Khia
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
Khia Shamone Finch ( KY-ə; née Chambers; born November 8, 1976) is an American rapper, singer, and record producer.
She is known for her single, "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)."
Early life
Khia was born Khia Shamone Chambers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was raised in its Germantown neighborhood. She moved to Tampa, Florida, when she was 11. Khia attended Dowdell Middle School and Hillsborough High School. She left school sophomore year after she got pregnant. In 1991, Khia had her first child, a daughter also named Khia. In 1992, she moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, when her father was stationed there and had her second child, a son named Rashawn, while she was living with him. Before becoming a rapper, she worked as a bartender at Club XS in Tampa. Her mother, Carol Belinda Chambers, who was a data-entry specialist, died in 2001.
Music career
2000–2002: Thug Misses
Khia released her debut album, Thug Misses, in 2002 on Dirty Down/Artemis Records as a re-release from the original version by Divine Records.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q444910. VIAF identifies the subject as 2674288. The Library of Congress control number is no2006012532. 5 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1976, 1991, 1992 and 2001.
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