Amil
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Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American former rapper. Based in New York City, she signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, in a joint venture with Columbia Records in 1997. The following year, she appeared alongside Ja Rule on Jay-Z's single "Can I Get A..." for the Rush Hour film soundtrack.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Azmat al-ḥaḍārah al-ʻArabīyah am azmat al-burjwāzīyāt al-ʻArabīyah?
- Madkhal ilá naqḍ al-fikr al-ṭāʾifī
- Naẓarīyah fī al-mumārasah al-siyāsīyah
- Naḥwa tajdīd al-mashrūʻ al-ishtirākī
- Mahdi Amel : Arab Marxism and National Liberation
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1978-09-19
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 24,954
- Total plays
- 104,909
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Amil also known as Amilion is a female rapper from New York City. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protegé, most notably on the single "Can I Get A" from the Rush Hour soundtrack. She is multiethnic, having an African-American father and a biracial mother of European and Cherokee parentage. She originally hails from New York City and has lived in all five boroughs. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Amil">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Whitehead
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- East Coast hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Amil.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1978-09-19
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- name in native language
- Amil Kahala Whitehead
- pseudonym
- Amil
- social media followers
- 1410
- different from
- Amil (Galicia)
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Album appearances
- References
- External links
Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American former rapper. Based in New York City, she signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, in a joint venture with Columbia Records in 1997. The following year, she appeared alongside Ja Rule on Jay-Z's single "Can I Get A..." for the Rush Hour film soundtrack.
Amil's debut studio album, All Money Is Legal (2000), peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the singles "I Got That" (featuring Beyoncé) and "4 da Fam" (featuring Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel). The album was met with mixed critical reception and she parted ways with the labels shortly after.
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