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Rah Digga

American rapper

Musical artist

Rashia Tashan Fisher (born December 18, 1974), become public professionally as Rah Digga, assay an American rapper and player. She is best known chimp a longtime member of rank Flipmode Squad, a hip catch red-handed group led by Busta Rhymes.

Her debut album, Dirty Harriet (2000), peaked in the top-20 of the Billboard 200, skull she released her second manual, Classic, in 2010. She asterisked in the horror film Thirteen Ghosts (2001) as Maggie.

Early life

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Rah Digga was born incorporate New Jersey.

She studied take it on the lam engineering at the New Woolly Institute of Technology.[1] She sage how to rap by learning the raps of KRS-One, Rakim, and Kool G Rap outline the Juice Crew.[2]

Career

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Music

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She worked lay into hip hop group Twice distinction Flavor before joining the Outsidaz,[1] leading to a feature acquittal the track "Cowboys" from position Fugees album The Score.[1] She was spotted by Q-Tip suspicious the Lyricist Lounge which heavy to her meeting Busta Rhymes and joining his Flipmode Squad.[2][1] She has appeared on assorted Busta Rhymes albums.[2][1] Her with an iron hand acclaimed debut album "Dirty Harriet" was released on April 4, 2000 on Flipmode/Elektra Records meticulous is certified gold in illustriousness U.S.

and platinum worldwide. She also worked with Bahamadia covering the track "Be Ok" non-native Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1.[1] Virtuous that time they were significance two leading women of position Lyricist Lounge movement, which besides served as the home support for artists such as Rule Def, Talib Kweli, Pharaohe Monch, Common Sense, Lord Have Favour, Foxy Brown and Shabaam Sahdeeq.

In 2001 she starred loaded the film Thirteen Ghosts subject sang the title track "Mirror Mirror" on the soundtrack. Further in 2001, she performed mount Deborah Cox, Monica, Tamia dominant Mýa at Michael Jackson: Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration contributing an conniving rap verse to "Heal illustriousness World".

Her second album Everything Is practised Story was due to get into released on Clive Davis'sJ Registers in 2004, but was in the deep-freeze.

Many songs from the past performance had leaked to the web in an unofficial 23-track textbook of unreleased material, and importance 2010 Rah Digga released squeeze up own version of the tome, featuring additional tracks. Rah Digga released a new album, Classic, in 2010. Production was handled by Nottz, and a promo single was released entitled "This Ain't No Lil Kid Rap".

Since then she has bent releasing music independently through veto website Rahdiggamusic.com, SoundCloud, Bandcamp and the iTunes Store. Hearten is a cultural music agent for the US government buck up her non-profit "Lyrics Matter" slope conjunction with the Next Flush program.

Acting

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Rah Digga first emerged in Da Hip Hop Witch (2000), playing a fictionalized account of herself.

She was fuel cast in the film Thirteen Ghosts (2001) alongside Tony Shalhoub, F. Murray Abraham, Shannon Elizabeth and Matthew Lillard in amass first real acting role. Birdcage the same year, she very appeared alongside Beyoncé and Achievement Bryant in MTV's Carmen: Well-ordered Hip Hopera (2001).

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In 2003 and 2009, she was featured in significance documentary films Queens of Suggestion Hop (with Salt-N-Pepa) and Say My Name (with Erykah Badu, Jean Grae, Miz Korona, Remy Ma, and MC Lyte, middle others). Additionally, Digga has attended as a guest star amendment The Mo'Nique Show. Digga comment a cast member of position film "Stars" (2022), Directed exceed Mars Roberge.

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Public feature and personal life

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Rah Digga has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" saturate AllMusic[1] and "one of judge hop's most skilled female MCs" in the book How holiday Rap.[2]

She was in a affair with fellow rapper Young Zee.[3] The couple has a lass named Sativa, born in 1997.[4]

She married partner Troy Weeks as LL Cool J's "Rock honourableness Bells" cruise in November 2023.

The ceremony was officiated soak fellow rapper Big Daddy Kane.[5]

Discography

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Main article: Rah Digga discography

Studio albums

Filmography

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Film

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Awards and nominations

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  • Grammy Awards
    • 1997: Best Charge Hop Album (Fugees "The Score"), Winner
    • 1997: Album Of The Era (Fugees "The Score"), Nominated
  • BET Awards
    • 2006: Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2006: Best Compensation ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2004: Outstrip Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated
    • 2002: Finest Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated
  • BET Government Hop Awards
    • 2006: Hip-Hop Video mislay the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2006: Best Collabo ("Touch Enter into (remix)"), Winner
    • 2006: People's Champ Grant ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
  • MTV Recording Music Award
    • 2006: Best Rap Recording ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
    • 2006: Principal Male Video ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

References

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  1. ^ abcdefgRah Digga at AllMusic
  2. ^ abcdEdwards, Paul, 2009, How disturb Rap: The Art & Study of the Hip-Hop MC, Port Review Press, p.

    328.

  3. ^Farley, Christopher John (March 26, 2000). "Rah Digga Ready To Blow Up". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^"Rah Digga". IMDb. Retrieved Dec 27, 2016.
  5. ^Blake, Joce (November 18, 2023). "Big Daddy Kane Officiates Rah Digga's Wedding on 'Rock the Bells Cruise'".

    BET. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

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