Khia - November 8, 1977

Khia

Born:  November 8, 1977
Birthplace:   Philadelphia, PA
Zodiac Sign:  Scorpio

Career and Life

Khia Shamone Finch (née Chambers) is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, media personality, and record producer. She is best known for her hit single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)." To date, Khia has collectively sold over 1 million records worldwide.


Khia was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. She moved to Tampa, Florida, when she was 11. Khia attended Dowdell Middle School and Hillsborough High School. She was expelled from Hillsborough during ninth grade and attended an alternative school afterward. In 1991, Khia had her first child, a daughter named Khia. In 1992, she moved to Hawaii when her father was stationed there and had her second child, a son named Rashawn, while she was living with him. Before becoming a rapper, she worked as a bartender at Club XS in Tampa, Florida. Her mother, Carol Belinda Chambers, a data entry specialist, died in 2001.


In 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 under the title "Street Preacher." The album was complete by mid-2003 and was set for release by the end of 2003, but the album got shelved for unknown reasons. In 2006 Khia recorded another album to her second album, Gangstress.


Khia's second album, Gangstress, was released in July 2006 on Phase One Communications. It debuted at #67 on the Billboard R&B chart. Later in 2006, Khia 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.


After signing to Big Cat Records and still with her label Thug Misses Entertainment, Khia finished working on her third studio album, Nasti Muzik, released on July 22, 2008. "What They Do" was the album's first promotional single, featuring Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane. The first single, "Be Your Lady," was produced by Tampa's Push-a-Key Productions. Khia promoted the up-and-coming album by releasing a mixtape entitled The Boss Lady, which DJ Scream hosted.


Khia participated in the VH1 reality show Miss Rap Supreme in 2008. Khia was eliminated from the competition for rapping a song recorded before the show, "Respect Me." After the episode aired, it was reported that “Respect Me” sold 200,000 copies.


Khia began working on her fourth album, MotorMouf, aka Khia Shamone, in 2009. On May 4, 2010, she released the lead single from the album "Been a Bad Girl." A video for the single was shot in New York by Clifton Bell. The song showed a different, more sensitive side of the rapper. Following its release, Khia stopped by a local ABC News show to promote the single. In 2010, she told the website HipHopDX that the album would feature her singing instead of rapping on some of its cuts. A second single, a smooth R&B song, "So Addicted," followed "Been a Bad Girl." That track was compiled on the Khia Shamone section of the album. She's since released the singles "Pay Your Pussy Bill" and "Georgia" from the album. MotorMouf, aka Khia Shamone, was released on July 17, 2012.


The official "Love Locs" album cover was revealed on March 30, 2014, on Khia's Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. Khia released the You Deserved It video on YouTube on May 29, 2014. On June 26, Khia announced via Twitter that the deluxe version was to contain 30 songs. She also revealed the deluxe edition cover art. The album was released on July 4.


In 2017, Khia began hosting a weekly gossip web series entitled The Queen’s Court alongside friend Ts Madison. The show garners over 300,000 views per video. The two collaborated on the single "Next Caller," which also serves as the show's theme song. Khia left The Queen's Court after her disagreements with TS Madison after the February 5, 2018, show. Starting on March 5, 2018, Khia returned to solo vlogging with her new weekly web series, GAG ORDER.



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