Khia
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| Khia | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Khia Shamone Finch | |
| Born | November 8, 1970 (age 36) | |
| Origin |  Tampa, Florida, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Rap | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter, record producer | |
| Years active | 2001–present | |
| Label(s) | Artemis Records (2002–2003) Thug Misses Entertainment (2004–present) |
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| Website | KhiaGangstress.com | |
Khia Chambers (born Khia Shamone Finch on November 8, 1970) is an American rapper (styles: gangsta rap, Southern rap, and Dirty South), songwriter, and record producer, best known for her 2002 hit single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)".
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[edit] Early life
Chambers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Tampa, Florida. She first wanted to be a musical performer in her early years while attending school talent shows and taking part in parades. After studying tap dance and bartending in a Tampa Bay hot spot, she became acquainted with several DJs and producers from the area which led her to getting a record deal.
Khia was arrested more than twenty times for a variety of felonies and misdemeanors (larceny, fraud, aggravated battery, carrying a concealed weapon).[1]
[edit] Thug Misses
In March 2002, she released her debut album, Thug Misses and the album's first single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" became a smash hit. There was a rumor that she got the title from the 1995 film Friday. The video was edited in order to play on networks such as BET and for radio due to the hardcore explicit lyrics in which Khia demanded men performing oral sex on the vulva and buttocks. An urban legend was circulated that Khia had been killed by her boyfriend, but she publicly appeared to clear the air and blamed her former label for the rumors.[2] The label also posted old mug shots of her from her days in Tampa. Khia was scheduled to release her second album Street Preacher in 2003, but it was never released.
[edit] Gangstress
Khia's second album, Gangstress, was released in summer 2006[3] via her own independent record label Thug Misses Entertainment (or T.M.E. Records). The first single off the album is entitled "Snatch the Cat Back" and has received airplay in the southeastern region of America. Two producers, one from Macon, Georgia, helped develop background instrumentals or "beats" for the 2006 project, but all lyrics have been written by the self-proclaimed "Queen of the South" herself. Continuing the trend of independence in her music, Khia declined a request to appear as a "feature" on Trina's latest album but said she would consider working with Lil Wayne,[4] who was featured on Trina's 2005 album Glamorest Life (Wayne turned Khia down flat) because of the relationship that he and Trina was in. An artist she admires, Trick Daddy, had Khia featured on his song "J.O.D.D." from Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets) even though he did not pay her at her own request. As quoted in her song "Mr. Trick Daddy Dollars," (in reference to Trick Daddy) "...you called me, I was there pronto, didn't charge you nothin'. All I wanted was my 33 and a third for my percentage of the writing that I did on the song. You know thug misses gon' be about her business. That's all I wanted, so I did you a favor, then you gon' side wit' a hoe?", with Trina allegedly being the hoe. In an interview at UrbanFans.com, Khia stated that there will be no collaborations on her album because she firmly believes that she does not need anybody's assistance in selling her material.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Thug Misses |
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Gangstress |
All Hail the Queen (Hit Em Up)
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. rap | U.S. Dance | UK | FIN | JP | ITA | SPA | AUS | GER | FRA | |||
| 2002 | "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" | 42 | 20 | 12 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 29 | 30 | Thug Misses |
| "You My Girl" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | "Snatch the Cat Back" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gangstress |
| "So Excited" (Janet Jackson featuring Khia) | 90 | 34 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 30 | 13 | - | - | 41 | 20 Y.O./Gangstress | |
| 2007 | "Been Called a Bitch but Never a Hoe" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | All Hail the Queen (Hit Em Up) |
