Bahamadia
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 | |
|---|---|
 Bahamadia in Hamburg, Germany, 2001 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antonia D. Reed[1] |
| Born | April 22, 1966[2] |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, alternative hip hop, jazz rap, conscious rap |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Chrysalis / EMI Good Vibe Recordings E1 Music E1 Entertainment |
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]
Career
She was a music DJ in house parties around Philadelphia. She gained attention from Guru of Gang Starr in 1993 for her song on the EP Funk Vibes.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US HEAT | ||
| Kollage |
|
126 | 13 | 3 |
| BB Queen |
|
- | 69 | 35 |
| Good Rap Music |
|
- | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | |||
| 1994 | "Total Wreck" | - | 50 | - | - | Kollage |
| 1995 | "Uknowhowwedu" | 105 | 15 | 53 | 17 | |
| 1996 | "I Confess" | 109 | 27 | 45 | 11 | |
| "3 Tha Hard Way" | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Biggest Part of Me" | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Paper Thin" | - | - | - | - | non-album single | |
| 2000 | "Special Forces" | - | - | - | 38 | BB Queen |
| "Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks)" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013 | "Dialed Up Vol. 1" | - | - | - | - | non-album single |
| 2015 | "Here" | - | - | - | - | |
| 2018 | "Dialed Up Vol. 2" | - | - | - | - | |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Imagination (Imagine Dat-Dis Mix)" | 1991 | HanSoul | Imagination / Giggolo Jig |
| "Proceed Pt. 3" | 1994 | The Roots | Proceed Pts. 1 & 3 |
| "Back To Love (Much Love Mix)" | The Brand New Heavies, Guru | Back To Love | |
| "Respect the Architect" | 1995 | Guru, Ramsey Lewis | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality |
| "Push Up Ya Lighter" | 1996 | The Roots | Illadelph Halflife |
| "Au Natural" | Sweetback | Sweetback | |
| "Say Word" | 1997 | Boogiemonsters | God Sound |
| "New Forms" | Roni Size & Reprazent | New Forms | |
| "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 | Six Pack | |
| "Chaos" | 1999 | Talib Kweli | Soundbombing II |
| "When I Shine" | The Herbaliser | Very Mercenary | |
| "Following Goals" | Mathematik | Ecology | |
| "Ecoute Ce Message" | Beedjy | Pile Ou Femme | |
| "Exertions (Remix)" | 2000 | 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 | |
| "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 |
References
- Howse, Dominique. "Where The Hell Have You Been?: Bahamadia". hiphopdx.com. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- @Bahamadia (April 22, 2015). "Happy Birthday & Thank You ( ; +++@AfroLez: I also share this birthday with my long term old skool friend @Bahamadia. Happy Birthday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Bahamadia". HipHop-Elements.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/elizabeth_wellington/Philadelphia-Fashion-Week-Project-Runway-Mah-Jing-Wong.html
- https://twitter.com/MahJingWong/status/787441820997419008?lang=en-GB
- "Bahamadia's Kollage – a Philly hip-hop masterpiece".
- Kollage - AllMusic