The Celebreality Interview - Khia
“If I had a Britney machine or a Rihanna machine, I woulda been the beautifulest thing in the world, too,” says the just-disqualified Miss Rap Supreme contestant Khia. Below, she talks about why an established rapper would go on a reality show like this, her relationship with Lil’ Wayne and beef…just don’t tell her we called it that.
Were you mad about being disqualified?
No! It was the perfect exit. I didn’t go on there to follow rules. I went on there and every time I opened my mouth, I was promoting myself and my music. Until they were able to come to find out and stop being delayed…I knew I was going to go home sooner or later. There was no competition in the house. I’m a writer, that’s what I do. I wasn’t on there to play games and be playing with them. They were amateurs. I have done something. My whole objective was to promote me and my music and to let my fans see me. So no, it was just like, “Bye! Toodles!” Everybody there was rapping things that were pre-written. Nobody heard of it, nobody wants to hear it.
Did you think it would take them longer to figure you out?
No. “You My Girl” [the song performed for the nuns on the first episode] was previously recorded, so I should have gone from the beginning. Ms. Cherry had brought it up, so the judges figured out, “She’s fried us.” But now, everybody’s fried because everyone’s verses have to be investigated and the fans are like, “Well, she pre-wrote this,” and “She pre-wrote that.” So it’s like, awwwww, why didn’t you guys shut up and allow me to promote myself? But it was fun. It’s still fun.
Ms. Cherry mentioned this at the elimination?
Yes! She was like, “I heard that before.” I said, “I’m sure you have. I write hits.” Serch didn’t have any choice, especially after I roasted him for hatin’. He was just like, “Let’s get her out of there because this is gonna be too much.”
Part of the challenge, to write 16 bars in an hour, is to see how quick you are on your feet. So you’re saying that you’d rather people hear your music than respect your quickness?
Yes! I’m not a freestyler. Freestylin’ is for free. Why would you get up there and say anything that doesn’t make any sense when you’re on television and you have the opportunity to perform in front of millions of people. You’re gonna go on there and look like a fool, like Ms. Cherry did today? She didn’t even have any material to remember because she’s not a rapper. There’s no way I was gonna get on television and play their game. I went on there with a mission, and my mission was accomplished.
Why didn’t you rap any songs from your upcoming album, Nasti Muzik, on the show?
If I were to do that, they own it. They couldn’t own “Respect Me” or “You’re My Girl” because I own it. So guess what? Pay me to play my music on your show. Checkmate!
What’s your status with Ms. Cherry now?
She’s a joke. She’s young. It’s nothing. She hasn’t done anything to impress me, so I’m not giving her any free promotion. You have to prove yourself and she did that on the show today. It was horrible.
Why did she have such beef with you?
I don’t know. She was a fan! I lived in her city for almost four years. I’ve seen her on many different occasions. So I think it was just her trying to put on for TV. She definitely knows my music and my background.
What about the other girls? Did they respect you?
Yes. Of course they were going to edit it and show me being bossy, but that’s me. Of course I’m going to say that I’m the best. They didn’t show me and the other girls just getting along, me giving them advice, them just looking up to me. There was some haters in the house, but overall, they showed respect.
Did you make friends?
I wouldn’t say “friends.” I’m a realist so I can pick up on fake people quickly and there ere a lot of them in the house. A lot of followers in the house. Rece Steel was genuine and Nicky2States was genuine. She’s a sweetheart.
You’re pretty well known for your beef. Is there anyone in the industry that you do like?
Lil’ Wayne. I love Lil’ Wayne. I don’t think I have beef. I think people mix the truth with beef. Just because I’m so blunt and upfront and real, they’re used to people sugar-coating stuff. It’s not beef. People love my opinion of things because they know I’m gonna give it to ‘em raw. If it’s hot, it’s hot, if it’s not, it’s not, if you wrong, you wrong, if you right, you right.
What’s your relationship with Lil’ Wayne like?
