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 |
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]
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.
- 1 2 @Bahamadia (April 23, 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