Chyna Whyte | |
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| Birth name | Stephanie Christine Lewis |
| Born | (1974-09-18)September 18, 1974 (age 50) New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Website | www.chynawhyte.com |
Stephanie Christine Lewis, better known asChyna Whyte, (born September 18, 1974) is an American rapper. She is best known for her appearance in theLil Jon & The Eastside Boys song "Bia' Bia'.[1]
Chyna Whyte was born and raised inNew Orleans, Louisiana, she started rapping when she was a child but later pursued her rap career in 1992.[2] She got her first break in 1998 and signed with Lil Jon's BME Records but before then she decided to send her demo tapes that she spent years working on with Super ProducerDonald "XL" Robertson( Strickly Business) and mail them to various record labels.[2] She spoke toDr. Dre and got a call fromRoc-A-Fella Records and even met with Lyor Cohen at Def Jam Records but none of those labels worked out.[2] Later on, she received a call fromLil Jon when he was working at Jermaine Dupri's labelSo So Def Records as in A&R.[clarification needed] He received her demo tape that she mailed to So So Def Records and wanted her to come to Atlanta and record with a group he was forming called Full Time Family.[2][3] They all met for the first time in the studio and recorded an album that was never released. She went on to record many features on Lil Jon's albums and released a few of her own singles,"Blocka Blocka","Thug For Life", which was featured on theLove And A Bullet Soundtrack, "What They Want" and "Girls Get Buck featuring Master P". Lil Jon and Chyna Whyte went on and signed a distribution deal with TVT Records but she never got the chance to release any of her own albums.
In 2001, Chyna was released from prison. She served five months in federal prison and served the remainder of the year on house arrest but her probation officer allowed her travel and do concerts.[2][4] She left Atlanta at that time and came back at the end of 2005 after the effects ofHurricane Katrina.[2] In 2002, she had planned to release her solo project but it was never released due to her pregnancy the same year thus having to put her career on hold.[2][4]
Chyna Whyte has featured on various artists albums such asToo Short's album "You Nasty" (RIAA Certified Gold), Bonecrusher's album "Attenchun", Naught By Nature's album "Iicons", Twisted Black's album "Street Fame", Kane & Abel's album "The Seven Sins", Six Shot's "The Actual Meaning" and a number of mixtape features. She also produced 3 mixtapes out, The Whyte Out, Prelude To War & The Real Deal Holyfield.[1] She also received her Multi Platinum and GoldRIAA plaques for her work on Lil Jon & The East Boyz's albumKings of Crunk and Put Yo Hood Up and also received another Gold plaque fromToo ShortYou Nasty album.[5]
Whyte started her own publishing company, Seed Shop LLC, formally named Ching Chong Publishing, and has been affiliated withBMI since 1997.[5]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| Chyna Whyte |
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| Year | Single | Chart positions[6] | Album | ||
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| US Hot 100 | R&B | R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | |||
| 2001 | "Bia' Bia'" feat.Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz,Ludacris,Too Short,Big Kap | 94 | 47 | 39 | Put Yo Hood Up |
| Title | Album details |
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| The Whyte Out 2 - The Prelude To War[7] |
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