Liya Kebede

Liya Kebede is an Ethiopian born model, clothing designer and actress. She was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Liya Kebede was born on March 1, 1978.

In 2000, Liya Kebede married Ethiopian hedge fund manager, Kassy Kebede. They have two children together, son Suhul born in 2001 and daughter Raee born in August 2005.  As of 2007, the family redides in New York City. 

Liya Kebede and her husband Kassy Kebede

Liya Kebede and her husband Kassy Kebede

Liya Kebede and her husband Kassy Kebede with their son Suhul and daughter Raee

Liya Kebede and her husband Kassy Kebede with their son Suhul and daughter Raee

Liya Kebede and her son Suhul and daughter Raee

Liya Kebede and her husband Kassy Kebede

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones, popularly known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, model, and actress.

She was born on July 11, 1974 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the New York City borough Brooklyn, to parents Linwood Jones and Ruby Jones (now Ruby Jones-Mitchell). At the age of 9 her parents separated, and her father raised her until he expelled her form home when she was a teenager. Thus she lived with her friends and even on the streets.

Lil' Kim has earned numerous honors and awards. He debut album Hard Core (1996) was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and is considered a classic hip-hop album. Throughout her career Lil' Kim has sold over 11 million albums worldwide and has earned several accolades for her work. Pop culture have given her titles such as Queen bee and Queen of Hip-Hop.  

In February 2014, Lil Kim announced she was pregnant with her first child.

Lil' Kim with her mother Ruby Jones Mitchell, at her mother's wedding 

Lil' Kim (left) with her mother Ruby Jones Mitchell (right)

Da Brat

Shawntae Harris better known by her stage name as Da Brat is an American Grammy-nominated rapper and actress. She was born on April 14, 1974 in Joliet, Illinois and raised on Chicago's West Side. Da Brat is the younger half-sister of actress LisaRaye McCoy.

Her debut album, Funkdafied (1994), sold one million copies, making her the first female solo rap act to have a platinum-selling album, and the second overall female rap act (solo or group) after Salt-N-Pepa.

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Da Brat

Da Brat

Da Brat

Da Brat

Da Brat

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Da Brat

Da Brat and her sister LisaRaye McCoy

Da Brat and her sister LisaRaye McCoy

Da Brat and her sister LisaRaye McCoy

Da Brat and her sister LisaRaye McCoy

Da Brat (center) with her sister LisaRaye (right) and LisaRaye's daughter Kai

Da Brat and Mariah Carey

Da Brat and Jermaine Dupri

Monica

Monica Denise Brown popularly known as Monica is an American singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress. She was born on October 24, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is the only daughter of Marilyn Best, a former church singer and Delta Air Lines customer service representative, and M.C. "Billy" Arnold Jr., a mechanic working for an Atlanta freight Company. 

Monica has a younger brother Montez born in 1983, half brother Jermond Grant on her father's side, and two maternal half-brothers, Tron and Cypress.

Monica released her debut album Miss Thang in 1995. It sold 1.5 million in the US. In 1998 Monica's second album "The Boy is Mine" earned her major international chart success. Monica also ventured into acting, with a supporting role in Boys and Girls (2000), and starring roles in television film Love Song (2000).

Monica has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including over six million units in the United States alone.

Monica became the first artist to top the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. In 2010, Billboard listed her at number 24 on its list of the Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists of the past 25 years.

Monica became engaged to rapper Rodney "Rocko" Hill, a former real estate manager on Christmas Eve 2007. Monica and Rodney Hill separated in October 2009.

Monica was married to Shannon Brown in 2010.

Monica has three children; two sons with rapper and a former real estate manager Rodney "Rocko" Hill, and a daughter with her husband Shannon Brown.

Her first son named Rodney Hill III was born on May 21 2005 and her second son named Romelo Montez Hill after her younger brother was born on January 8, 2008.

Monica has won several awards including 5 Billboard Music Awards and 4 Grammy Awards.

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Monica and Brandy Norwood

Monica and her ex-fiance Rodney Hill "Rocko"

Monica and her ex-fiance Rodney Hill "Rocko"

Monica and her ex-fiance Rodney Hill "Rocko" and their son

Monica (left) and Keyshia Cole (right)

Monica and her husband Shannon Brown

Monica and her husband Shannon Brown

Monica and her husband Shannon Brown

Monica and her husband Shannon Brown

Monica and her husband Shannon Brown

Monica and her husband Shannon Brown

Monica and her sons; Rodney Hill III "Rocko" (left) and Romelo Montez Hill (right)