Bahamadia Preps EP; Taps Roots, More For LP
Bahamadia, the female protégé of Gangstarr's Guru, will release her first new material in over four years for California hip-hop label Good Vibe Recordings.
The eight-track EP "BB Queen" is scheduled for release on June 6 and will feature guest artists such as Lootpack, Planet Asia, and Rasco, with Jay Dee of Slum Village and Chops from the Mountain Brothers splitting production duties.
Bahamadia is also working on a full-length follow-up LP for Good Vibe which will follow the experimental electronic vein of her work with Roni Size. The Prodigy, Tricky, Sweetback (Sade's backing band), Roni Size, Guru, DJ Premier, and The Roots have already committed to contribute work to this currently untitled release.The original afro-puffed MC, Bahamadia appeared in 1996 with her Chrysalis debut "Kollage." At the time, her militant, black leather-clad stance was unique, and her timing earned her a permanent spot in hip-hop history.After "Kollage," the Philadelphiaresident appeared on a number of collaborative projects. The first was for fellow Philadelphians The Roots (she appears on "Illadelph Halflife" on the track "Push Up Ya Lighter"). In 1997, the MC lent her trademark laid-back, husky flow to Roni Size for the title track to his landmark album "New Forms.