Great. I would say I don’t really do the type of things that they do, and I don’t hang around the type of people that he hangs out with, but one-on-one time is good. He needs better mentors. He’s such a great person. People think he’s a bad person, but he’s not. He’s got it under control.
When you talk about him, even now, I get the sense that something romantic is going on. Is that what you’re implying?
Well…I don’t talk about my personal life too much. But I’m his biggest fan. I’ll just say that.
Are there any females rapping now that you respect?
No. How could I? They all have ghostwriters and so many different producers, it’s like, “Who are you?” People say, “Khia’s a hater,” and it’s like, no bitch. I really am an artist and I do, produce and compose. Just because they dress you up pretty and play dress-up with you, it doesn’t mean that you’re the baddest bitch.
Any resentment for Serch and YoYo?
Uh, yes! Serch was a hater. He was intimidated from the beginning. How are you going to judge somebody that outsold you? All this “obscurity” and “oblivion,” and I’m like, “Serch, is this your life?” “My Neck, My Back” was a major hit, and it’s not going anywhere. I don’t remember “The Gas Mask,” “The Gas Face” or whatever it was. Don’t try to roast me because I’m up on here hustling and grinding and keeping myself promoted. He and YoYo did not understand why I was there. Everybody thought that I should have been a judge, thank you, again.
What specifically about YoYo did you have problems with?
YoYo is a sweetie, but she’s an undercover hater. She was just like, “Khia, I cannot believe you attacked Ms. Cherry. You are a leader. How could you do that?” I’m just like, “She’s the one that’s been running all around the house talking, ‘one-hit wonder.’” When I respond to that, don’t say I attacked her. She had it coming. This is a hip-hop/MC battle show. Don’t come with that, “Oh Khia, you’re a role model” s***. No.
When Ms. Cherry was calling you a one-hit wonder, she was doing it to dog you. But how do you feel about that label in general?
I love it. When they say “one-hit wonder,” they think they’re attacking me with that, but some artists are trying to find that one hit. I made hip-hop history the first time up to bat. I will continue to eat off “My Neck, My Back” for years to come. I will be performing that song at 50. All over the world, all colors, races. Crossing all boundaries. No female has been able to have a mega-hit in hip-hop. Please tell me one song.
“Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa.
There you go. OK. “My Neck, My Back” is in the league with that. So who do I see in the house? No one, YoYo. (Laughs maniacally) I mean, whatever.
Is it a hard thing to live up to, that one hit?
I feel bamboozled because I had such a mega-hit, and I’m just the girl from around the way. I had the success independently, so I didn’t have the mega-machine behind me to make sure my video plays 50 times a day. As big as that song was, if I had a Britney machine or a Rihanna machine, I woulda been the beautifulest thing in the world, too. They’re all robots. If we say they’re hot, they’re hot. If they say, “We’re not accepting Khia because she’s a s***-talker and she doesn’t do what we do, and if we let her know what’s going on, she’s going to expose us”…they’re like, “No! Don’t let her in.” But it’s fine. I’m still going to continue do my music because I love it.
Keep up with Khia via her MySpace.
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May 1st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
i think da brat was the coldest feamle rapper strickly because she was the first to go platinum and also so funkdafied was the first time a female was on a mle level in hip hop so khia why u think your one of the great’s think again u look like ur neck and back hurt and also ur breath stink
May 1st, 2008 at 6:36 pm
khia is wack just like my neck my back
April 30th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
khia i respect you you my big sister ever since’ my neck my back’ they mad you speak the truth and they hatin’
April 30th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
i aint even gon lie my neck my back used to be the sh*t
but khia aint all dat
she aint got `)(_ on trina
I hope ms cherry win
April 30th, 2008 at 9:49 am
LiKE i SAiD BEF0RE KHiA G0N D0 DA DAMN THANG REGARDLESS 0F WHAT YA’LL H0ES G0T T0 SAY! YA’LL JUST HATERS! i G0TTA GiVE BiG UPS T0 CHiBA TH0UGH! SHE BETTA H0LD iT D0WN F0R KHiA!
