# Rasheeda
**Rasheeda** is the stage name of Rasheeda Widad Buckner, an American rapper, businesswoman, and television personality from the Atlanta area, known for southern hip-hop releases from 2000 onward and as an original cast member of VH1's *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*.[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) • [2](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621246893) • [3](https://www.sidewalkstv.com/interview-rasheeda-and-kirk-frost/) She has also recorded as half of the hip hop/R&B duo Peach Candy with singer-songwriter [Kandi Burruss](https://www.edgepedia.org/kandi-burruss).[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Rasheeda Widad Buckner; also published as Rasheeda Buckner-Frost[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) • [5](https://www.musicvf.com/Rasheeda.songs) |
| Born | 1982 according to MusicBrainz and TV Insider; Apple lists 1976, and sources also disagree on the birthplace (Atlanta, Georgia versus Decatur, Illinois)[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/) • [2](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621246893) |
| Genres | Hip hop, crunk, snap music, Southern hip-hop[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) |
| Studio albums | Dirty South (2001), A Ghetto Dream (2002), GA Peach (2006), Dat Type of Gurl (2007), Certified Hot Chick (2009), Boss Chick Music (2012)[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) |
| Best-known songs | "Got That Good (My Bubble Gum)", "Do It", "Vibrate" (with Petey Pablo), "Marry Me"[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) • [2](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621246893) |
| Labels | Motown (debut), then her own D-Lo Entertainment, with partnerships through Block Starz Music and EMI's Imperial[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) • [7](https://southernrap.club/disco/rasheeda) |
| Television | Original cast member of *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta* (2012 onward); also *Couples Retreat* and *Boss Moves With Rasheeda*[3](https://www.sidewalkstv.com/interview-rasheeda-and-kirk-frost/) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/) |
| Business | Founder of the fashion brand Pressed Boutique, with storefronts in Atlanta and Houston[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/) |
## Early career and Da Kaperz
MusicVF's biographical summary states that Rasheeda was born in [Decatur, Illinois](https://www.edgepedia.org/decatur-illinois), moved to Atlanta at 14, and graduated from North Clayton High School.[5](https://www.musicvf.com/Rasheeda.songs) Not long after finishing school, she entered the music business by joining Da Kaperz, an all-female hip-hop trio that drew notice in Atlanta in 1998, and in 2000 she went solo.[5](https://www.musicvf.com/Rasheeda.songs) Other profiles describe Da Kaperz as a teenage trio signed to D-Lo Entertainment, the Atlanta label run by Kirk Frost.[8](https://www.songcastmusic.com/profiles/rasheeda)
## Recording career
**Dirty South and A Ghetto Dream (2001–2004).** Her debut album, *Dirty South*, was released on March 27, 2001 through D-Lo & Motown Records, with guest appearances from [Pastor Troy](https://www.edgepedia.org/pastor-troy), Thugz Nation, Nelly, and Re-Re; the first single, "Do It", drew attention to the record and fixed her in the southern hip-hop genre.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) Apple Music lists the album at 15 songs and 54 minutes under Universal Motown Records.[9](https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-south/1443378226) After leaving Motown, she released her second album, *A Ghetto Dream* (2002), independently on D-Lo, with faster rhythms, bolder beats, and assistance from Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) A RapReviews review of that period describes the split with Motown bluntly, saying the label dropped her after disappointing results and that she turned to her loyal southern fan base.[10](https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2002_06_ghettodream.html) In 2004 she was featured on [Petey Pablo](https://www.edgepedia.org/petey-pablo)'s single "Vibrate" and Nivea's "You Like It Like That".[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda)
**GA Peach and Dat Type of Gurl (2006–2008).** The album *GA Peach* followed in 2006 on MusicBrainz's dating, while AllMusic dates the *Georgia Peach* release to July 26, 2005, with CD issues on Big Cat in 2006.[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) • [11](https://www.allmusic.com/album/georgia-peach-mw0000569720) The record includes "Touch Ya Toes", "Got That Good", and "Poppin Bottles" with Pastor Troy, and Rasheeda described it as a departure from her earlier music, reflecting how her life had changed as a woman and a mother.[11](https://www.allmusic.com/album/georgia-peach-mw0000569720) • [7](https://southernrap.club/disco/rasheeda) At that time D-Lo had a joint venture with York Records, distributed through EMI's independent division Imperial Records.[7](https://southernrap.club/disco/rasheeda) Her fourth album, *Dat Type of Gurl*, arrived on June 19, 2007 and gained success through the single "Got That Good (My Bubble Gum)", which had originally appeared on *GA Peach*; the album features guests including Akon, The-Dream, Kandi, Fabo, Lil' Mama, Birdman, and Jazze Pha.