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Amil in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Amil Kahala Whitehead
Born	(1973-09-19) September 19, 1973 (age 51) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	1994–2014
Labels	D.O.E. Roc-A-Fella Columbia
Associated acts	Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek

Amil Kahala Whitehead (born September 19, 1973) is an American former rapper and singer. She grew up in New York City. In 1997, she signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. This was a partnership with Columbia Records.

The next year, Amil appeared on the song "Can I Get A..." with Ja Rule. This song was for the Rush Hour movie soundtrack. Her first album, All Money Is Legal (2000), reached number 45 on the U.S. Billboard 200 music chart. It included the songs "I Got That" with Beyoncé and "4 da Fam" with Jay-Z. After this album, she left the record labels.

Early Life

Amil was born in New York City on September 19, 1973.

Music Career

In 1997, Amil was part of an all-female music group called Major Coins. The group met the famous rapper Jay-Z. He was looking for a female voice for his album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. Jay-Z asked Amil to rap without a script, which is called freestyling. He liked her style and chose her for his album.

When Major Coins broke up, Amil decided to start a solo career. She joined Jay-Z's label, Roc-A-Fella Records. In 1999, she went on the Hard Knock Life Tour. After the tour, she worked with many other artists. These included Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Jermaine Dupri, and LL Cool J.

Amil also appeared on several of Jay-Z's songs. Some of these songs were "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" and "Pop 4 Roc". In August 2000, Amil released her first solo album, All Money Is Legal. The album featured the song "I Got That" with Beyoncé. It also had "4 Da Fam" with Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, and Beanie Sigel.

The album's sales were not as high as hoped. The songs from the album also did not sell very well. After that, her last song with Roc-A-Fella was "Hey Papi". This song was from the movie Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. In 2002, Amil had a small acting part in the movie State Property.

In 2005, Amil brought Major Coinz back together for a short time. They released songs on mixtapes. One song, "Glamorous Life," was even shown on MTV. In 2008, Amil released more mixtapes. These were called Az Iz and Amil Returns: The Lost Classics Edition.

Amil released a song called "Stop" in July 2012. This song was meant to promote a mixtape that was never officially released, called A Time to Kill. In 2014, Amil released another song called "Remember." This was also for a mixtape that was not released, named Another Moment in Life.

Discography

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