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, '' Kollage'', in 1996, 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

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, Jedi Mind Tricks,

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, and

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, among others. In November 2016, Bahamadia appeared as a guest client on season 15 of ''

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'', in which her son, Mah-Jing Wong, was a contestant.

Career

She was a music DJ in house parties around Philadelphia. She gained attention from

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in 1993 for her song on the EP ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

References

External links

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Bahamadia Official MySpace Page
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