Kim Hill (soul musician)
{{short description|American soul musician (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kim Hill
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Kimberly Allise Hill
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|7|mf=yes}}
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| origin = Syracuse, New York, U.S.
| past_member_of = {{flatlist|Black Eyed Peas}}
| website = {{URL|kimhill.work}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
| occupations = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
}}
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.{{Citation|title=I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit. {{!}} 'Almost Famous' from Op-Docs| date=December 17, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkSDNxM1w58|access-date=December 18, 2019}}{{Citation|title=How Robert Glasper and bad Indian food got Kim Hill back on track!| date=November 19, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XaTOlpSHDY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8XaTOlpSHDY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=December 18, 2019}}{{cbignore}} She was raised by her single mother in a primarily white neighborhood.
Career
When Hill moved to Los Angeles, she found work as an extra on television for shows such as Living Single.
She joined Black Eyed Peas after meeting them backstage at a BMI showcase in 1995.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_black_eyed_peas_journey_from_conscious_to_the_charts|title=The Black Eyed Peas' Journey from Conscious to the Charts|website=Exclaim!|access-date=October 6, 2019}} 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.{{Citation|title=Temptations/69 Boyz/Black Eyed Peas/Andrea Martin|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6741290/|access-date=December 18, 2019}} Hill signed a solo deal with Interscope Records in 1998, but she later ended up releasing the record on her own.{{Cite web|url=http://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-kim-hill-talks-origins-with-black-eyed-peas-lying-to-land-dj-gigs-new-music|title=Interview: Kim Hill Talks Origins with Black Eyed Peas, Lying to Land DJ Gigs, New Music |date=March 8, 2013|access-date=December 18, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |title=I Was in The Black Eyed Peas. Then I Quit. {{!}} 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkSDNxM1w58|website=youtube | date=December 17, 2019 |publisher=New York Times |language=en}} She left the band in 2000,{{Cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/06/exclusive-williams-ego-forced-out-former-black-eyed-peas-singer-says-source/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Will.I.Am's Ego Forced Out Former Black Eyed Peas Singer, Says Source {{!}} Radar Online|date=June 27, 2010|website=RadarOnline|access-date=October 6, 2019}} and was later replaced by Fergie in 2002.
Hill has since begun performing as a solo artist, and she occasionally acts in indie projects.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384455/|title=Kim Hill|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 18, 2019}} She began DJing in 2008.
Hill crowdfunded her cosmetic line, Next of Kim, in November 2018.
Personal life
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="row" | Suga Hill
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{{Hidden|Track listing{{cite web|url=https://kimhill2.bandcamp.com/album/suga-hill|title=Suga Hill|accessdate=2021-07-23}}|# Feel Me
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=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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.kimhill.work/ Official website]
- {{Discogs artist|123810-Kim-Hill| name= Kim Hill}}
- {{IMDb name|0384455|Kim Hill}}
{{The Black Eyed Peas}}
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Category:African-American women singers
Category:African-American songwriters
Category:Black Eyed Peas members
Category:Musicians from Syracuse, New York
Category:21st-century American singers