April 30th, 2008 at 2:38 am
Honestly I think khia is a good artist her album most definitly went hard erbodii was on it and if they here it right now they will jump out they seats and be like that’s mii %^!% and if its like that how many ppl you know who had the chance to be a one hit wonder they just hatin tryna be heard aint nobodii good enough to judge nobodii…
April 29th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Honestly I think khia is a good artist her album most definitly went hard erbodii was on it and if they here it right now they will jump out they seats and be like that’s mii #^~$ and if its like that how many ppl you know who had the chance to be a one hit wonder they just hatin tryna be heard aint nobodii good enough to judge nobodii…
April 29th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
yo khia u not all that stop frontin and it sound to me that u are the hater.
April 29th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I think Khia is a loser. She would have the world to believe that she is just this loved female rap superhero but as Ms. Cherry said she is nothing more then a one hit wonder and the hit that she boast about so much was not even that great. So while she is telling the world of her short lived road to stardom please be advised of her memorable fall from grace. Let me remind you Miss.Khia, of Birthday Bash in Atlanta when you came out to perform your one hit and the crowd errupted in boo’s and began to throw their cups and whatever else they could find at you. you ran off stage in tears little Miss.PERFECT M.C. After that you were never heard from again. So I KNOW that you should have tried your darndest to stay on the show to prove that you are worthy of being called a ONE HIT WONDER
April 29th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
i think that khia did the right thing by going on the show to support her music. i would have done the same thing. serch is a hater and yoyo old )~~ is an under cover hater. and i gotta get on mr. cherry. this ^_)_^ claimed to be so experienced and so talented but,,, i dont see her )~~ or should i say his )~~ with hits. yeah, tru enough that bullshit track its whatever is the only u can lean back on. now her )~~ has teamed up with “gangsta who”, who is all up in wemphis claimin she is the queen of the south. aint nobody hearing them ^_)_^ es! khia needs to keep grindin and hata walking on hatin hoes
April 29th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
i think that khia did the right thing by going on the show to support her music. i would have done the same thing. serch is a hater and yoyo old !!@ is an under cover hater. and i gotta get on mr. cherry. this ~`%%` claimed to be so experienced and so talented but,,, i dont see her !!@ or should i say his !!@ with hits. yeah, tru enough that bullshit track its whatever is the only u can lean back on. now her !!@ has teamed up with “gangsta who”, who is all up in wemphis claimin she is the queen of the south. aint nobody hearing them ~`%%` es! khia needs to keep grindin and hata walking on hatin hoes
April 29th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
GOD BLESS DEAD KHIA!!!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
SHE IS A GOOD RAPPER BUT SHES NOT THE BEST SHE THINK TOO MUCH OF HERSELF AND IT MAKES HER LOOK BAD. AND I CAN NAME ALOT OF RAPPERS THAT SOLD MORE THAN HER SUCH AS LIL KIM MISSY TRINA EVE SALT N PEPPA YOYO EVEN DA NEW GIRL AMENIA DATS ON KEYSHIA COLE’S SONG IS DOPER THAN HER
April 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I didn’t like “My neck, my back” and I don’t like Khia. Khia is a hater, better than thou, all that and the truth is Khia aint $@%&. She has a bad attitude and nobody is interested in that. She killed her career by going on that show and letting people she who she really is. Try another career Khia.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
YO ITS NOT CHA FAULT THAT YOU GOT SENT HOME…………. WELL MAYBE IT IS! LOL SHE WAS A ONE HIT WONDER ANYWAY. WHO GOES ON A SHOW AND RAPS A RAP THATS BEEN WRITTEN BEFORE???? OOOOOOO I KNOW WHO DOSE…. “ONE HIT WONDERS” LAMO
April 29th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I think Khia has major problems and she should see a doctor, a crazy doctor . LOL
April 29th, 2008 at 7:11 am
She is sooooo sad.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:55 am
I actually really liked Khia’s music, I thought it was original and it was something I could dance to. I think she still is very pretty, but it would be nice if she would dress herself up like she used to again. Now that I’ve seen the show, and read this I know that she’s a truely hateful person of everything and everyone. People saying horrible things about her is only going to make her meaner, but how do you help a person like her. She can only help herself. The “machine” is not so horrible, they actually help guide you to your artistic goals. Not everyone has to do it alone you know!
