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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Bahamadia
Person · female · United States · Philadelphia · born 1966 · recording since 1994
American rapper
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Also known as A. Reed · Antonia Reed · Bahamdia · Bahamidia · Bahmadia
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Total Wreck
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
Biography
English biography205 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377145522
Biography
Antonia D. Reed (born April 22, 1966), known professionally as Bahamadia, is an American hip hop artist and singer. Bahamadia released her debut album, Kollage
KollageSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Intro0:502Word Play3:173Spontaneity4:084Rugged Ruff3:085Interlude0:296I Confess4:057UKNOWHOWWEDU3:348Interlude1:079Total Wreck3:2510Innovation3:2111Da Jawn5:1912Interlude1:0513True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Shit)3:41143 tha Hard Way4:1215Biggest Part of Me4:5116Path to Rhythm3:22, in 1996, followed by the independently released EP BB Queen
BB QueenSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Intro1:172Special Forces3:253Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks)3:374One-4-Teen (Funky for You)3:275Philadelphia2:476Beautiful Things5:477Pep Talk4:57 in 2000. She then released a full-length album, Good Rap Music
Good Rap MusicSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Good Rap Music3:322Real Love3:313Serious, Part 13:504Buck Season2:485Culture Cut3:236Reign Prelude0:537Reign4:088Fun2:379Serious, Part 24:0210Good Rap Improv.0:5211Glory2:4612Thank You4:11, in 2005. Bahamadia has also released the singles "Dialed Up Vol. 1" (in 2013), "Here" (in 2015), and "Dialed Up Vol. 2" (in 2018).
Bahamadia has been a featured artist on tracks by musicians including the Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, Erykah Badu, Morcheeba, Guru, Towa Tei, and Roni Size & Reprezent among others.
In November 2016, Bahamadia appeared as a guest client on season 15 of Project Runway, in which her son, Mah-Jing Wong, was a contestant. His father is part Chinese, part African-American; he was named after his great-grandfather.
Career
Bahamadia attended several high schools in Philadelphia in the 1980s, including University City and Parkway. While still in high school, she began taking hip hop seriously and was influenced by acts such as The Cold Crush Brothers, Schoolly D and Lady B. Around that time, she began performing as a DJ. She gained attention from Guru of Gang Starr in 1993 for her song on the EP Funk Vibes.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 31 | 68.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 49:54
1Intro0:502Word Play3:173Spontaneity4:084Rugged Ruff3:085Interlude0:296I Confess4:057UKNOWHOWWEDU3:348Interlude1:079Total Wreck3:2510Innovation3:2111Da Jawn5:1912Interlude1:0513True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Shit)3:41143 tha Hard Way4:1215Biggest Part of Me4:5116Path to Rhythm3:22B-Girl Sessions - The Best of Bahamadia 1993-2004
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:19:46
1Intro1:552Chaos3:483Paperthin2:5543 The Hard Way4:065Following Goals (Remix)4:026Push Up Ya Lighter4:367One 4 Teen2:578Unreleased2:569Love Of My Life (Remix)5:2010Transcend3:4211New Forms2:1412Good Rap Music (Live in DC)4:5313Toxic (Found Sound Remix)3:0114Be OK3:5415Special Forces3:2416I Confess (The Roots Remix)3:3517Respect The Architect (Demo)3:2918Proceed III4:0719B-Girl Session3:0920Gypsy Slang (Remix)3:3221Funk Vibe8:112005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:33
1Good Rap Music3:322Real Love3:313Serious, Part 13:504Buck Season2:485Culture Cut3:236Reign Prelude0:537Reign4:088Fun2:379Serious, Part 24:0210Good Rap Improv.0:5211Glory2:4612Thank You4:11
Single · 12
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Total WreckSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 20:461Total Wreck (radio version)3:30 2Total Wreck (street version)3:30 3Total Wreck (remix) (radio version)3:29 4Total Wreck (remix) (street version)3:29 5Total Wreck (instrumental)3:22 6Total Wreck (remix) (instrumental)3:26 | 1994 | ||
| 1995 | UKNOWHOWWEDUSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 18:061UKNOWHOWWEDU (radio version)3:35 2UKNOWHOWWEDU (album version)3:37 3UKNOWHOWWEDU (album remix version)3:43 4UKNOWHOWWEDU (instrumental)3:35 5UKNOWHOWWEDU (a cappella)3:36 | 1995 | ||
| 1996 | Au NaturalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:121Au Natural (Album Version Edit)3:52 2Au Natural (The Roots After Midnight Remix Edit)4:13 3Au Natural (After Midnight Instrumental Edit)4:07 | 1996 | ||
| 1996 | I ConfessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:511I Confess (album version)4:08 2I Confess (The Roots remix)3:59 3I Confess (The Roots remix) (instrumental)3:59 4I Confess (The Roots remix) (a cappella)3:47 5I Confess (Erick Sermon remix)3:58 | 11 June 1996 | ||
| 2000 | CommonwealthSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksA1Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks) (clean version) A2Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks) (instrumental) B1Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks) (original version) | 2000 | ||
| 2000 | Pep TalkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:121Pep Talk Soulfingerz mix (clean)4:59 2Pep Talk Amp Live's remix (clean)4:37 3Pep Talk Soulfingerz mix (inst.)5:01 4Pep Talk Amp Live's remix (inst.)4:35 | 2000 | ||
| 2011 | CertifiedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:051Certified (radio edit)4:05 | 15 March 2011 | ||
| 2013 | Dialed UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 11:121Dialed Up11:12 | 28 March 2013 | ||
| 2017 | DIALED UP 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 12:261Dialed Up 212:26 | 19 October 2017 | ||
| 2018 | HereSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:091Here3:09 | 16 February 2018 | ||
| 2020 | DIALED UP 4Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 11:461DIALED UP 411:46 | 13 December 2020 | ||
| 2025 | Up CloseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:071Up Close3:18 2Nightbird3:49 | 20 June 2025 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | BB QueenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 25:171Intro1:17 2Special Forces3:25 3Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks)3:37 4One-4-Teen (Funky for You)3:27 5Philadelphia2:47 6Beautiful Things5:47 7Pep Talk4:57 | 5 July 2000 | ||
| 2020 | Nothing but NetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 21:501Reconstructed Club3:52 2Fake Molly4:36 3Crypto5:05 4Methods3:41 5Nothing but Net4:36 | 9 September 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Bahamadia head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 31 | 68.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Ladies(band) | — | present | |
| Sprite 5DW(band) | — | present | |
| Gang Starr Foundation(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bahamadia-03.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fc433b50-0061-4298-8beb-af6f51cbd677discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fc433b50-0061-4298-8beb-af6f51cbd677core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444961genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q444961seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamadiabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamadia
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Mika Väisänen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q444961 · MusicBrainz: fc433b50-0061-4298-8beb-af6f51cbd677
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