Mia Young, better known by her stage name Mia X, is an American rapper, songwriter and actress. She was the first female emcee to get a contract with rapper and entertainment magnate, Master P on his successful record labelNo Limit Records. She has been called the Mother of Southern Gangsta Rap. She is known for collaborations with several No Limit Records artists, including Master P and Silkk the Shocker on the seminal albums, Ice Cream Man, Ghetto D and Charge It 2 Da Game.
Life away from rap
Young was born in the 7th Ward housing projects in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. In 2006 in a magazine article her publicist releases a statement of an upcoming cookbook. Before her cookbook she did on online page on instagram #teamwhipdempots. Her cookbook was finally released in 2018. In the 2010s, Mia X was diagnosed with uterine cancer and beat it. In surgery for the cancer, the surgeons accidentally "tore her cornea off", and that left her with 73% vision in one eye.
Music career
Music beginnings
Mia X and her career are both New Orleans born and raised. In 1984, she joined a local rap group. In 1992, she released a single titled "Ask Them Niggas", which appeared on her 1993 EP titled Da Payback.
1994–95: TRU, No Limit Records and ''Good Girl Gone Bad''
In 1994, Mia X signed to fellow rapper Master P's label No Limit Records as a solo artist and also joined Master P's group at the time, TRU, where she experienced national success. She was the first female rapper to be signed by No Limit Records. On November 21, 1995, Mia X released her debut album titled Good Girl Gone Bad, which failed to chart on any of the Billboard charts.
1997–98: ''Unlady Like'' and ''Mama Drama''
In 1997, she released her first single from her upcoming second album titled "The Party Don't Stop" featuring her CEO and frequent collaborator at the time Master P and Foxy Brown. On June 24, 1997, Mia X released her second album titled Unlady Like; it peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and eventually was certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 copies. On October 27, 1998, Mia X released her third album titled Mama Drama; it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, the album would become certified gold later by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 copies. After this release, Mia X went on hiatus from the music industry for personal reasons. There were rumors of a third No Limit album from Mia X called 'Sista Stories' in 2000.
2008–present: ''Betty Rocka Locksmith''
In 2008, she appeared on C-Murder's album Screamin' 4 Vengeance, on tracks titled "Mihita" and "Posted on tha Block ". In 2009, Mia X worked as the executive producer on the release of her son Sean's debut album The Future is in My Hands... On November 29, 2009, during an interview, Mia X discussed her hiatus and comeback, revealing that she is working on a mixtape titled Unladylike Forever and a new album entitled Betty Rocka Locksmith due out in February, 2010. She also announced the start up of her label titled MusicLife Recordings and also her ghostwriting for other artist's. On June 13, 2014, Mia X released a new single titled "Mr. Right" featuring artist Ms. Tasha via her label Mama Mia Muzic. On September 1, 2015, Mia X released a new single titled "No More" featuring Caren Green. As of October 2018, she is reuniting with her colleagues and friends from No Limit, Mr. Serv-On, KLC, and Mo B. Dick, for a new album, Three Ns and a Broad. Mia X said that they all used to live together in the 1990s when No Limit was just starting out, and she still is in frequent contact with the surviving No Limit rappers.
