Tasha Reid
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| Birth name | Yoon Mi Rae |
| Also known as | t |
| Born | May 31, 1981 Portland, Texas, United States |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genre(s) | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, rapper |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Label(s) | Jungle Entertainment |
| Associated acts | [Movement], Tashannie |
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Tasha Reid is a Korean-American R&B singer and rapper born in Portland, Texas on May 31, 1981 to an African American father and a Korean mother.
She is one of the leading female hiphop/R&B/Soul singers in Korea. Known as Queen of Soul in Korean music industry, she has been appointed as the ambassador/spokeswoman for DaMoonWha(Muti-Cultural Youth Organization). Making her debut at an early age of 16, she later formed Tashannie, a hip-hop and R & B duo in 1999 where she was the primary vocalist. In 2001, she started a solo career under the moniker T and was awarded in two categories at the Korea Music Awards, the prestigious music award in Korea. She monopolized the KMA by winning both the Best R&B/Soul album, and Best R&B/Soul song of 2008.
Tasha, who speaks Korean and English fluently, is one of the most influential rappers in Korea as well and is among the most influential female vocalists/rappers.
She is signed to Jungle Entertainment, the record company that releases hip hop/R&B/Soul records by Drunken Tiger. Tasha's new album was released in February 2007 via Jungle Entertainment.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo albums
*As Time Goes By (2001
*Gemini (2002)
*To My Love (2002)
*Yoon Mi Rae (2007)
[edit] Collaborations
Reid is part of Movement, a Korean hip-hop organization.
[edit] Facts and Trivia
- Religion : Christianity
- Her Korean name is Yoon Mi Rae (윤미래).
- She attended the Seoul American School in Korea.
- Her favorite artists are Da Brat, Erykah Badu, The Roots, and Bahamadia.
