Vita (rapper)


LaVita Raynor, known simply as Vita, is an American rapper, lingerie designer and actress. She is most known as an actress for playing DMX's side-chick Kionna in the 1998 film Belly. As a rapper she is known for her appearances on the songs Lapdance by N.E.R.D, Put It on Me by Ja Rule, and Down 4 U by Irv Gotti. Her sister is Kima Raynor of Total. In 2014, Vita was included in Billboards list of the "31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop".

Career

Raynor had a minor role in the 1998 film Belly as 16-year-old girl Kionna who is one of Tommy's girlfriends. In the same year she also appeared in the video of the song "break ups 2 make ups" by Method Man and D'Angelo, playing the formers' girlfriend. Raynor was signed as the first lady of Murder Inc. Vita made a cameo appearance in the video for Ja Rule's 6 Feet Underground, and appeared in the remix and music video to the remix of Ja Rule's "Holla Holla". She appeared as a guest vocalist on numerous songs including on "" on the songs "Down 4 U" and "Here We Come" and recorded her own album, La Dolce Vita, which remains unreleased, with the first single "Justify My Love" not gaining attention. Madonna shut her down from making her re-make original, as she recorded a version with her rapping, but Madonna did not clear the version with the rap. Her debut album was later released on DatPiff. She made a comeback in 2012 with the mixtape, Pre-cumm, a title given for "pure shock value"; she's also worked on producing a lingerie line. In 2017 she released different songs and videos together with European rapper CHG Unfadable.

Discography

Mixtapes

Filmography