![]() ![]() Moment of randomness: I recently came across an article about The Top Ten Riches Female Rappers in the World. It would be another four years before Bahamadia would resurface and release another album. Kollage would reach thirteen on the Billboard US R&B Charts, but despite the decent charting results and positive reviews, the album didn’t do well commercially and would be the only album Bahamadia would release on Chrysalis/EMI. Her relationship with Guru would lead to her signing to Chrysalis/EMI (which at the time was also the label home to Gang Starr), where she would release her debut album, Kollage.īahamadia would call on her mentor, Guru, to produce a few tracks on Kollage, as well as DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz, The Roots, Ski Beats and N.O. In fact, it was her independent work that put her on Guru’s radar in the first place. ![]() But prior to her meeting Guru (rip) she was recording and releasing records independently, making a name for herself back in Philly. ![]() The first time I ever heard the Philadelphia bred emcee, Bahamadia spit was on Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Vol 2 project, and her work over the Ramsey Lewis assisted jazz mash up (see “Respect The Architect”) was impressive. ![]()
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