Imani Chyle is an American singer-songwriter and rapper, born and raised in
Houston, Texas. Her music has been described as being "much more than just hip-hop".
Music career
During the early 1990s, Imani was one-half of a Houston-based female rap duo called 2Aggrivated. Their manager, Byron Hill, signed them to a 10-album deal with
Profile Records, but unresolved conflicts led to the group being dropped by Profile before their already-produced debut album was released. Imani then relocated to
Atlanta for a solo career, performing under the name GChyle. Though she established herself on the club scene in the Atlanta area, her career then went on a sudden downward spiral that led to her taking five years off from music.
Upon her return from that absence, Imani relocated to Los Angeles, where she decided to restart her music career, playing in numerous clubs throughout the area, including the
House of Blues in
Anaheim
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's
Downtown Disney and Los Angeles'
Sunset Strip
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, the
Roxy on Sunset,
Viper Room, and Key Club, where she opened for 1980's rockers the
Bullet Boys
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near the end of 2011.
In 2011, Imani also formed her own record label, Mos Records, which is distributed by Believe Digital.
She recorded tracks for her forthcoming debut album "Season of I" with producers Monyea Crawford and Richard Rollie of LoveChild Productions in
Atlanta. One of the songs from that forthcoming album, entitled "Lose Myself", was selected for play on the
ESPNU
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program "Unite" as the result of a submission by Real Music Opportunities.
"Lose Myself" and another of Imani's songs, "Warrioress", received high reviews from
Music Connection in May 2012.
"Warrioress" made its first chart appearance on December 11, 2011, when it charted among the Top 10 Rhythmic New Releases. It eventually charted No. 7 on the national airplay charts, the only independent artist who charted alongside such well-known performers as
Adele,
Bruno Mars,
Mary J. Blige
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,
Wale
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*Wale, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, a village in Poland
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*Wale (surname)
*Wale (rapper), stage name of American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Radio and television ...
,
Beyoncé
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,
Shania Twain and
Robin Thicke.
Imani has also earned several "Platinum Auddys" from uPlaya.com, and was also featured on Akon's Hitlab
References
External links
imanichyle.comImani Chyle on Facebook
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American women singer-songwriters
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women