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''.

Life and career

KaMillion was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida on the city's north side. In 2001, she was crowned Miss Jacksonville. KaMillion began her career as a background dancer and vocalist, before establishing herself as a songwriter for artists such as Jordin Sparks,

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, Pussycat Dolls, and Diddy. She initially released R&B-influenced mixtapes under the name Alja Jackson, before venturing into trap music with the 2013 single "Mr. Money Bags" featuring

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. In 2019, she received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for her songwriting credits on H.E.R.'s self-titled album. That year she and Lil Duval were the opening act for the BET Hip Hop Awards. She gained wider prominence in 2020 after she joined the cast of season three of '' Love & Hip Hop: Miami''. The track "Twerk 4 Me" went viral that year, although it was originally released in 2018. Her track "Fine Azz" is the theme song for ''

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'''s second season. KaMillion has acted on shows including ''

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'' and '' The Quad''. In 2022, she appeared in her first lead role as the character Mia Knight on the

comedy series ''

'', loosely based on Yung Miami of

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. For her performance she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series. Angie Han of the ''

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'' advocated for her to receive a

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nomination: "Much of the pleasure of ''Rap Sh!t'' is simply how well KaMillion connects with the camera. She makes Mia’s joy infectious and her warmth palpable. She’s magnetic as a rapper and dancer, even when the pair are just playing around in Shawna’s makeshift studio."

Songwriting credits

* Diddy-Dirty Money ft. Trey Songz – "Your Love" (2010) * Trey Songz – " Already Taken" (2010) *

– "

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" (2011) * Keke Palmer – " Love Me, Love Me Not" and " Takes Me Away" (2012) * Jordin Sparks – "

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" (2015) * Samantha Jade – " "Let the Good Times Roll" * H.E.R.- " Rather Be" (2019)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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