Kim Hill (soul musician)

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Kim Hill
Birth nameKimberly Allise Hill
Born (1970-08-07) August 7, 1970 (age 53)
Origin Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Formerly of
Website kimhill.work

Kimberly Allise Hill (born August 7, 1970) is an American soul musician, best known for her work with the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas.

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Personal life

Hill grew up in Camillus, New York, a small suburb outside Syracuse, New York. [1] [2] She was raised by her single mother in a primarily white neighborhood. [1]

Hill is divorced and has one son. [2] [1] She also has a brother. [2]

Career

When Hill moved to Los Angeles, she found work as an extra on television for shows such as Living Single . [1]

She joined Black Eyed Peas after meeting them backstage at a BMI showcase in 1995. [3] She also signed to will.i.am's label I Am Music (an imprint of Interscope Records). Hill got to realize her childhood dream of performing on Soul Train when Black Eyed Peas were asked to perform in 1998. [4] [1] Hill signed a solo deal with Interscope Records in 1998, but she later ended up releasing the record on her own. [5] As the merger of Interscope's parent company Universal Music Group and PolyGram took full effect, Hill resisted pressure by Interscope to over-sexualize her image. [6] She left the band in 2000, [3] [7] and was later replaced by Fergie in 2002. [1]

Hill has since begun performing as a solo artist, and she occasionally acts in indie projects. [8]

Hill began DJing in 2008. [5]

Hill crowdfunded her cosmetic line, Next of Kim, in November 2018. [2]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Suga Hill
Track listing [9]
  1. Feel Me
  2. Taxicab
  3. Mars
  4. Lost My Mind
  5. Sunny Blue
  6. Basically
  7. Summertime in Aspen (Remix by DJ Spinna)
  8. K.I.M.M.Y.
  9. The Real Hip Hop

Guest appearances

SongsAlbumYear
"The Way U Make Me Feel"Behind the Front1998
"Be Free"Behind the Front1998
"What It Is"Behind the Front1998
SongsAlbumYear
"Hot'"Bridging the Gap2000
"Lil' Lil'"Bridging the Gap2000
"Bridging the Gaps"Bridging the Gap2000
"Rap Song"Bridging the Gap2000
"Tell Your Momma Come"Bridging the Gap2000
"Empire Strikes Back"Bridging the Gap (Bonus)2000
"Magic"Bridging the Gap (Bonus)2000
SongsAlbumYear
"Complete Beloved"Love & Basketball Soundtrack2000
"I Want Cha"Scary Movie Soundtrack2001
"Leave It All Behind"Joints & Jam - Single1998
"Let Me Tell You Something"Bridging the Gap Promo2000
"Beautiful People"N/A2000

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