Tanya Pointer, also known as Nonchalant is an American female

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from

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

who was signed to

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other ...

. Nonchalant is best known for her hit single " 5 O'Clock", which peaked at number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was eventually certified

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by the

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, for sales of over 500,000 copies. It peaked at number 44 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1996. Her debut album, ''

Until the Day ''Until the Day'' is the only studio album by American rapper Nonchalant. It was released on March 26, 1996 via MCA Records. Recording sessiona took place at B.L.A.K. Hole Studios and Horizon Studios in Capitol Heights, Maryland, at Cue Recording S ...

'', was released on March 26, 1996, and while it received positive reviews, it failed to match the success of its lead single, reaching number 94 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. After her album ran its course, Nonchalant appeared on the song "Keep on Pushin'" from the ''Dangerous Ground'' soundtrack alongside fellow rappers

MC Lyte Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, MC Lyte first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a ...

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Bahamadia Antonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American Hip hop music, hip hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, ''Kollage (album), Kollage'', in 1996, followed by the independently released ...

. She released a single entitled "Take It There" in 1998, but after it failed to catch on, she was dropped from MCA. Her last appearance was on the ''

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'' soundtrack on the song entitled "Flyin'". She largely disappeared from the hip hop circuit by 2001, but returned in 2013 as a DJ.

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