Khia is an entertainer whose life is an inspiration and proof that with dedication and passion for your talent you can be whatever they want. After being expelled from school and raising two children as a single mother, she set herself the challenge of becoming one of the top rappers in the American music industry with over five studio albums. In addition to her work as a rapper, she is a singer, songwriter, actress, record producer and media personality. Learn more about Khia below.
Biography of Khia
She was born and named Khia Shamone Chambers on8. November 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Her father worked in Miami in the early ’90s and her mother, Carol Belinda Chambers, was a data entry specialist but passed away in 2001.
She spent the early stages of her childhood in the Germantown neighborhood before moving to Tampa, Florida at the age of 11. In Tampa, Khia went through Dowdell Middle School before attending Hillsborough High School, where she was rusticated in her ninth grade. After her expulsion, she finished her education at another school.
In her quest to make a living, she worked as a bartender at Club Xs in Tampa, Florida before turning to music full-time to launch her career.
Entering the music industry very ambitious and determined, Khia started slowly without a large following until 2002, when she released her first studio album, titled Miss Racket, under Dirty Down & Artemis Records. The album was widely accepted; All thanks to the lead single track titled My Neck, My Back (Lick It) The album sailed and eventually peaked at number 42 on the US Billboard 200, RIAA certified the album Gold.
Following the success of her first album, she released her second studio album entitled Gangstress in July 2006, the album which debuted at number 67 on the Billboard R&B chart was produced entirely by Khia.
Her third studio album, titled Nasti Musik , was released on July 22, 2008. She waited four years to release her fourth studio album entitled Motor Mouf / Khia Shamone . The album was released on July 17, 2012. She would release two more albums; Love Locs (2014) and Queendom Cum (2016). Since entering the music industry, she has sold over 1 million albums worldwide while still doing her TV talk show.
Aside from her influence on the entertainment industry, Khia is also known to be controversial, having had a faceoff with some entertainers following her comments, which some of them found offensive. She is said to have once referred to Beyonce as a hoe and Serena Williams as a slave. She also had encounters with Lil Wayne and Reginae Carter and Toya Wright.
Wealth (income and earnings)
Khia has certainly seen good times in the entertainment industry. The musician, who has sold over 1 million copies of her albums, has safely put her fortune at $500,000.
