Bahamadia
Sign in to saveAntonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, Kollage, in 1996, followed by the independently released EP BB Queen in 2000. She then released a full-length album, Good Rap Music, in 2005. Bahamadia has also released the singles "Dialed Up Vol. 1" (in 2013), "Here" (in 2015), and "Dialed Up Vol. 2" (in 2018).
Person
- Born
- 1966-04-22
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Philadelphia native Bahamadia has lived and breathed music for years. In fact, many influential musical scholars credit her as being one of the original MC's to gain Philly international acceptance in the "hip-hop" community in a major way. Initially a Dj, Bahamadia switched trades when MC's such as Sha-Rock (FUNKY 4+1 MORE), Lady B, and Salt & Pepa entered the rap game. Becoming one of the most sought after lyricists on the underground scene, Bahamadia earned the respect that allows her to decl
Key dates
- Born
- 22 April 1966
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonia
- Family name
- Reed
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- alternative hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chrysalis Records
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Antonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, Kollage, in 1996, followed by the independently released EP BB Queen in 2000. She then released a full-length album, Good Rap Music, in 2005. Bahamadia has also released the singles "Dialed Up Vol. 1" (in 2013), "Here" (in 2015), and "Dialed Up Vol. 2" (in 2018).
Bahamadia has been a featured artist on tracks by musicians including the Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, Erykah Badu, Morcheeba, Guru, and Towa Tei, among others.
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