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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Parris Fluellen [1] |
| Also known as | Parris Franz |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Epic |
Parris Fluellen (born February 12, 1980), better known as Cha Cha and currently Parris Franz, [2] is an American rapper.
Cha Cha was born and raised in Detroit and began rapping at the age of 10. [3] She attended Cass Technical High School. [4]
Cha Cha signed a deal with Epic Records after making guest appearances on the Hav Plenty soundtrack, Shae Jones' Talk Show , and Tash's Rap Life . While with Epic, Cha Cha recorded and released her debut album, Dear Diary . The album had many high-profile guest appearances, ranging from Nas to Juvenile and spawned a single entitled "New Millennium (What Cha Wanna Do)", charting on Billboard's R&B chart. [5] After the Epic album release, Cha Cha worked on several of Royce da 5'9"'s releases, appearing on his mixtapes Build and Destroy and M.I.C. (Make It Count), as well as on his second studio album, Death Is Certain . She has since starred in lead roles in films such as 'A Day of Trouble', and supporting roles on both MTV and TNT network series.
Franz was an on-air personality for Clear Channel and Radio One. [4]
Franz attended Michigan State University where she took acting classes. [2] She was on MTV's "The Lyricist Lounge Show" and wrote several episodes. Later on, she appeared on "Office Outbreak" as a news reporter named "Sasha", "Stomp The Yard 2: Homecoming" as a dancer, "Chocolate City" as a club patron, "Entourage" as a "Rave Promoter" and "A Day of Trouble" as "Jennifer". She starred in television shows including "Meet the Browns" as a patient, "Christmas Cupid", and Lifetime show "A Cross to Bear" as "Tasha". Parris Franz has co-starred in films and short films such as "This Time", Soul Kittens Cabaret, and more. She played the lead role as "Mari Rodriguez" in a stage play entitled "A.I.M.: Angry Insecure Men", written and directed by Angel Terron. She also reprised the role in the film adaptation of the play. She landed a role in the stage play "My Brother Marvin: The Marvin Gaye Story" and in another on Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, entitled "Afeni Shakur: In Her Defense", directed by Hilda Willis. [2]
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| U.S. R&B | |||
| 1999 | Dear Diary
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| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
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| Rap | US | |||
| 1999 | "New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)" | 28 [6] | — | Dear Diary |
| "He Likes" (featuring Jagged Edge) | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Stick 'Em" | — | — | What's the Worst That Could Happen? |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Office Outbreak | Sasha | |
| 2010 | Stomp The Yard 2: Homecoming | ||
| 2014 | A.I.M: Angry Insecure Men | Mari Rodriguez | |
| 2015 | Chocolate City | ||
| 2015 | Entourage | Rave Promoter | |
| 2018 | A Day Of Trouble | Jennifer |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2010 | This Time | Ta'sia |
| 2018 | Surprise! | Jaz Allen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | The Lyricist Lounge Show | Customer | |
| 2010 | Meet the Browns | Patient | Episode: "Meet the Harassment" |
| 2010 | Christmas Cupid | ||
| 2012 | Let's Stay Together) | Waitress | Episode: "Leave Me Alone" |
| 2015 | A Cross to Bear | Tasha | |
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