Kim Hill (soul musician)

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Kim Hill (soul musician) - Wikipedia

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Kim Hill
Birth name	Kimberly Allise Hill
Born	(1970-08-07) August 7, 1970 (age 54)
Origin	Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Genres	Soul R&B gospel funk hip hop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Formerly of	Black Eyed Peas

Website	kimhill.work

Kimberly Allise Hill (born August 7, 1970) is an American soul musician, best known for her work with the hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas.

Early life

Hill grew up in Camillus, New York, a small suburb outside Syracuse, New York.^[1]^[2] She was raised by her single mother in a primarily white neighborhood.^[1]

She also has a brother.^[2]

Career

When Hill moved to Los Angeles, she found work as an extra on television for shows such as Living Single.^[1]

She joined Black Eyed Peas after meeting them backstage at a BMI showcase in 1995.^[3] She also signed to will.i.am's label I Am Music (an imprint of Interscope Records). Hill got to realize her childhood dream of performing on Soul Train when Black Eyed Peas were asked to perform in 1998.^[4]^[1] Hill signed a solo deal with Interscope Records in 1998, but she later ended up releasing the record on her own.^[5] As the merger of Interscope's parent company Universal Music Group and PolyGram took full effect, Hill resisted pressure by Interscope to over-sexualize her image.^[6] She left the band in 2000,^[3]^[7] and was later replaced by Fergie in 2002.^[1]

Hill has since begun performing as a solo artist, and she occasionally acts in indie projects.^[8] She began DJing in 2008.^[5]

Hill crowdfunded her cosmetic line, Next of Kim, in November 2018.^[2]

Personal life

Hill is divorced and has one son.^[2]^[1]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Suga Hill	Released: 2005 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, Digital download Track listing^[9] Feel Me Taxicab Mars Lost My Mind Sunny Blue Basically Summertime in Aspen (Remix by DJ Spinna) K.I.M.M.Y. The Real Hip Hop

Guest appearances

Songs	Album	Year
"The Way U Make Me Feel"	Behind the Front	1998
"Be Free"	Behind the Front	1998
"What It Is"	Behind the Front	1998
Songs	Album	Year
"Hot'"	Bridging the Gap	2000
"Lil' Lil'"	Bridging the Gap	2000
"Bridging the Gaps"	Bridging the Gap	2000
"Rap Song"	Bridging the Gap	2000
"Tell Your Momma Come"	Bridging the Gap	2000
"Empire Strikes Back"	Bridging the Gap (Bonus)	2000
"Magic"	Bridging the Gap (Bonus)	2000
Songs	Album	Year
"Complete Beloved"	Love & Basketball Soundtrack	2000
"I Want Cha"	Scary Movie Soundtrack	2001
"Leave It All Behind"	Joints & Jam - Single	1998
"Let Me Tell You Something"\	Bridging the Gap Promo	2000
"Beautiful People"	N/A	2000

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit. | 'Almost Famous' from Op-Docs, December 17, 2019, retrieved December 18, 2019
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d How Robert Glasper and bad Indian food got Kim Hill back on track!, November 19, 2019, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved December 18, 2019
^ ^a ^b "The Black Eyed Peas' Journey from Conscious to the Charts". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ Temptations/69 Boyz/Black Eyed Peas/Andrea Martin, retrieved December 18, 2019
^ ^a ^b "Interview: Kim Hill Talks Origins with Black Eyed Peas, Lying to Land DJ Gigs, New Music". March 8, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^ "I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs". youtube. New York Times. December 17, 2019.
^ "EXCLUSIVE: Will.I.Am's Ego Forced Out Former Black Eyed Peas Singer, Says Source | Radar Online". RadarOnline. June 27, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
^ "Kim Hill". IMDb. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^ "Suga Hill". Retrieved July 23, 2021.

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Studio albums	Behind the Front Bridging the Gap Elephunk Monkey Business The E.N.D. The Beginning Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 Translation Elevation
Compilations	Renegotiations: The Remixes The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection
Video albums	Behind the Bridge to Elephunk Live from Sydney to Vegas
Singles	"Joints & Jam" "Karma" "BEP Empire/Get Original "Weekends" "Request + Line" "Where Is the Love?" "Shut Up" "Hey Mama" "Let's Get It Started" "Don't Phunk with My Heart" "Don't Lie" "My Humps" "Pump It" "Boom Boom Pow" "I Gotta Feeling" "Meet Me Halfway" "Imma Be" "Rock That Body" "Missing You" "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "Just Can't Get Enough" "Don't Stop the Party" "Where's the Love" "Be Nice" "Ritmo" "Mamacita" "Feel the Beat" "Vida Loca" "Girl Like Me" "Don't You Worry" "Simply the Best"
Promotional singles	"Alive" "Yesterday"
Featured singles	"Mas que Nada"
Concert tours	The Monkey Business Tour Honda Civic Tour The E.N.D. World Tour The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour
Related articles	Accolades Discography Atban Klann The Black Eyed Peas Experience Masters of the Sun (comic) Super Bowl XLV halftime show "Ima Korean"
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