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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Khia| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Khia Shamone Finch|Born = birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|11|8 http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/facts_about khia Khia Facts Site Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States|U.S. | death_date =| origin = Tampa, Florida|Tampa , Florida , United States | genre = hip hop music|Hip hop | occupation = rapping|Rapper , songwriter , record producer | years_active = 2000–present| label = Dirty Down, Epic Records|Epic , Phase One, Big Cat Records|Big Cat | website = http://khia-thugmisses.com/ khia-thugmisses.com/ Khia Shamone Chambers (IPAc-en|icon|'|k|a?|.|?respell|KY|?; born Khia Shamone Finch , November 8, 1977) http://www.amazon.com/Khia/e/B000APSEDU http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/facts_about khia, better known just as Khia , is an United States|American rapping|rapper , songwriter , singer, and record producer .
Early life
Khia was born on November 8, 1977 in Philadelphia and was raised in its Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Germantown neighborhood,cite web|url= http://www.myspace.com/khia|title=Khia|publisher=Myspace|accessdate=November 10, 2010 and she moved to Tampa, Florida when she was 11.cite news|last=Green|first=Tony|url= http://www.sptimes.com/2002/07/14/Floridian/Big_hit_was_no_surpri.shtml|title= Big hit was no surprise for rapper|work=St. Petersburg Times|date=July 14, 2002|accessdate=July 23, 2010 Khia attended Dowdell Middle School and Hillsborough High School (Tampa, Florida)|Hillsborough High School . She was expelled from Hillsborough during ninth grade and attended an alternative school afterwards. Khia dropped out of high school in 10th grade after becoming pregnant, and she moved in with the baby's father, who was in the U.S. military. In 1991, Khia had her first child, a daughter also named Khia. In 1992, she moved to Hawaii when the father was stationed there and had her second child with him, a son named Rashawn. Before becoming a rapper, she worked as a bartender at Club XS in Tampa, Florida . Her mother Carol Belinda Chambers, who was a data entry specialist, died in 2001.citation|last=Jacobs|first=Sonji|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=uSUEAAAAMBAJ|title=Risqué Business|work=Vibe|date=November 2002|volume=10|issue=11|page=116
Music career
2002: Thug Misses
main|Thug MissesKhia released her debut album, Thug Misses in 2002 on Dirty Down/Artemis Records as a re-release from the original version by Divine Records. Thug Misses entered the American Billboard 200| Billboard 200 chart at #175cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=P. Diddy Outpaces Cam'ron, Weezer, Moby To Debut At #1|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454469/20020522/puff_daddy.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=July 23, 2010|date=May 22, 2002 but later topped the Billboard Independent Albums chart and peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p515126|pure_url=yes|title=Khia: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=January 22, 2010 During its first week, Thug Misses sold 4,000 copies.cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Dave Matthews Band Busted Nelly's Streak At Top Of Billboard Chart|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456229/20020724/dave_matthews_band.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=July 23, 2010|date=July 24, 2002 The lead single " My Neck, My Back (Lick It) " became a breakthrough hit, charting at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 chart and #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p515126|pure_url=yes|title=Khia: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=January 22, 2010 MTV News reported that she wrote "My Neck, My Back" in 15 minutes.cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455425/20020626/khia.jhtml|title=Khia Shocked By Response To 'My Neck, My Back'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=June 26, 2002|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=January 22, 2010 The single was also featured on the soundtrack of Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox 's TV series Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel . The second single, "You My Girl", was a dedication to her mother. The emotional track paying homage to her mother was not well received by radio and was panned by critics. Khia also performed this song on Miss Rap Supreme during a freestyle battle.
2003–2006: Gangstress
main|GangstressIn 2004, Khia appeared on a track with Trick Daddy and Tampa Tony called "Jump On It" from Trick's album Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets . Khia's second album was supposed to be released in 2003 by the title "Street Preacher". The album was complete by mid 2003, and was set for released by the end of 2003, but the album got shelved for unknown reasons. In 2006 Khia recorded another album to be her second album, Gangstress.
Khia's second album, Gangstress , was released in July 2006 on Phase One Communications.cite web|last=Orzeck|first=Kurt|title=New Releases: Thom Yorke, Muse, Sufjan Stevens, Seether, Peaches, Butch Walker, Phish, Pink Floyd & More|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1536020/20060710/yorke_thom_radiohead_.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=July 23, 2010|date=July 11, 2006 It debuted at #67 on the Billboard R& B chart. Later in 2006, Khia also collaborated with Janet Jackson on her hit " So Excited ", which peaked at #90 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.cite web|title=20 Y.O. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r840427|pure_url=yes|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=July 23, 2010
2007–2008: Nasti Muzik, Boss Lady Mixtape
main|Nasti MuzikAfter signing to Big Cat Records (U.S. record label)|Big Cat Records , and still with her own label Thug Misses Entertainment, Khia finished working on her third studio album, Nasti Muzik , released on July 22, 2008. " What They Do " was the first promotional single on the album, which featured Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane . The first single, "Be Your Lady", was produced by Tampa's Push-a-Key Productions. Nasti Muzik premiered at #66 on the R& B chart selling a little over 1,400 copies in its first week. Khia promoted the up-and-coming album by releasing a mixtape entitled The Boss Lady , which was hosted by DJ Scream.
Khia participated in the VH1 reality show Miss Rap Supreme in 2008.cite web|last=Hatfield|first=Quinton|title= Miss Rap Supreme Castaways: Khia|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1102/title.miss-rap-supreme-castaways-khia|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=July 23, 2010|date=April 22, 2008 Khia was eliminated from the competition for rapping a song recorded prior to the show, Respect Me.
2009–2011: Motor Mouf/Khia Shamone
In 2010, she told the website HipHopDX that she would launch a singing career with her upcoming double album Motor Mouf/Khia Shamone , which will be released in 2011.cite web|last=Arnold|first=Paul W.|title= Khia Launches Singing Career|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10727/title.khia-launches-singing-career|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=July 23, 2010|date=February 28, 2010 The first single is "Been A Bad Girl". The video was directed in New York by Clifton Bell. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uxvtA90R_kc It shows a different, more sensitive and feminine side of the rapper. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=BLg8OaqZumI The singer promoted the song on ABC News . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TiUWbZKYaV4"So Addicted" will be the second song promoting the smooth R& B http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=MJ4JnN73zd8& feature=related disc, Khia Shamone . The first single off Motor Mouf (a follow up to her previous Dirty South (music)|dirty south albums) - "4real" http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9208901 is a rap song, and was released on December 3, 2010. http://www.facebook.com/khiatmeceo http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=I88op5_cZVQ The second single from Motor Mouf will be "Georgia".
Discography
main|Khia discography
Thug Misses (2002)
Gangstress (2006)
Nasti Muzik (2008)
Motor Mouf a.k.a. Khia Shamone (2012)
References
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External links
http://khia-thugmisses.com Official site
IMDb name |2483165
myspace|khia
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