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'''Michele Sherman''' (born March 27, 1987), better known by her stage name '''Siya''', is an American rapper signed to R&B singer and songwriter [[Tank]]. She currently stars in the Oxygen reality TV series ''[[Sisterhood of Hip Hop]]''.<ref>{{cite actress|last1=McDonald|first1=Helen|title=Lesbian Rapper Siya Comes to Your TV on Reality Show about Women Rappers|url=http://www.autostraddle.com/lesbian-rapper-siya-comes-to-your-tv-on-reality-show-about-women-rappers-240838/|work=Autostraddle|date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> She is famed for being an openly gay female rapper. She is an upcoming actress <ref>http://theybf.com/2014/05/20/exclusive-introducing-the-cast-of-ti%E2%80%99s-new-oxygen-series-%E2%80%9Csisterhood-of-hip-hop%E2%80%9D</ref><ref>http://www.sonicbids.com/band/iamsiya/</ref><ref name="VV"/>
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Siya
| image =
| birth_name = Michele Andrea Sherman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/906617879 |title=BELIEVE ME |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref>
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|03|23}}
| birth_place = [[Barstow, California]], U.S.
| origin = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Rapping|Rapper]]|songwriter}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = [[Empire Distribution|Empire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senobaddiction.com/siya-signed-empire-records/|title=Siya Signed To Empire Records - SENOBADDICTION.COM|website=senobaddiction.com}}</ref> R&B Money<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2015-12-06/tank-launches-new-label-rb-money/|title=Tank Launches New Label 'R&B Money' - Singersroom.com|website=singersroom.com|date=December 6, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/siya-teams-up-with-tank-for-sexy-new-single-dont-u-say-yes-premiere/|title=Siya Teams Up With Tank for Sexy New Single 'Don't U (Say Yes)' [PREMIERE]|website=The Boombox|date=February 9, 2017 }}</ref>
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://siyamusic.com/}}
}}
'''Michele Andrea Sherman''' (born March 23, 1987), better known by her stage name '''Siya''', is an American rapper. In 2012, she signed with [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]'s R&B Money label imprint.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2012/10/tank-launches-record-label/|title=Tank Launches Record Label – EURweb|date=October 20, 2012}}</ref> She starred in the Oxygen reality TV series ''[[Sisterhood of Hip Hop]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McDonald|first1=Helen|title=Lesbian Rapper Siya Comes to Your TV on Reality Show about Women Rappers|url=http://www.autostraddle.com/lesbian-rapper-siya-comes-to-your-tv-on-reality-show-about-women-rappers-240838/|work=Autostraddle|date=June 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicbids.com/band/iamsiya/|title=About Siya|website=Sonicbids}}</ref> Siya has collaborated with artists such as [[Chris Brown]], [[Sage the Gemini]] and Kirko Bangz. Siya has performed alongside artists such as [[Wyclef Jean]] at the world famous B.B. Kings, as well as opened up for [[Fat Joe]] and [[Fabolous]] during a concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. Currently starring in the BET Plus show Angel.


