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.
Kim Hill
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| Birth name | Kimberly Allise Hill |
| Born | (1970-08-07) August 7, 1970 (age 53) |
| Origin | Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
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| Website | kimhill |
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]
Hill is divorced and has one son.[2][1] She also has a brother.[2]
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]
Hill crowdfunded her cosmetic line, Next of Kim, in November 2018.[2]
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| Suga Hill |
Track listing[9]
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| Songs | Album | Year |
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| "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 |