Siya

Michele Sherman (born March 27, 1987), better known by her stage name Siya, is an American rapper signed to R&B singer and songwriter Tank. She starred in the Oxygen reality TV series Sisterhood of Hip Hop. She is famed for an openly gay female rapper.[1][2][3]

Early childhood and education

Born in California to a black military father and a Hispanic mother. Siya was sent to live with her grandmother by her father who raised her in the Eleanor Roosevelt housing projects in Brooklyn since she was 11. Siya came out of the closet as a young age. Siya began rapping at the age of seven. While in elementary school and throughout her high school years Siya entered contests and talent shows.

MUSIC career

Siya released a mixtape entitled Better Late Than Never in February 2015. She released her single the Real MVP and One Hunnid in September 2014. She has released other singles such as D.Y.K.E., Heaven, I Put Niggas On and Iā€™m Gone. Siya has collaborated with artists such as Chris Brown and Tank. Siya has performed alongside artists such as Wyclef Jean at the world famous B.B. Kings as well as opened up for Fat Joe and Fabulous during a concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.

References

  1. ā†‘ http://theybf.com/2014/05/20/exclusive-introducing-the-cast-of-ti%E2%80%99s-new-oxygen-series-%E2%80%9Csisterhood-of-hip-hop%E2%80%9D
  2. ā†‘ http://www.sonicbids.com/band/iamsiya/
  3. ā†‘ http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-04-03/nyc-life/girls-to-men/full/