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Also known as Amil Kahala Whitehead

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.

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Born
1936
Died
1987
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Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1978-09-19

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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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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
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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.

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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