Rah Digga

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Rah Digga
Birth name Rashia Fisher
Also known as Harriet Thugman, Rah Diggity
Born December 18, 1974 (1974-12-18) (age 37)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper/actress
Years active 1995–present
Labels Flipmode/Elektra/Raw Koncept

Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher) is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad,[1] a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007.[2] She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs"[3] by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in the book How to Rap.[1] Rah Digga is a resident of Newark, NJ.

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[edit] Musical career

Rah Digga was born in New Jersey and went to study electrical engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.[3] She learned how to rap by studying the raps of KRS-One, Rakim, and Kool G Rap of the Juice Crew,[1] as recounted in the book How to Rap.

She starred in the movie Thirteen Ghost, and she worked with hip-hop group Twice the Flavor before joining the Outsidaz,[3] leading to a feature on the track "Cowboys" from the Fugees album The Score.[3] Being seen by Q-Tip at the Lyricist Lounge lead to her meeting with Busta Rhymes, and joining his Flipmode Squad,[1][3] later appearing on "numerous Busta Rhymes albums".[1][3] Her debut solo, Dirty Harriet, was released in 2000 featuring Busta Rhymes and Eve.[3] She also worked with Bahamadia on the track "Be Ok" from Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1.[3]

Her second album Everything Is A Story was due to be released on J Records in 2004, but for unknown reasons was not released. Many songs from the album had leaked to the internet in an unofficial 23-track album of unreleased material and later in 2010 Rah Digga released her own version of the album featuring unheard tracks from the album not present on the unofficial leak version. Rah Digga released a new album, Classic, on September 14, 2010. Production is handled by Nottz, and a promo single was released entitled "This Ain't No Lil Kid Rap".

On 12/6/2011 Rah Digga released a new single, "Made MC", available for download at iTunes .[4]

[edit] Film

Rah Digga was cast in the film Thirteen Ghosts in 2001.

Rah Digga also appears alongside Beyoncé and Joy Bryant in MTV's hip-hopera remake of Dorothy Dandridge's classic "Carmen Jones", Carmen: A Hip Hopera in 2001.

[edit] Awards/nominations

  • BET Awards
    • 2006: Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2006: Best Collaboration ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2004: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated
    • 2002: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated
  • BET Hip Hop Awards
    • 2006: Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2006: Best Collabo ("Touch It (remix)"), Winner
    • 2006: People's Champ Award ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "Tight" (1999)
  • "Imperial" (1999) #16 Hot Rap Singles
  • "Break Fool" (2000) #15 Hot Rap Singles
  • "Party and Bullshit 2003" (2003)
  • "Make It Hot"/"See It In Your Eyes" (2005)
  • "New Shit" (2008)
  • "Warning Shots" (2010) street leak
  • "This Ain't no Lil' Kid Rap" (2010)
  • "Classic" (2010) 2nd single

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 328.
  2. ^ Exclusive Hip Hop News, Audio, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wear, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p352930
  4. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named http:.2F.2Fitunes.apple.com.2Fus.2Falbum.2Fmade-mc-single.2Fid484933198; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text

[edit] External links

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