Khia Shamone Finch (born Khia Shamone Chambers, November 8, 1977),better known as just Khia, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer. 　　Khia was born Khia Shamone Chambers on November 8, 1977 in Philadelphia and was raised in its Germantown neighborhood,and she moved to Tampa, Florida when she was 11. Khia attended Dowdell Middle School and Hillsborough High School. She was expelled from Hillsborough during ninth grade and attended an alternative school afterwards In 1991, Khia had her first child, a daughter also named Khia. In 1992, she moved to Hawaii when the father was stationed there and had her second child, a son named Rashawn, while she was living with him. In 1998, Khia was introduced to her long lost family and was also bringing a new addition to the family, her niece Rosalyn Livingston.Before becoming a rapper, she worked as a bartender at Club XS in Tampa, Florida. Her mother Carol Belinda Chambers, who was a data entry specialist, died in 2001.