Masika Kalysha Champ, (''

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'' Tucker; born June 7, 1985) known professionally as Masika Kalysha is an American actress, reality television personality, singer/songwriter, entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is best known for her role on

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series '' Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood'', and

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's '' Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta''. Tucker is a French Creole

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and singer, originally from Chicago, Illinois.

Early life

Kalysha was born Masika Kalysha Tucker in June 7, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in

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and she is French Creole. In 2003, Kalysha graduated from Mount Zion High School in

. On August 11, 2011, Kalysha moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her acting and modeling career after the death of one of her friends Lashawna Threatt.

Career

Film and reality television

In 2005, Kalysha appeared in the music video for "

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" by

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. In 2006, Kalysha made her acting debut in the film ''

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''. In 2013, Kalysha made her first reality television appearance on '' Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood''. She did not appear in

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, but returned for

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, which chronicled the birth of her daughter, Khari Barbie Maxwell, and her subsequent co-parenting with

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. In 2014, Kalysha started filming for the action movie ''The Prey'' with

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and

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. The film hit theaters in May 2020. In 2017, Kalysha returned to ''Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood'' for its fourth season. This was amid tensions with the show's producers, allegedly due to her refusal to film with a new cast member. The season revealed scenes of Kalysha breaking the

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several times to express her displeasure with producers, as well as threatening legal action and storming off set. In 2018, Kalysha decided not to return to ''Love and Hip Hop''. She quit the show after the season's reunion special, unhappy with her portrayal. Kalysha left VH1 and was later cast on '' Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta''.

Music

In 2015, Kalysha released her single "Andale" featuring

. The single is different from Kalysha's two previous singles, "No More" and "Hella Hollywood," in which both were released early spring 2015. Her single "Hella Hollywood" released May 2015 sampling the 1996

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hit record Ready or Not. Kalysha released her single "My Own" in the fall of 2016 singing about the relationship between her and rapper Fetty Wap. She released another single "OHHH3X" fall of 2017.

Personal life

On December 11, 2015, Kalysha announced her pregnancy with rapper Fetty Wap. On March 29, 2016, she gave birth to a daughter. On October 28, 2022, Kalysha announced to social media that she had given birth to her second daughter, her first with her husband Jamar Champ.

Business career

Kalysha launched Khari Barbie Beauty, an all vegan cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free cosmetics line on December 17, 2016. The name of her cosmetics line was inspired after her daughter Khari Barbie Maxwell. The cosmetic line includes lip scrub, lip pencils, lipstick tubes and hair growth supplements.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalysha, Masika Living people Actresses from Chicago 1985 births Participants in American reality television series Singers from Chicago