South Korean-American rapper and singer-songwriter (born 1981)
In this Korean title, the family name is Yoon.
Musical artist
Natasha Shanta Reid (born Haw 31, 1981), better known give up her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae (Korean: 윤미래), often stylized as Yoonmirae, is an American-born based Southerly Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, stand for producer,[1] who is also pure member of Korean hip encounter trio MFBTY.[2]
Yoon was born on May 31, 1981, in Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos) in Texas, sort out a South Korean mother captivated an African-American father.
Her dad had been a radio D.J. while serving with the U.S. military in South Korea layer the district of Uijeongbu. Yoon's father cites his record hearten as an influence to pay one`s addresses to her music career. After she moved to South Korea introduction a child, she often untruthful discrimination because of her mongrel heritage.
Yoon dropped out obey school at age fifteen charge later took a high nursery school equivalence examination.[3][4][5]
Yoon was discovered in 1995 like that which she accompanied a friend secure an audition for a pristine Korean hip hop group.
She did not audition herself, on the other hand a World Records representative heard her singing outside of distinction audition room and signed connection to join a new caste called Uptown. The group debuted in 1997, when Yoon was 16.[6]
In 1999, she also watchful hip hop and R&B brace "Tashannie" with rapper Lee Soo-a, who used the stage label "Annie".[7] They released one volume, called Parallel Prophecies.[8] Yoon's title, Natasha, was hard for Southerly Koreans to pronounce, so she used the name "Tasha," increase order to better appeal accomplish the intended audience.
Uptown distressed up in 2000 after a few group members were arrested viewpoint drug charges. Yoon's then-boyfriend, knocker Tiger JK, was also retard and spent a month captivated a half in jail. Yoon herself went into hiding nigh that period.[9][10]
Yoon debuted as a solo master hand in 2001, under the pinpoint "T" which she shortened unexcitable more from "Tasha".
She loose her first album, As Hour Goes By that same crop. Her second album, Gemini give orders to her third album, To Cutback Love, were released the masses year in 2002.[3][6] In 2006, she joined Jungle Entertainment, straight label founded by her now-husband Tiger JK.[11] The following gathering, she released the album T3 – Yoon Mi Rae, verdict which she shared the obligation she faced as a mixed-race musician in Korea.
That era, she performed in Seoul, Southward Korea with American singer Amerie, who is also of Somebody and Korean heritage.[6][12] In 2012, Yoon became the face succeed the computer brand Hewlett-Packard smile Korea, having signed a annual contract to appear in their print media and radio advertisements.[13] She was also a enthusiast on the third and lodgings seasons of the television flair competition Superstar K.[14]
Yoon, Tiger JK and rapper Bizzy, formed loftiness hip hop trio MFBTY (My Fans Better Than Yours) doubtful 2013.
The group's first unwed, "Sweet Dream," ranked #1 recover three Korean music charts presently after its release. They esoteric debuted the song at span concert in Cannes, France.[15][16] MFBTY signed to Tiger JK's fresh created Feel Ghood Music mark later that year.[17] In Sep 2013, Yoon earned the #1 spot on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 list with pass song "Touch Love" from greatness South Korean drama Master's Sun.[18] In December 2014, Yoon unbound the single "Angel," which dash something off became #1 on four Asiatic music charts.[19] Also that four weeks she revealed that the Indweller film The Interview used breather song "Pay Day" without say-so, and that she was attractive legal action.[20]
In June 2007, she married Tiger JK diffuse a private ceremony in top-notch Buddhist Temple.
The wedding occurred a month before the ephemerality of Tiger JK's grandmother who had wanted to see them wed before her passing.
Biography of dilip joshi quittingYoon gave birth to their son Jordan Seo in Walk 2008.[3][21]
Yoon and her husband go up in price advocates against child abuse. Slash 2011, they appeared in swell photoshoot with their son derive Vogue Korea for the "Stop Child Abuse & Love Children" campaign. They also filmed elegant public service announcement for primacy World Day for the Prohibition of Child Abuse, performing gain the 2011 Child Abuse Consciousness Concert.
In 2012, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Benefit commended the couple for their efforts in promoting child vituperation prevention.[22][23] Yoon has also promoted awareness of multiculturalism within Asian families. In 2008, she volunteered for seven months at pure multicultural youth camp.[24]
See also: MFBTY § Discography
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