Mia X
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The first female rapper on Master P's No Limit label, Mia X was born in New Orleans, but her first rapping experience came in Queens, where the old-school group New York Incorporated rocked a few block parties but called it quits after four years. She moved back down South and became affiliated with hometown hero Master P and his growing label empire, No Limit Records. Through Priority Records, No Limit released Good Girl Gone Bad in 1995. Her album Unlady Like, released a year and a half later, hit the Top 20 album charts. ~ John Bush, Rovi
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| Mia X Young | |
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| Birth name | Mia Young |
| Also known as | Unlady Like Diva, Mamma Mia |
| Born | January 9, 1970 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | No Limit/Priority/EMI Records |
| Associated acts | Master P, C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Snoop Dogg, UGK, Mystikal, Magic, Fiend, Donald XL Robertson, Monica |
| Website | www.myspace.com/xlmiax |
Mia Young (born January 9, 1970), better known by her stage name Mia X, was the first female emcee to sign with No Limit Records.[1] In 1992, she released a single titled “Ask Them Niggas.” From 1995 to 1998, Mia X released three albums for No Limit: Good Girl Gone Bad, Unlady Like, and Mama Drama. The second was certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 copies.
Although born in New Orleans, Mia began her rhyming career in Queens, New York, as part of New York Incorporated, which disbanded after only four years. She then returned to New Orleans and met with Master P, an aspiring emcee and producer who signed her to his record label, No Limit.
Mia X reappeared on the hip hop scene in late 1996 with a track called "Verbal Assault" that was produced by Donald XL Robertson on the Southern Smoke mixtape series. The song included a refrain with the words "Guess Who's Back?" which lead to some speculation that she might be working on a new album.
Mia X is currently at work as the executive producer on the release of her son Sean's (aka Fly Guy Sean) debut album The future is in my hands... Also she is working very closely with her nephew Skrill-Dilly and his release on Mike Dean's List production label set to be released in 2009 via an unsaid major distribution deal.[citation needed]
In 2008, she appeared on C-Murder's album Screamin' 4 Vengeance, on tracks titled "Mihita" and "Posted on tha Block (Remix)."
Mia recently released an interview about her hiatus and comeback, revealing that she is working on a mixtape and a new album called Betty Rocka Locksmith due out in 2011.[2] She has shot a video for a song from her upcoming mixtape called I Get The Paper[3] and is releasing a song called "Hush" on December 8 through her own label Musiclife Recordings/XL Productionz[4] (digitally on iTunes, Amazon MP3, etc.). Through Twitter Mia has stated she does not want to rap again and has been retired for 12 years, which means that the mixtape and album she worked on after her 'retirement' will not be released.
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Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| US | US R&B | |||
| Good Girl Gone Bad | – | – | ||
| Unlady Like |
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21 | 2 | |
| Mama Drama |
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7 | 3 | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 1998 | "What'cha Wanna Do?" (featuring Charlie Wilson) | 41 | 32 | 4 | Mama Drama |
References
- ^ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of rap and hip-hop culture. Greenwood Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-313-33058-1.
- ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10197/title.mia-x-talks-her-hiatus-and-new-music
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrkOlJ3hi6Y
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002XRC1ZU
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Mia X". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Mia%22X. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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Foolish
(1999 Album by Original Soundtrack)
Foolish [Clean]
(1999 Album by Original Soundtrack)
Mama Drama
(1998 Album by Mia X)
Mama Drama [Clean]
(1998 Album by Mia X)
Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults, Vol. 5 [Clean]
(1997 Album by Various Artists)
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