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Videos : Mila J : Smoke, Drink, Break-Up (Explicit)
Who Is Mila J?
Jamila Akiko Chilombo (born November 18, 1983) known mononymously as Mila J is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer from Los Angeles, California. She is known for being in Prince's video for "Diamonds and Pearls," and was part of a short-lived girl groups called Gyrl and Dame Four, and appeared on tracks by RaRa, IMx and Omarion. She released several singles in 2006-2009 under the name "Mila J," and then went on a hiatus for a number of years before returning as "Japollonia" in 2012 and then reverting back to her stage name as Mila J.
She is currently signed to Universal Motown and is preparing her second studio album entitled M.I.L.A which stands for Made in Los Angeles.
Jamila was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Christina Yamamoto and Dr. Karamo Chilombo (birth name Greg Barnes), a pediatrician. Her parents later divorced. She is of mixed race background—her mother is of Japanese, Spanish, and Dominican descent, while her father is of African American, Yaqui, Choctaw, Cherokee, Navajo, and German Jewish descent. She also has French ancestry. She has four full-siblings named Miyoko, Jahi, Miyagi (who died in July 2012 after a two year battle with cancer) and singer Jhene Aiko. She also has three paternal half-siblings named Marcia, Dio, and Kareena.
From a young age, Jamila was part of a dance group and first came to the attention of Chris Stokes as a dancer in Prince's "Diamonds and Pearls" video in 1991. She and her sister Miyoko were in the R&B group Gyrl, managed by Stokes and toured with Immature, who were signed to MCA/Silas Records.
The "Gyrl" group was formed by Jamila, Miyoko and Paulette Maxwell. When they were backup dancers for Immature, the name of group was Innocence. Like dancers, they appeared in the videos "Da Munchies", "Constantly" , "Constantly" (the remix version), and "I Don't Mind". In 1995, Gyrl released their debut single, "Play Another Slow Jam" on Silas Records, which peaked at #74 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks, but missed the Hot 100. After the debut single "Play Another Slow Jam" in 1995, Paulette left the group.
In 1997, Jeanae' Briley and Tai-Amber Hoo joined Gyrl, released the single "Get Your Groove On", that was in the movie B*A*P*S which peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks, becoming their highest chart appearance to date. After that the group was solved.
In 2005, she was also a member of the girl group Dame Four, with Tomasina Parrot, Tennille Mathis & Mercedes Nelson, who released a single "How We Roll". Dame Four split up not long after releasing their radio single in late 2005.
After appearing on tracks by RaRa, IMx, and Omarion, Jamila was set to release a 2006 solo album "Split Personality" under the name Mila J but was shelved. Her single "Good Lookin Out" entered Billboard Radio Monitor's R&B/Hip-Hop chart at No. 37 and also at No. 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip hop songs chart. The album featured a number of appearances from artists on the T.U.G. roster and its associates, including Marques Houston, Young Rome, Rufus Blaq, and The Underdogs.
She performed two songs from the album at Showtime at the Apollo.
In 2012 Jamila redefined herself by changing her name and appearance from the soft feminine Mila J to the rough-around-the-edges Japollonia. She released a mixtape for free download through DatPiff, supported by a music video, "Blinded." Following Mila J's 2012 Internet success with her highly popular mixtape, which received more than 700,000 downloads, she releasing "Movin On" viral video with VEVO and giving away the single for free on her site and her VEVO page.
Now once again billing herself as Mila J, she is set to release a single called "Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" with an accompanied music video for it that is going to be released soon. The music video will be premiered on BET's 106 & Park. She is currently working on a full length album M.I.L.A., which stands for Made In Los Angeles.
Contact Mila J
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Who Is Mila J?
Jamila Akiko Chilombo (born November 18, 1983) known mononymously as Mila J is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer from Los Angeles, California. She is known for being in Prince's video for "Diamonds and Pearls," and was part of a short-lived girl groups called Gyrl and Dame Four, and appeared on tracks by RaRa, IMx and Omarion. She released several singles in 2006-2009 under the name "Mila J," and then went on a hiatus for a number of years before returning as "Japollonia" in 2012 and then reverting back to her stage name as Mila J.
She is currently signed to Universal Motown and is preparing her second studio album entitled M.I.L.A which stands for Made in Los Angeles.
Jamila was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Christina Yamamoto and Dr. Karamo Chilombo (birth name Greg Barnes), a pediatrician. Her parents later divorced. She is of mixed race background—her mother is of Japanese, Spanish, and Dominican descent, while her father is of African American, Yaqui, Choctaw, Cherokee, Navajo, and German Jewish descent. She also has French ancestry. She has four full-siblings named Miyoko, Jahi, Miyagi (who died in July 2012 after a two year battle with cancer) and singer Jhene Aiko. She also has three paternal half-siblings named Marcia, Dio, and Kareena.
From a young age, Jamila was part of a dance group and first came to the attention of Chris Stokes as a dancer in Prince's "Diamonds and Pearls" video in 1991. She and her sister Miyoko were in the R&B group Gyrl, managed by Stokes and toured with Immature, who were signed to MCA/Silas Records.
The "Gyrl" group was formed by Jamila, Miyoko and Paulette Maxwell. When they were backup dancers for Immature, the name of group was Innocence. Like dancers, they appeared in the videos "Da Munchies", "Constantly" , "Constantly" (the remix version), and "I Don't Mind". In 1995, Gyrl released their debut single, "Play Another Slow Jam" on Silas Records, which peaked at #74 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks, but missed the Hot 100. After the debut single "Play Another Slow Jam" in 1995, Paulette left the group.
In 1997, Jeanae' Briley and Tai-Amber Hoo joined Gyrl, released the single "Get Your Groove On", that was in the movie B*A*P*S which peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks, becoming their highest chart appearance to date. After that the group was solved.
In 2005, she was also a member of the girl group Dame Four, with Tomasina Parrot, Tennille Mathis & Mercedes Nelson, who released a single "How We Roll". Dame Four split up not long after releasing their radio single in late 2005.
After appearing on tracks by RaRa, IMx, and Omarion, Jamila was set to release a 2006 solo album "Split Personality" under the name Mila J but was shelved. Her single "Good Lookin Out" entered Billboard Radio Monitor's R&B/Hip-Hop chart at No. 37 and also at No. 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip hop songs chart. The album featured a number of appearances from artists on the T.U.G. roster and its associates, including Marques Houston, Young Rome, Rufus Blaq, and The Underdogs.
She performed two songs from the album at Showtime at the Apollo.
In 2012 Jamila redefined herself by changing her name and appearance from the soft feminine Mila J to the rough-around-the-edges Japollonia. She released a mixtape for free download through DatPiff, supported by a music video, "Blinded." Following Mila J's 2012 Internet success with her highly popular mixtape, which received more than 700,000 downloads, she releasing "Movin On" viral video with VEVO and giving away the single for free on her site and her VEVO page.
Now once again billing herself as Mila J, she is set to release a single called "Smoke, Drink, Break-Up" with an accompanied music video for it that is going to be released soon. The music video will be premiered on BET's 106 & Park. She is currently working on a full length album M.I.L.A., which stands for Made In Los Angeles.
Contact Mila J
Website | Twitter | Instagram
Sources : Mila J Photo | Smoke, Drink, Break-Up (Explicit) Video | Mila J Biography
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