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) • [12](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1069032/charts-awards) In 2007 she was also featured on Mims's single "Like This", which the German-language reference lists at US No. 32 and UK No. 82, and she formed Peach Candy with Kandi Burruss around this time.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda)**Mixtapes, Certified Hot Chick, and Boss Chick Music (2009–2015).** In the summer of 2009, D-Lo Entertainment partnered with the independent label Block Starz Music to release her debut mixtape, *Certified*; her fifth album, *Certified Hot Chick*, followed on August 18, 2009, and she then began the *Boss Bitch Music* mixtape series.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) Her sixth album, *Boss Chick Music*, was released on June 18, 2012 through Block Starz Music/[Google Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/google-play) and D-Lo, promoted on the tenth season of *Bad Girls Club: Atlanta* and on *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*; the singles were "Marry Me" and "Legs to the Moon" (featuring Kandi), each with a music video.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda) • [13](https://www.shazam.com/artist/rasheeda/100714) In 2015 she released the song "I Meant It" on the fourth season of *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*, saying the album behind it could be her final release.[4](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda)
Music VF records five of her singles as chart entries: "Do It" (2000), "Let's Get to It" (2002), "Georgia Peach" (2005), "My Bubble Gum (Got That Good)" (2007), and "Boss Chick" (2009).[5](https://www.musicvf.com/Rasheeda.songs)
## Television and business
Rasheeda has been a main cast member and one of the original cast members of VH1's *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*, appearing alongside her husband Kirk Frost, whose relationship with her has been a central storyline on the show.[3](https://www.sidewalkstv.com/interview-rasheeda-and-kirk-frost/) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/) She and Kirk Frost have been married since 1999 and have two children; he is the CEO of D-Lo Entertainment and her manager, and the couple owned Frost Bistro & Bar in Atlanta.[3](https://www.sidewalkstv.com/interview-rasheeda-and-kirk-frost/) Her other television credits include *Couples Retreat* (VH1, from 2021), *Tales* (BET, from 2017), and the 2022 self-titled vehicle *Boss Moves With Rasheeda*, on which she also served as producer.[14](https://tv.apple.com/ar/person/rasheeda/umc.cpc.1dxb01zianmz8herexr0jofxc) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/) Her music appeared in the film *Paul Blart: Mall Cop* (2009), where "Vibrate" was used as a ringtone in the story.[14](https://tv.apple.com/ar/person/rasheeda/umc.cpc.1dxb01zianmz8herexr0jofxc)Outside music and television she runs the fashion and accessory brand Pressed Boutique, with storefronts in Atlanta and Houston.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/)
## Name and dating discrepancies
The reference sources disagree on several basics. MusicBrainz and TV Insider give a birth date of 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, while Apple's artist snapshot lists May 25, 1976 and the birthplace as Decatur, Illinois; MusicVF independently places her birth in Decatur.[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/) • [2](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621246893) • [5](https://www.musicvf.com/Rasheeda.songs) Album dating also varies by database: [MusicBrainz](https://www.edgepedia.org/musicbrainz) dates *Dirty South* to 2001 and *GA Peach* to 2006, Shazam places the debut in October 2000, AllMusic dates *Georgia Peach* to July 26, 2005, and Apple Music's storefront shows a January 1, 2001 release under Universal Motown.[1](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530) • [13](https://www.shazam.com/artist/rasheeda/100714) • [11](https://www.allmusic.com/album/georgia-peach-mw0000569720) • [9](https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-south/1443378226)
## References
1. [Rasheeda, MusicBrainz artist page](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9e318e7-e82f-4a32-8801-43cb0691d530)
2. [Rasheeda, Apple Snapshot](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621246893)
3. [Interview: Rasheeda and Kirk Frost, Sidewalks Entertainment](https://www.sidewalkstv.com/interview-rasheeda-and-kirk-frost/)
4. [Rasheeda, VALÉORINE reference page](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/rasheeda)
5. [Rasheeda Top Songs and Chart Singles Discography, Music VF](https://www.musicvf.com/Rasheeda.songs)
6. [Rasheeda Frost, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/rasheeda-frost/)
7. [Rasheeda discography, southernrap.club](https://southernrap.club/disco/rasheeda)
8. [SongCast artist profile: Rasheeda](https://www.songcastmusic.com/profiles/rasheeda)
9. [Dirty South, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-south/1443378226)
10. [Rasheeda :: A Ghetto Dream :: D-LO Entertainment, RapReviews](https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2002_06_ghettodream.html)
11. [Rasheeda: Georgia Peach, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/georgia-peach-mw0000569720)
12. [Rasheeda: Dat Type of Gurl, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1069032/charts-awards)
13. [Rasheeda, Shazam](https://www.shazam.com/artist/rasheeda/100714)
14. [Rasheeda, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/ar/person/rasheeda/umc.cpc.1dxb01zianmz8herexr0jofxc)
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