Bahamadia | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Antonia D. Reed [1] |
Born | [2] | April 22, 1966
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Antonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), [2] known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, Kollage , in 1996, [3] 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.
In November 2016, Bahamadia appeared as a guest client on season 15 of Project Runway , in which her son, Mah-Jing Wong, was a contestant. His father is part Chinese, part African-American; he was named after his great-grandfather. [4] [5]
Bahamadia attended several high schools in Philadelphia in the 1980s, including University City and Parkway. While still in high school, she began taking hip hop seriously and was influenced by acts such as The Cold Crush Brothers, Schoolly D and Lady B. Around that time, she began performing as a DJ. [6] She gained attention from Guru of Gang Starr in 1993 for her song on the EP Funk Vibes . [7]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [8] | US R&B [9] | US Heat. [10] | ||
Kollage | 126 | 13 | 3 | |
BB Queen |
| — | 69 | 35 |
Good Rap Music |
| — | — | — |
Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | |||
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US Bub. [12] | US Dance Sales [13] | US R&B/HH [14] | US Rap [15] | |||
"Total Wreck" | 1994 | — | 50 | — | — | Kollage |
"Uknowhowwedu" | 1995 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 17 | |
"I Confess" | 1996 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 11 | |
"3 tha Hard Way" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Biggest Part of Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Paper Thin" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Special Forces" (featuring Planet Asia, Rasco, Chops and DJ Revolution) | 2000 | — | — | — | 38 | BB Queen |
"Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks)" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dialed Up Vol. 1" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Here" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | |
"Dialed Up Vol. 2" | 2018 | — | — | — | — |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Imagination (Imagine Dat-Dis Mix)" | 1991 | HanSoul | 12" |
"Proceed Pt. 3" | 1994 | The Roots | |
"Back to Love (Much Love Mix)" | The Brand New Heavies, Guru | ||
"Da Ladies in the House" | 1995 | Big Kap, Da Ladies | |
"Respect the Architect" | Guru, Ramsey Lewis | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality | |
"Au Natural" | 1996 | Sweetback | Sweetback |
"Push Up Ya Lighter" | The Roots | Illadelph Halflife | |
"Change Gon Come" | 1997 | J-Flexx, Con Funk Shun | Gang Related – The Soundtrack |
"Say Word" | Boogiemonsters | God Sound | |
"New Forms" | Roni Size & Reprazent | New Forms | |
"Shisty" | Ramsquad | Thee Album Regardless | |
"Be OK" | 1998 | Rah Digga | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
"Happy" | Towa Tei, Yavahn | Sound Museum | |
"Six Pack" | Rah Digga, Nikki D, Heather B, Paula Perry, Precious P | 12" | |
"Chaos" | 1999 | Talib Kweli | Soundbombing II |
"When I Shine" | The Herbaliser | Very Mercenary | |
"Sweet Deja Vu" | Brixx | Everything Happens for a Reason | |
"Following Goals" | Mathematik | Ecology | |
"Ecoute Ce Message" | Beedjy | Pile Ou Femme | |
"Phone Tag (Part 1)" | 2000 | Spontaneous | Spur of the Moment Music |
"Exertions (Remix)" | Jedi Mind Tricks, Virtuoso, Esoteric | Violent by Design | |
"Good Girl Down" | Morcheeba | Fragments of Freedom | |
"Countdown" | Spacek | Eve | |
"Expo Expo" | 2001 | M-Flo, Towa Tei, Chops | Expo Expo |
"Too Much Weight" | Princess Superstar | Princess Superstar Is | |
"Love of My Life Worldwide" | 2003 | Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Angie Stone | Worldwide Underground |
"Transcend" | King Britt | Adventures in Lo-Fi | |
"B-Girl Session" | Chops | Virtuosity | |
"High" | Dwele | 12" | |
"Gypsy Slang" | 2005 | Hezekiah | Hurry Now |
"Oh!" | 2006 | Ty, Zion I | Closer |
"Feel It" | 2007 | The Politik | The Politik |
"Breathe" | 2009 | Mr. Lif | I Heard It Today |
"Soul Shine" | Soulution | Shine Through | |
"Special" | 2011 | Median | The Sender |
"Authentic" | 2013 | Kid Tsu | The Chase |
"Hollow" | 2015 | MELO Collective | Hollow |
"Helvetica" | 2018 | Beem | I Am Safe Secure Encouraged |
"Something Like a War" | 2019 | Kindness | Something Like a War |
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