== Early childhood and education ==
== Early life ==
Born in California to an African American father and a Hispanic mother, Siya was sent to live with her grandmother by her father who raised her in the Eleanor Roosevelt housing projects in [[Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn]] since she was 11<ref name="VV">{{cite news|last1=Hilliard|first1=Chloe A.|title=Girls to Men|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-04-03/nyc-life/girls-to-men/full/|work=[[Village Voice]]|date=April 3, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Camille|title=Bed-Stuy Rapper Seeks to Empower Women in Hip-Hop Reality Series|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150217/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-rapper-seeks-empower-women-hip-hop-reality-series|work=DNAinfo|date=February 17, 2015}}</ref> Siya came out of the closet at a young age. Siya began rapping at the age of seven. While in elementary school and throughout her high school years Siya entered contests and talent shows.
Siya was born in Barstow, California to an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother, and has three sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ysF4TAiTgm/|title=Instagram post by SIYA • Feb 4, 2015 at 6:14pm UTC|website=Instagram}}</ref> Due to her mother's drug abuse and her incarcerated father, Siya was sent to live with her grandmother who raised her in the Eleanor Roosevelt [[housing projects]] in [[Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn]].<ref name="VV">{{cite news|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/04/03/girls-to-men/|title=Girls to Men|last1=Hilliard|first1=Chloe A.|date=April 3, 2007|work=[[Village Voice]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bautista|first1=Camille|title=Bed-Stuy Rapper Seeks to Empower Women in Hip-Hop Reality Series|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150217/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-rapper-seeks-empower-women-hip-hop-reality-series|work=DNAinfo|date=February 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104537/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150217/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-rapper-seeks-empower-women-hip-hop-reality-series|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> Siya began rapping at the age of seven and entered into the music industry at the age of 12. Siya's childhood influence was the rap group called [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]].<ref name="oxygen">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxygen.com/sisterhood-of-hip-hop/season-1/blogs/siya-in-the-gay-world-im-considered-a-stud|title=Siya: "In the Gay World, I'm Considered a 'Stud'"|date=August 5, 2014|website=Oxygen Official Site|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> She states: "What I loved about them was how melodic their music was and that they tried different shit."<ref name="oxygen" />


==Music career==
==Musical career==
Music became an outlet for Siya to comprehend her experiences and feelings. After moving to Atlanta to pursue her music career in her mid 20s she built a reputation and fan base for herself and caught the attention of well known artists and major labels. While some in the industry were afraid of how an openly gay female rapper would fit into the genre, Siya remained determined and refused to compromise her identity and stayed true to her style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/lesbian-rapper-siya-comes-to-your-tv-on-reality-show-about-women-rappers-240838/|title=Lesbian Rapper Siya Comes to Your TV on Reality Show about Women Rappers|date=June 9, 2014|website=Autostraddle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kitschmix.com/siya-mainstream-lesbian-rapper-youve-looking/|title=SIYA is the Mainstream Lesbian Rapper You've Been Looking For|date=October 23, 2014|website=KitschMix|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/av4a98/out-comes-the-lesbian-rap-ballad-456|title=Lesbian Hip-Hop Hits Prime Time|last=Schwartzberg|first=Lauren|date=October 9, 2014|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
Siya released a mixtape entitled Better Late Than Never in February 2015. She released her single the Real MVP and One Hunnid in September 2014. She has released other singles such as D.Y.K.E., Heaven, I Put Niggas On and I’m Gone. Siya has collaborated with artists such as [[Chris Brown]] and [[Tank]]. Siya has performed alongside artists such as [[Wyclef Jean]] at the world famous B.B. Kings as well as opened up for [[Fat Joe]] and [[Fabulous]] during a concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York.

R&B legend [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]] soon found her and from there she was signed to [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]'s label R&B Money LLC. Siya released her singles "I'm Gone", "Smoke Drink", and [[mixtape]] ''Elevator Dreams'' in 2011.

Siya released her singles "One Hunnid" and "Real MVP" in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-hunnid-single/id908840341|title=One Hunnid – Single by Siya on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]] |date=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/real-mvp-single/id924715508|title=Real MVP – Single by Siya on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]] |date=October 1, 2014}}</ref> She released a [[mixtape]] titled ''Better Late Than Never,'' and ''What Never Happened'' in 2015. She went on to release her debut studio album ''SIYAvsSIYA,'' on December 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/siyavssiya/id1173713154|title=SIYAvsSIYA by Siya on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]] |date=December 9, 2016}}</ref> The album included collaborations with artists such as [[Ashley Rose]], [[Jake&Papa]], Lyric Wright and [[Kreesha Turner]] with the debut single being "New York."

