Angela Renée White (born May 11, 1988), commonly known as Blac Chyna, is an American model, television personality, rapper, and socialite. She originally rose to prominence in 2010 as the
stunt double
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for
Nicki Minaj
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in the music video for the song "
Monster
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" by
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...
.
She gained wider media attention after being
name-dropped in the song "
Miss Me" by
Drake
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the same year, leading to a number of magazine appearances, including pieces in ''Dimepiece'', ''Straight Stuntin'' and ''Black Men's Magazine''. In 2014, she launched her own makeup brand, "Lashed by Blac Chyna", and a beauty salon in
Encino, Los Angeles. She has since made a number of media appearances, including in her own reality television shows, ''
Rob & Chyna'' and ''
The Real Blac Chyna''.
Career
While stripping at King of Diamonds, a popular Miami club, Blac Chyna's unusual and "exotic" look made her popular; radio host
Angela Yee described her as looking "like someone who was going to be famous."
In 2010,
Drake
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* A male duck
* Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon
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* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...
name-dropped her in "Miss Me".
Her rising popularity led to modeling jobs on the covers of ''Dimepiece'', ''Straight Stuntin'' and ''Black Men's Magazine''. Later that year, she was cast as Nicki Minaj's stunt double in the song "Monster" by Kanye West.
Throughout her career, Blac Chyna has undergone several surgeries for
buttock augmentation and
breast enhancement, but has also had surgery to reduce the size of her chest.
In February 2013, she enrolled in JLS Professional Make Up Artist School. In December 2013, she launched her online boutique, "88fin", filled with new clothing and products from her clothing line of the same name. Also that month, she launched her own brand of adhesive eyelashes, "Lashed by Blac Chyna". In February 2014, she purchased a beauty bar in Encino, Los Angeles, which offers makeup courses.
Since 2016, she has appeared in a number of reality television shows, including
E!'s ''
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (often abbreviated ''KUWTK'') is an American reality television series which focused on the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian family, Kardashian–Jenner Stepfamily, blended family. It aired ...
'', and her own reality show with then-boyfriend
Rob Kardashian, ''Rob & Chyna'', also on the E! network.
In 2019, she starred in ''The Real Blac Chyna'' on
Zeus Network.
She has also appeared in ''
Tokyo Toni's Finding Love ASAP!'', and
VH1
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's ''
Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood''.
Blac Chyna produced content on
OnlyFans
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, which she joined in April 2020. She subsequently departed from the platform in 2023.
Personal life
In December 2011, Blac Chyna appeared in the music video for the song "
Rack City
"Rack City" is a song by American rapper Tyga. First released on December 2, 2011, the song served as the third single from his second studio album, '' Careless World: Rise of the Last King'' (2012). It was produced by DJ Mustard and Mike Free. ...
" by rapper
Tyga
Micheal Ray Stevenson[Micheal Ray Stevenson](_blank)
; she has said that Tyga asked her to join him on tour that year, but she refused. They began dating in December 2011,
and had a son together in October 2012. They split in 2014 when Tyga began a relationship with
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Kristen Jenner (born August 10, 1997) is an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman. She starred in the E! reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' from 2007 to 2021 and then the Hulu reality televisi ...
, leading to a number of
social media
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feuds between
Blac Chyna and Jenner that ended when Blac Chyna started dating Jenner's half-brother,
Rob Kardashian, in 2016. In November 2016, she gave birth to their daughter.
In December 2016, Kardashian announced on his
Instagram
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post that he and Blac Chyna had split. They reconciled a few days later, but separated again in February 2017. In July 2017, Kardashian posted sexually explicit photos of Blac Chyna on social media, leading to Blac Chyna's obtaining a temporary restraining order against him. In October 2017, Blac Chyna filed a more than $100 million lawsuit against the Kardashian family for defamation. The trial began in April 2022. On May 2, 2022, a jury found in favor of the Kardashian family, with no damages being awarded to Chyna.
In March 2023, Blac Chyna revealed that she had been baptized a year earlier following her conversion to
Christianity
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. She also stated that she had deleted her
OnlyFans
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account, while also reversing some of her plastic surgery and removing her tattoo of
Baphomet
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in light of her newfound faith.
Blac Chyna became engaged to Derrick Milano in October 2023 after a year of dating; he reportedly proposed to her during Howard University's homecoming celebration.
Discography
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
* "
Monster
A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes Anxiety, terror ...
" by
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...
,
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American Rapping, rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, the ...
,
Rick Ross
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,
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...
and
Bon Iver
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* "
Come on a Cone" by Nicki Minaj
* "
Rack City
"Rack City" is a song by American rapper Tyga. First released on December 2, 2011, the song served as the third single from his second studio album, '' Careless World: Rise of the Last King'' (2012). It was produced by DJ Mustard and Mike Free. ...
" (Version 1 & 2) by
Tyga
Micheal Ray Stevenson[Micheal Ray Stevenson](_blank)
* "
Rake It Up" by
Yo Gotti
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and
Mike WiLL Made-It featuring Nicki Minaj
* "
Tutu" by
6ix9ine
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* "
Body
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" by
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter.
Megan initially gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social me ...
* "Seen Her" (Official music video released in 2020)
See also
*
Southern hip hop
Southern hip-hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip-hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip-hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee ...
References
External links
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Blac Chynaat the SKAM Artist website
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1988 births
Living people
African-American female models
Hip-hop models
Female models from Maryland
Female models from Washington, D.C.
American cosmetics businesspeople
21st-century American businesswomen
21st-century American businesspeople
American make-up artists
Rappers from Washington, D.C.
American female erotic dancers
Kardashian–Jenner family
American Christians
African-American Christians