Rah Digga

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rah Digga

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rashia Fisher
Alias = Harriet Thugman
Origin = Newark, New Jersey Fact|date=September 2008
Genre = Hip hop
Label = The Inc. Records
Universal Records
Years_active = 1995-Present

Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. Digga recently signed with Irv Gotti's, The Inc. Records.

Biography

Early life

Digga was born Rashia Fisher in Newark, New Jersey to Brenda, a New Jersey Transit worker, and Al Fisher, a biomedical engineer. She attended the Garrison Forest School, an all girls private school in Maryland. She was infamously known as "Shi Shi." Rashia was asked to leave Garrison during her senior year, before she was able to earn her diploma, after a controversial incident involving stolen goods. Rumors speculate that she had shoplifted from a local grocery store. Digga then studied electrical engineering at the New Jersey Institute Of Technology.

Career

Digga started rapping after being inspired by artists of hip hop's "golden age" such as Rakim, Kool G. Rap and Queen Latifah, eventually joining the group Twice the Flavor and then Jersey's Outsidaz clique. A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip negotiated her a deal with Elektra Records after being impressed by a performance at New York City's Lyricist Lounge (at which time Digga was eight months pregnant). Q-Tip also introduced her to Busta Rhymes, who invited her to join his newly-formed Flipmode Squad crew. The deal with Elektra soon collapsed however and Digga signed to Flipmode Entertainment. She made guest appearances on Busta's 1997 album "When Disaster Strikes" as well as the "Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1" compilation (on the track "Be OK", a two-hander with Bahamadia), the first installment of the Hip Hop For Respect anti-police brutality project in memory of Amadou Diallo, and the Fugees track "Cowboys", before joining up with the Flipmode Squad for "The Imperial Album" (1998). Anticipation mounted for further output, and she recorded tracks with legendary producers Pete Rock and DJ Premier. These and others were included on her solo album "Dirty Harriet" in 1999.

The follow-up to "Dirty Harriet" was originally intended to be a duet album with Digga's husband, Young Zee of the Outsidaz. However, this was eventually put on hold for a fully-fledged solo album. However, it was long delayed, partly due to Digga switching labels; currently a summer 2007 release is planned, with the album titled "Sucker Free". Her follow up album that was supposed to be released on J Records was titled Everything Is a Story, and was originally scheduled to be released February 10, 2004. During the time between her first and second solo albums Digga made numerous high-profile guest appearances, including on Busta Rhymes' hit single "I Know What You Want" and on albums by Talib Kweli, Bless, Masta Ace and Jamelia.

Digga can be seen in Busta's latest (and polemical) video, "Touch It Remix", that features Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose and DMX as well as the De La Soul feat Redman video for Oooh. where she plays Dorothy. Digga recently left Flipmode for business reasons, but claims she has no ill will against anyone from the group. [http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=rahdigga0307 Exclusive Hip Hop News, Audio, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wear, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes ] ] She has since gone on to sign with Irv Gotti's The Inc. Records and she is currently recording her new album "Sucker Free."

Digga starred as Maggie Bess in the 2001 re-make of the sci-fi chiller "13 Ghosts" as well as MTV's Hip Hopera "Carmen."

She recently did a freestyle to Shawty Lo's Dey Know.

Awards/nominations

*BET Awards
**2006: Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
**2006: Best Collaboration ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
**2004: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated
**2002: Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Nominated

*BET Hip-Hop Awards
**2006: Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated
**2006: Best Collabo ("Touch It (remix)"), Winner
**2006: People's Champ Award ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

*MTV Video Music Award
**2006: Best Hip-Hop Video ("Touch It (remix)"), Nominated

Discography

Albums

ingles

*"Tight" (1999)
*"Imperial"/"Tight (Remix)" (2000)
*"Break Fool" (2000)
*"Party and Bullshit 2003" (2003)
*"Mirror mirror" 2004

References

External links

*http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/r/rah_digga/interview/100122v.html
*http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=rahdigga
*http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/r/rah_digga/
*http://www.montrealmirror.com/2004/112504/cover_music.html
* [http://www.thesituation.co.uk/us_interviews/06/rah_digga/rah_digga.html Rah Digga interview by Rashmi Shastri]