Masika Kalysha

{{Infobox person

| name = Masika Kalysha

| image =

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| birth_name = Masika Kalysha Tucker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|7}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

| spouse = {{marriage|Jamar Champ
|July 31, 2021}}

| occupation = {{flat list|

Actress
television personality}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| children = 2

| known_for = Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta

| website = {{URL|kharibarbiebeauty.com}}

}}

Masika Kalysha Champ ({{née}} Tucker; born June 7, 1985) is an American actress, reality television personality and singer. She is best known for her role on the VH1 series Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, and We TV's Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.{{cite web |last1=Grant March 30, 2018 |first1=Jasmine |title=Masika Sends a Sweet Happy 2nd Birthday Shout Out to Her Adorable Daughter Khari Barbie |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/255p41/masika-2nd-birthday-khari-barbie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230501/https://www.vh1.com/news/255p41/masika-2nd-birthday-khari-barbie |url-status=live |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |website=VH1 News}}

She is a French Creole{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/masikakalysha/status/17735183897722880?lang=en|title=@BkPlayboy1 I'm not Haitian love … I'm French Creole|first=Masika|last=Kalysha|date=December 22, 2010}} video vixen and singer, originally from Chicago, Illinois.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/love-and-hip-hop-hollywood/cast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913063409/http://www.vh1.com/shows/love-and-hip-hop-hollywood/cast/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2014|title=Love & Hip Hop Hollywood TV Series Cast Members|website=VH1}}

Early life

Kalysha was born Masika Kalysha Tucker on June 7, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in Jonesboro, Georgia and she is French Creole. In 2003, Kalysha graduated from Mount Zion High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. On August 11, 2011, Kalysha moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her acting and modeling career after the death of one of her friends Lashawna Threatt.{{cite web |last1=Ravin |first1=JaGurl |title=Masika Kalysha talks Khari Barbie Beauty, New TV Shows and more with JaGurl TV |url=http://www.jagurltv.com/masika-kalysha-talks-khari-barbie-beauty-new-tv-shows-and-more-with-jagurl-tv/ |website=JaGurl TV |date=January 16, 2020}}

Career

=Film and reality television=

In 2005, Kalysha appeared in the music video for "So What" by Field Mob. In 2006, Kalysha made her acting debut in the film Three Can Play That Game.{{cite web |title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Masika Kalysha |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-masika-kalysha/ |website=TVOvermind |date=March 16, 2019}}

In 2013, Kalysha made her first reality television appearance on Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.{{cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Minyvonne |title=The 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood' Season 3 Cast Members We Hope Return For Season 4 |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/love-hip-hop-hollywood-season-3-cast-members-we-hope-return-season-4-2443686 |website=International Business Times |date=November 8, 2016}} She did not appear in season 2,{{Cite web|url=https://thejasminebrand.com/2018/10/02/masika-kalysha-on-how-she-got-out-of-love-hip-hop-contract-why-public-should-stop-trashing-mona-scott-young/|title=Masika Kalysha On How She Got Out Of "Love & Hip-Hop" Contract, Why Public Should Stop Trashing Mona Scott-Young|date=October 2, 2018}} but returned for season 3, which chronicled the birth of her daughter, Khari Barbie Maxwell, and her subsequent co-parenting with Fetty Wap.{{cite web|url=http://thejasminebrand.com/2017/07/14/masika-kalysha-i-was-demoted-on-love-hip-hop-over-alexis-skyy/|title=Masika Kalysha: I Was Demoted On 'Love & Hip Hop' Over Alexis Skyy!|last=thejasminebrand|date=July 14, 2017|publisher=}}{{cite web |last1=Carroll March 8, 2016 |first1=Shirea L. |title=Masika Kalysha's Back on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood and Says She "Brings The Show To The Show" |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/s4suf5/masikas-kalysha-back-on-love-hip-hop-hollywood-season-three |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518084929/https://www.vh1.com/news/s4suf5/masikas-kalysha-back-on-love-hip-hop-hollywood-season-three |url-status=live |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |website=VH1 News}}

In 2014, Kalysha started filming for the action movie The Prey with Kevin Grevioux, Danny Trejo and Nick Chinlund.{{cite web |author=ERIKAB |title=MASIKA KALYSHA OF 'LOVE AND HIP-HOP: HOLLYWOOD' TALKS ACE OF DIAMONDS STRIP CLUB AND WORKING ON NEW MUSIC |url=https://thesource.com/2014/10/22/masika-kalysha-of-love-and-hip-hop-hollywood-talks-ace-of-diamonds-strip-club-and-working-on-new-music/ |website=thesource.com|date=October 22, 2014 }} The film hit theaters in May 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2357423/|title=The Prey: Legend of the Karnoctus|via=www.imdb.com}}

