Amil|alias = |background = solo_singer|birth_name = Amil Whitehead|birth_date = birth date and age |1978|9|19|origin = New York City|New York , New York State|New York , United States |genre = hip hop music|Hip hop , gangsta rap , hardcore hip hop , R& B |occupation = Rapper , Singer-songwriter , record producer , actress |years_active =1997–present|label = Roc-A-Fella / Columbia Records|Columbia (1997-2001) D.O.E (2007–present)|associated_acts = AZ (rapper)|AZ , Jay-Z , Beyoncé ,|website = Amil Whitehead (born September 19, 1978) more commonly known by her stage name Amil , is an United States|American female rapper, singer, and songwriter from New York City .cite web|url= http://www.mixedfolks.com/singers4.htm |title=Mixed Singes Page 4 |publisher=MixedFolks.com |date=2007-11-03 |accessdate=2012-03-30 She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protégé, most notably on the single " Can I Get A... " from the Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour soundtrack.
Early life
Amil was born September 19, 1978 in New York City|New York , New York State|New York .cite web |url=https://www.amazines.com/Amil_related.html|title=Amil|author=|accessdate=2008-10-01 |year=2008 |publisher=Amazines She is of African American , Native Americans in the United States|Native American (specifically Cherokee ), and White American|Caucasian descent.cite web |url= http://music.msn.com/music/artist-biography/amil/|title=Amil: Biography|author=Diana Potts|accessdate=2008-10-01 |year=2008 |publisher= MSN
Early career
In 1997, Amil was involved with an all-female group called "Major Coins". The group met Jay-Z , who was looking for a woman to provide vocals on his third album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life . The part for the female rapper was really for her friend, but when Jay-Z asked Amil to freestyle and liked it, he decided to put her on the song instead. Amil, wanting to remain loyal to her friend, did not prefer to be put on the song, but Jay-Z allowed them both to do a version of the song.cite web|last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url= http://www.sohh.com/2011/08/amil_still_loves_the_jigga_man_i_wish_i.html |title=Amil Still Loves The Jigga Man, "I Wish I Could Talk To Jay-Z Because That Would Bring Closure" |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=2011-08-19 |accessdate=2012-03-30
Soon after Major Coins broke up, Amil decided to follow a solo career with Jay-Z's label, Roc-A-Fella Records , joining the 1999 Hard Knock Life Tour. After the tour, she appeared on songs with Mariah Carey , Beyoncé , Jermaine Dupri , AZ (rapper)|AZ , DJ Kay Slay , LL Cool J and Funkmaster Flex .cite web|last=Potts |first=Diana |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/amil-p413732/biography |title=Amil |publisher=AllMusic |date=2000-09-27 |accessdate=2012-03-30cite web|url= http://www.discogs.com/artist/Amil? noanv=1#t=Credits_All& q=& p=1 |title=Amil Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-30
Throughout her career, she has appeared on many songs with Jay-Z including " Nigga What, Nigga Who " which also featured Jaz-O , the hit-single, " Can I Get A... " that featured Ja Rule and other collaborations with him including " Hey Papi ", " Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) ", " S Carter ", "Heard It All", "You, Me, Him and Her", "That's Right", "Playa" and lastly, " 4 Da Fam " and "For My Thugs" that both featured Memphis Bleek and Beanie Siegel .cite web|url= http://www.amazon.com/All-Money-Legal-Amil/dp/B00004WK44/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8& qid=1315995882& sr=8-1 |title=All Money Is Legal: Amil: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-30 http://www.billboard.com/#/search/? Nty=1& Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial& Ntk=Keyword& Ns=FULL_DATE%7c1& Ne=125& N=129& Ntt=amil On September 19, 2000 Amil released her debut solo album, A.M.I.L|A.M.I.L - All Money Is Legal .
