Kim Hill (soul musician)

Kim Hill
Birth nameKimberly Allise Hill
Born (1970-08-07) August 7, 1970 (age 54)
OriginSyracuse, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Formerly of
Black Eyed Peas
Websitekimhill.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

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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

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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

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

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Suga Hill
Track listing[9]
  1. Feel Me
  2. Taxicab
  3. Mars
  4. Lost My Mind
  5. Sunny Blue
  6. Basically
  7. Summertime in Aspen (Remix by DJ Spinna)
  8. K.I.M.M.Y.
  9. The Real Hip Hop

Guest appearances

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b "The Black Eyed Peas' Journey from Conscious to the Charts". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Temptations/69 Boyz/Black Eyed Peas/Andrea Martin, retrieved December 18, 2019
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs". youtube. New York Times. December 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Kim Hill". IMDb. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Suga Hill". Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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