In 2017, Kalysha returned to Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood for its fourth season. This was amid tensions with the show's producers, allegedly due to her refusal to film with a new cast member. The season revealed scenes of Kalysha breaking the fourth wall several times to express her displeasure with producers, as well as threatening legal action and storming off set.{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/yjpwk1/masika-kalysha-storms-off-set-and-refuses-to-film-after-alexis-skyys-name-is-mentioned|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016021556/https://www.vh1.com/news/yjpwk1/masika-kalysha-storms-off-set-and-refuses-to-film-after-alexis-skyys-name-is-mentioned|url-status=live|archive-date=October 16, 2023|title=ICYMI: Masika Kalysha Storms Off Set and Refuses to Film After Alexis Skyy's Name is Mentioned|publisher=}}

In 2018, Kalysha decided not to return to Love and Hip Hop.{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Masika Kalysha Quits Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood |url=https://thejasminebrand.com/2018/02/05/exclusive-masika-kalysha-quits-love-hip-hop-hollywood/ |website=theJasmineBRAND |date=February 5, 2018}} She quit the show after the season's reunion special, unhappy with her portrayal. Kalysha left VH1 and was later cast on Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Masika Kalysha - Ex "Love & Hip Hop" Star Headed To "Growing Up Hip Hop" |url=https://thejasminebrand.com/2018/07/17/exclusive-masika-kalysha-ex-love-hip-hop-star-headed-to-growing-up-hip-hop/ |website=theJasmineBRAND |date=July 17, 2018}}

=Music=

In 2015, Kalysha released her single "Andale" featuring Fetty Wap. The single is different from Kalysha's two previous singles, "No More" and "Hella Hollywood," in which both were released early spring 2015.{{cite web |last1=McKynzie |first1=Amber |title=Fetty Wap Joins Masika Kalysha on 'Andale' |url=https://theboombox.com/masika-kalysha-andale-fetty-wap/ |website=The Boombox |date=September 9, 2015 |language=en}} Her single "Hella Hollywood" released May 2015 sampling the 1996 Fugees hit record Ready or Not.{{cite web |last1=Hodge May 17, 2015 |first1=Kyle |title=Masika Kalysha Is "Hella Hollywood" in Debut Music Video |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/2mziwn/masika-kalysha-is-hella-hollywood-in-debut-music-video |website=VH1 News}}

Kalysha released her single "My Own" in the fall of 2016 singing about the relationship between her and rapper Fetty Wap.{{cite web |last1=Michel September 20, 2016 |first1=Sarah |title=Masika Kalysha Releases Her Single, "My Own," and It Sounds All Too Familiar |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/mi5232/masika-kalysha-releases-single-entitled-my-own-and-it-sounds-all-too-familiar |website=VH1 News}} She released another single "OHHH3X" fall of 2017.{{cite web |last1=Michel December 9, 2017 |first1=Sarah |title=Hate It Or Love It: A Booked and Busy Masika Kalysha Releases Her New Single "OHHH3X" |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/3fkk02/hate-it-or-love-it-a-booked-and-busy-masika-kalysha-releases-her-new-single-ohhh3x |website=VH1 News}}

Personal life

On December 11, 2015, Kalysha announced her pregnancy with rapper Fetty Wap.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/masika-kalysha-i-asked-fetty-wap-seven-times-for-paternity-test-w161624/|title=Masika Kalysha: I Asked Fetty Wap Seven Times for Paternity Test|date=January 16, 2016}} On March 29, 2016, she gave birth to a daughter.{{cite web |last1=Drakeford |first1=Cortney |title='LHHH' Star Masika Kalysha Teases New Music, Explains The Fetty Wap 'Virus' |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/lhhh-star-masika-kalysha-teases-new-music-explains-fetty-wap-virus-2596443 |website=International Business Times |date=October 3, 2017}} On October 28, 2022, Kalysha announced to social media that she had given birth to her second daughter, her first with her husband Jamar Champ.

Business career

Kalysha launched Khari Barbie Beauty, an all vegan cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free cosmetics line on December 17, 2016.{{cite web |title=Masika Kalysha Talks Cruelty-Free Vegan Makeup Line |url=https://cheddar.com/media/masika-kalysha-talks-cruelty-free-vegan-makeup-line |website=Cheddar |language=en}} The name of her cosmetics line was inspired after her daughter Khari Barbie Maxwell.{{cite web |title=Move Over, Kylie! Masika Kalysha Drops Her Own $25+ Luxury Vegan Lip Kits |url=https://www.bet.com/article/10wr44/masika-kalysha-drops-her-own-usd25-luxury-vegan-lip-kits |website=BET.com}}{{cite web |title=Masika's legacy: Khari Barbie Beauty %%page%% |url=https://kontrolmag.com/masikas-legacy-khari-barbie-beauty/ |website=Kontrol Magazine |date=October 17, 2017}} The cosmetic line includes lip scrub, lip pencils, lipstick tubes and hair growth supplements.