All Money Is Legal
Her solo debut, A.M.I.L|A.M.I.L - All Money Is Legal , was released in 2000. The album featured the hit single " I Got That ", a duet with Beyoncécite web|url= http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xidycq_amil-i-got-that-ft-beyonce-knowles_music |title=Amil - I Got That ft. Beyoncé Knowles - Video Dailymotion |publisher=Dailymotion.com |date=2011-04-24 |accessdate=2012-03-30 (the lead singer of R& B group Destiny's Child ), and All-Star Roc-A-Fella single " 4 Da Fam ". The album features Memphis Bleek, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Carl Thomas (singer)|Carl Thomas , Eve (rapper)|Eve , and Beanie Sigel.
Album sales were disappointing, and the singles did not sell well either. After that album, her last Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam single was released: " Hey Papi ", a song from the soundtrack to the feature film The Nutty Professor II . Due the fact that she was featured in the video only briefly, it was expected that she had already been dropped by that time. In 2002, Amil had a small role in State Property (film)|State Property along with other Roc-a-Fella members such as Dame Dash and Jay-Z . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301893/fullcredits#cast
Later career
In 2005, Amil temporarily re-formed "Major Coinz" and released songs on the Mixtape#Mixtapes in hip hop|mixtape circuit including the single "Glamorous Life" which was featured on MTV Mixtape Monday.cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/100305/ |title=Mixtape Monday: Beanie And 50 May 'Shock The World'; 'All Access' Reaches Rakim |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2006-03-09 |accessdate=2012-03-30 In a 2006 interview, when asked whether female MCs are forced to meet standards that male MCs are not, she said: "Oh, yeah. Definitely. You have to be picture-perfect and you have to meet the standards of the perfect woman. That's unreal to me. Real women do not have plastic-looking bodies. The average woman is not a size 0. You can do what you have to do to keep yourself looking like that or you could just be you. Me, I choose to just be me." She went on to say that she holds no grudges against her former labelmates, though she has no communication with them.
In 2008, the song "Who I Am" produced by Jonathan Hay and Sky Michaelscite web|author=February 29, 2008 - prod. by Jonathan Hay & Sky Michaels |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php? s=singles& id=4365 |title=Amil - Who I Am & #124; HipHopDX Mobile |publisher=Hiphopdx.com |date=2008-02-29 |accessdate=2012-03-30 was released on the mixtape "What's in the Tapedeck V.10" cite web|url= http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2008/03/01/whats-in-the-tapedeck-v10-030108/ |title=What’s in the Tapedeck v.10 (03.01.08) |publisher=2dopeboyz |date=2008-03-01 |accessdate=2012-03-30 and also "Amil Az Iz".cite web|url= http://www.datpiff.com/Amil-Amil-Az-Iz-the-New-Album-mixtape.16919.html |title=Amil - Amil Az Iz (the New Album) Hosted by DJ Tre'i Starzz // Free Mixtape @ |publisher=Datpiff.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-30 "Amil Az Iz" is a full-length album/ mixtape that was released in July 2008. In August 2011, Amil spoke out through Vibe Magazine and gave the following statement about Jay-Z : "I haven't spoken to Jay in years but I really wish I could talk to him because that would just really bring closure to me. But he knows I love him," she says. "People think there was bad blood between us, but there never was any bad blood. Things happen and I wasn't ready for where my career was going at that time. It was really overwhelming."cite web|url= http://www.vibe.com/posts/v-exclusive-amil-debunks-twitter-debut-talks-jay-z-and-nicki-minaj |title=V Exclusive: Amil Debunks Twitter Debut + Talks Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj |publisher=Vibe |date=2011-08-18 |accessdate=2012-03-30
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
class=artist
USA
United States R& B
2000
All Money Is Legal
1st studio album
Released: September 19, 2000
Format: CD
45
12
2007
Amil Az Iz
mixtape
Release: July 2008
Format: CD , Music download|Digital Download
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Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions
Album
US
Rap
United States R& B
UK
1998
" Can I Get A... "(with Jay-Z & Ja Rule )
19
22
6
24
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
1999
" Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)
83
24
6
19
" Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) "( Jay-Z feat. Beanie Sigel & Amil)
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/amil/bio.jhtml VH1 Artist biography
http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3? page=amil Hip Hop Game - Interview with Amil
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