April 28th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
It’s sad. Khia really is delusional.
I hope she seeks help. Poor girl.
April 28th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
GOD BLESS DEAD KHIA, HER WACK RAP WILL NOT BE MISSED.
April 28th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
RESPECT WHO? CAUSE KHIA IS DEAD, LOL AS WELL AS HER RAP SKILLS, OH I’M SORRY SHE NO RAP SKILLS. LMAO!!! GOD BLESS DEAD KHIA
April 28th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
khia gone b****,shut dem hoes up dat don’t come wit no RESPECT, I’m wit’cha make ‘em understand u will respect me
April 28th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Khia is my girl she can out strong and still got skills do your thing girl
April 28th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
wow … she’s crazy.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
1st off your flow is straight garbage! Every chick on that show had a sicker flow then you !You 1 hit wonder !And P.S. I’t was very forgettable lol! Straight talk ma your fat ,ugly,old,and got jacked up gross teeth !You the real hater,hating on talent,cause you aint got it !You smelling yourself fo real! I’ts a joke you ,crackin on the female rappers out today ,you aint in none of their leagues!I respect Miss Franklin ,not you ma ! Your 16 were so damn corny ,no one was impressed but you! Word up ,you needed that show ,i ‘m sure your negative bank account balance needed it too! lol Yo-Yo,Foxy Brown,Eve,LIL Kim,and Salt -N- Pepa ,all had multiple hits ,”CRY” ..Loser…Plus , there are a hella lot more females out now that would stomp ,your old #^& out verbally ma! Why your Neck,and back hurt ? lol ..What you been doing ?LOL…i S that how you got your one time only record deal ????lollolololol……..Big up Miss Cherry ,Biata, Cheeba,Reece ,and Nikki ..Blaze that ‘B’…khia!!!!!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Wow. Just wow.
April 28th, 2008 at 11:47 am
KHIA IS A DUMB %#% AND CAN’T RAP TO SAVE HER SOUL, SHE IS A 1 HIT WONDER, LOOOSER, AND SHE SHOULD GO BACK UNDER THE ROCK SHE CAME FROM UNDER. THE SONG SHE MADE ABOUT HER MOM SOUND SO STUPID, HER MOM MAY HAVE TURNED OVER IN HER GRAVE, KHIA GO CLEAN YOURSELF UP AND GET A JOB BECAUSE THE RAP CAREER YOU THINK YOU HAD IS NO MORE. IT’S OVER , YOUR OVER, NO ONE WANT TO SEE NOR HEAR YOUR DUMB %#% YOUR NOT EVEN A HAS BEEN , BECAUSE YOU NEVER WAS. GOD BLESS DEAD KHIA LOL
April 28th, 2008 at 3:12 am
KHIA IS DA ^&@# SHE AINT NO 1 HIT WONDER JUS CAUSE ALL DA HATN MOTHFUKA’S AINT HOOD N DNT B LISTENING 2 DAT UNDAGROUND ^&@# LIKE WE B DOIN UP IN DAT D_TOWN TEXAS…SNATCH DA CAT BACK N OTHA MIXXTAPES SHE’S DONE ….YA’LL NEED 2 PUT HER BACK ON VH 1 N LET HER SKOOL DEEZ HOEZ EXCEPT DA CHUNKY CHICK SHE CAN STAND HER GROUND YEH DIGG…….FA SHO…
April 27th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
khia da was da realest `_%$% on there!…so all u hatin (&! hoess//bitches can go stfu!!!…ms. cherry _+_ kn sux by da way..
April 27th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
first of all kia, khia, whatever she shouldnt have been on the show.thats for women with some type of talent or skill and Kia doesnt have any.im GLAD SHE WAS FOUND OUT. BUT SHE DID BRING A LIL HUMOR TO THE SHOW. MAYBE SHE IN THE WRONG LINE OF WORK