Kalenna Harper (; born August 13, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, television personality, and record producer from

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. She perhaps is best known as a member of the musical duo

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with

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; later joined by label boss Sean "Diddy" Combs to form Diddy − Dirty Money. With the group, they released the critically acclaimed album ''

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'' (2010), and 2 additional mixtapes until their disbandment in 2012.Sherwin, Adam (2010)
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", Allhiphop.com, July 25, 2009, retrieved May 23, 2010 From 2014 to 2015, she was a supporting cast member on the

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reality series '' Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta''.

Career

2004–09: Songwriting and album appearances

She wrote many songs for other artists, such as

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's "Peanut Butter & Jelly",

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's " Moodswings (To Come at Me Like That)",

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's " Put You Up on Game", Pussycat Dolls' "Painted Windows" and

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's "Pucker Up". She was featured on

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'' on the track "Pack Ya Bags" and Timati's '' The Boss'' on the track "Sexy Bitch". A track leaked in 2008 titled "Kaboom" is a duet between Harper and

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recorded during their sessions with Jim Jonsin, before either singer was famous. Additional credits include, Maino ( Don't Say Nothing),

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(Kiss My Swag), Trina (Let them Hoes Fight) and Dirty Money (Love Come Down). She's also been featured on the movie soundtracks to "Phat Girls" (Stronger) and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" (Big Spender). "Let Them Hoes Fight" was originally slated to feature Gaga, but solely Harper's vocals ultimately made the record.

2009–12: Diddy-Dirty Money

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member

. The band worked heavily on Diddy's new album ''

''. They released three singles in total. " Angels" was the band's debut single and featured

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, and was officially released on November 3 (but the song had leaked to the internet in early June). The video was directed by

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. The band's second single " Love Come Down" was released later that day (November 3). Both singles appeared on Diddy's album ''Last Train To Paris''. On November 13, a new Diddy-Dirty Money song leaked onto the internet. The song "Hurt" was a demo but officially became known as "Loving You No More," and features

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. The song is likely to be a track on ''Last Train To Paris''. The band's third single "

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" featured rapper T.I. and was released on March 30, 2010. The group has performed on the 2010 BET Awards and nominated for the BET Best Group award. The album's fourth single "

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" featuring Drake was released on iTunes on September 21, 2010. She also co-wrote a song with Christina Aguilera on the Switch and John Hill production "Bionic" for Aguilera's 2010 fourth studio album, ''

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''. In 2012, the group disbanded. From there, Kalenna returned to making music as a solo artist.

2012–15: ''Black Orchid, Love and Hiphop Atlanta''

Kalenna released a mix-tape called ''Chamber of Diaries'' on February 13, 2012, free of charge, consisting of thirteen tracks. The mixtapes lead single, "Go To Work" was released in November 2011. She is a recurring star in season 3–4 of '' Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta''. During the span of the show, Kalenna released "Murder" and "Space and Time" on iTunes.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

As featured artist

As songwriter

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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Non-commercial Kalenna mixtapes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harper, Kalenna African-American women singer-songwriters American female hip hop singers American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters American soul singers Bad Boy Records artists Living people Musicians from Atlanta Participants in American reality television series 1982 births 21st-century African-American women singers Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)