Jacki-O

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Jacki-O is an American rapper from Miami, Florida.

Early life

Jacki-O was born Angela Kohn in Miami, Florida. She is of Haitian descent. She started rapping in junior high school; concurrently, she started to become fascinated with the persona and life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, adopting the stage name Jacki-O. Growing up, she lived in Liberty City. In her early teenage years she began to hustle on the streets doing anything it takes to get money while focusing on her dream to become a rapper^{[citation needed]}. She dropped out of high school then went to get her GED. After obtaining her GED she began attending Florida Memorial University where she later dropped out to pursue her music career.

Music career

In 2003 Jacki teamed up with Poe Boy Entertainment to obtain a recording contract; in the process, she released her first mixtape, entitled [[The Official Bootlegg]]. It went on to sell over 50,000 copies and was downloaded over 100,000 times. Subsequently, she released her first music video, "Nookie", which became her biggest hit to date.

In 2004, Jacki-O was signed to TVT Records, whereupon she released another music video, "Fine", (featuring the Ying Yang Twins), as well as two more singles, "Slow Down" and "Sugar Walls". Her debut album, Poe Little Rich Girl, was released October 26, 2004, selling less than 100,000 copies. The next year, she filed for bankruptcy, reportedly in an attempt to be released from her contract with TVT Records and Poe Boy Entertainment. In late 2006, Jacki-O released her second mixtape, entitled Free Agent.

Her next mixtape, released two years later in 2008, was entitled Jack-Da Rippa and featured the singles "I Got Yo Man", "3rd Eye", "Cool It Now" and "Queen Of The South". This led to a recording contract with Gracie Records the next year, where she released Lil Red Riding Hood, featuring her newest single, "Baby Mama", as the lead-off track. Following this, she released a mixtape entitled BBBP (Bad Bitches Bang Pink).

Business career

Jacki-O has authored a book, entitled Grown & Gangsta.

Discography

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