On February 6, 2017, Siya released a song titled "Front Door", in promotion for her six song [[extended play]], ''Commitment.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.36132/title.siya-celebrates-valentines-day-early-with-front-door|title=Siya Celebrates Valentine's Day Early With "Front Door"|date=February 6, 2017 |publisher=hiphopdx.com}}</ref> The EP was released on February 10, 2017, under [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]'s label imprint, R&B Money LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/siya-commitment-ep/|title=Siya Drops 'Commitment' EP – XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=February 15, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Commitment EP|url=https://play.google.com/music/m/Bbhvkbsjbrm2xsfdfsrvabb3ptu?t=Commitment_-_EP_-_Siya|website=Google Play Music|access-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref> The EP features the single "Don't You (Say Yes)" featuring Tank.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/music/m/Bggrpava37ih7te2jhv4wqluxxy?t=Dont_You_Say_Yes_feat_Tank_-_Siya|title=Don't You (Say Yes) [feat. Tank] – Siya}}</ref> In 2017 she released "Houston Girls" ft [[Kirko Bangz]] & "Hot Girl" with her EP ''383- For Roosevelt''. In 2018 she released "No Race" and "Circle Watching" as a preview for her next EP ''Mad Energy'' expected to drop fall 2018.

==Discography==
===Albums===
*''SIYAvsSIYA'' (2016)
*383 – for Roosevelt (2017)
*Mad Energy (2018)

===Mixtapes===
*''Elevator Music'' (2011)
*''Better Late Than Never'' (2015)
*''What Never Happened'' (2015)
*''Commitment'' (2017)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 2023
! Film/TV Series
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2014-2016
| ''[[Sisterhood of Hip Hop]]''
| Herself
| Main
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Deuces (film)|Deuces]]''
| Diggs
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The First Purge]]''
| Blaise
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Street Dreams – Los Angeles''
| Hopper
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[No Escape (2020 film)|No Escape]]''
| Sam
|
|-
| 2021
| ''True to the Game 3: The Final Chapter of Gena & Quadir's Story''
| Fly
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[Baddies East]]''
|Herself
|
|-
|[[Dutch (2021 film)#Prequel series|''Angel'']]
|Diamond
|TV Series
|-
| 2024
| ''Bad vs. Wild''
| Herself
| Guest
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 28 December 2024

For other people called Siya, see Siya (name). For the 2022 Hindi film, see Siya (film). For the rural locality in Russia, see Siya, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Siya
Birth nameMichele Andrea Sherman[1]
Born (1987-03-23) March 23, 1987 (age 37)
Barstow, California, U.S.
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsEmpire,[2] R&B Money[3][4]
Websitesiyamusic.com

Michele Andrea Sherman (born March 23, 1987), better known by her stage name Siya, is an American rapper. In 2012, she signed with Tank's R&B Money label imprint.[5] She starred in the Oxygen reality TV series Sisterhood of Hip Hop.[6][7] Siya has collaborated with artists such as Chris Brown, Sage the Gemini and Kirko Bangz. Siya has performed alongside artists such as Wyclef Jean at the world famous B.B. Kings, as well as opened up for Fat Joe and Fabolous during a concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. Currently starring in the BET Plus show Angel.

Early life

[edit]

Siya was born in Barstow, California to an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother, and has three sisters.[8] Due to her mother's drug abuse and her incarcerated father, Siya was sent to live with her grandmother who raised her in the Eleanor Roosevelt housing projects in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.[9][10] Siya began rapping at the age of seven and entered into the music industry at the age of 12. Siya's childhood influence was the rap group called Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.[11] She states: "What I loved about them was how melodic their music was and that they tried different shit."[11]

Musical career

[edit]

Music became an outlet for Siya to comprehend her experiences and feelings. After moving to Atlanta to pursue her music career in her mid 20s she built a reputation and fan base for herself and caught the attention of well known artists and major labels. While some in the industry were afraid of how an openly gay female rapper would fit into the genre, Siya remained determined and refused to compromise her identity and stayed true to her style.[12][13][14]

R&B legend Tank soon found her and from there she was signed to Tank's label R&B Money LLC. Siya released her singles "I'm Gone", "Smoke Drink", and mixtape Elevator Dreams in 2011.

Siya released her singles "One Hunnid" and "Real MVP" in 2014.[15][16] She released a mixtape titled Better Late Than Never, and What Never Happened in 2015. She went on to release her debut studio album SIYAvsSIYA, on December 9, 2016.[17] The album included collaborations with artists such as Ashley Rose, Jake&Papa, Lyric Wright and Kreesha Turner with the debut single being "New York."

On February 6, 2017, Siya released a song titled "Front Door", in promotion for her six song extended play, Commitment.[18] The EP was released on February 10, 2017, under Tank's label imprint, R&B Money LLC.[19][20] The EP features the single "Don't You (Say Yes)" featuring Tank.[21] In 2017 she released "Houston Girls" ft Kirko Bangz & "Hot Girl" with her EP 383- For Roosevelt. In 2018 she released "No Race" and "Circle Watching" as a preview for her next EP Mad Energy expected to drop fall 2018.

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
  • SIYAvsSIYA (2016)
  • 383 – for Roosevelt (2017)
  • Mad Energy (2018)

Mixtapes

[edit]
  • Elevator Music (2011)
  • Better Late Than Never (2015)
  • What Never Happened (2015)
  • Commitment (2017)

Filmography

[edit]
2023 Film/TV Series Role Notes
2014-2016 Sisterhood of Hip Hop Herself Main
2016 Deuces Diggs
2018 The First Purge Blaise
2018 Street Dreams – Los Angeles Hopper
2020 No Escape Sam
2021 True to the Game 3: The Final Chapter of Gena & Quadir's Story Fly
2023 Baddies East Herself
Angel Diamond TV Series
2024 Bad vs. Wild Herself Guest

References

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  1. ^ "BELIEVE ME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Siya Signed To Empire Records - SENOBADDICTION.COM". senobaddiction.com.
  3. ^ "Tank Launches New Label 'R&B Money' - Singersroom.com". singersroom.com. December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Siya Teams Up With Tank for Sexy New Single 'Don't U (Say Yes)' [PREMIERE]". The Boombox. February 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tank Launches Record Label – EURweb". October 20, 2012.
  6. ^ McDonald, Helen (June 9, 2014). "Lesbian Rapper Siya Comes to Your TV on Reality Show about Women Rappers". Autostraddle.
  7. ^ "About Siya". Sonicbids.
  8. ^ "Instagram post by SIYA • Feb 4, 2015 at 6:14pm UTC". Instagram.
  9. ^ Hilliard, Chloe A. (April 3, 2007). "Girls to Men". Village Voice.
  10. ^ Bautista, Camille (February 17, 2015). "Bed-Stuy Rapper Seeks to Empower Women in Hip-Hop Reality Series". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Siya: "In the Gay World, I'm Considered a 'Stud'"". Oxygen Official Site. August 5, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Lesbian Rapper Siya Comes to Your TV on Reality Show about Women Rappers". Autostraddle. June 9, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "SIYA is the Mainstream Lesbian Rapper You've Been Looking For". KitschMix. October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Schwartzberg, Lauren (October 9, 2014). "Lesbian Hip-Hop Hits Prime Time". Vice. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "One Hunnid – Single by Siya on Apple Music". iTunes. August 12, 2014.
  16. ^ "Real MVP – Single by Siya on Apple Music". iTunes. October 1, 2014.
  17. ^ "SIYAvsSIYA by Siya on Apple Music". iTunes. December 9, 2016.
  18. ^ "Siya Celebrates Valentine's Day Early With "Front Door"". hiphopdx.com. February 6, 2017.
  19. ^ "Siya Drops 'Commitment' EP – XXL". XXL Mag. February 15, 2017.
  20. ^ "Commitment EP". Google Play Music. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  21. ^ "Don't You (Say Yes) [feat. Tank] – Siya".
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