KHALILA
Khalila
(K.Nice) was born and raised in Houston, Texas.
At an early age, she discovered a love for
good music listening to an archive of vinyl
records that belonged to her parents. As a
young teen, Khalila (K. Nice) auditioned with
Houston girl group, Girls Tyme, now known
as Destiny's Child. Such opportunities gave
her the confidence to believe in herself and
talents. She continued on her journey in music
by performing many of her written poems and
songs at local community-focused events and
open-mics/performance venues in the Houston
area including Red Cat Jazz Café, G's
& Z's, and Muddy Waters. Khalila (K. Nice)
later won 1st place in a local talent contest
with Boogie Down Productions held at Texas
Southern University inspiring her to pursue
becoming a professional independent recording
artist.
With
her southern style and prolific songwriting
abilities, the vocalist established a Neo-soul
sound influenced by the likes of artists such
as MC Lyte, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Jill
Scott, India Arie, Janelle Monae' and Chrisette
Michele. Khalila (K. Nice) describes her music
saying, "My music is a genuine Neo-Improv.
I tend to twist lyrics and use my voice as
a tool to express what is new, yet old...to
awake the conscious minds of listeners worldwide
and to share my life experiences through song
in hopes to uplift others. The songbird has
been featured along with Houston's own Se7en
"the Poet", Billy Sorrell, Billy
D. Washington, and Kier Spates for "HBO
Comedian" Ali Siddiq in the comedy classic
"You Should Have Married Your Momma"
held at the Stafford Civic Center in 2010.
Khalila
(K. Nice)'s debut album "Expressions
of Life" was independently released in
2010, which is a collection of songs ranging
from R&B, Hip Hop, Neo-Soul to Afro-Centric
Jazz Fusion Moods. The vocalist has many supporters
that love and commend her lyrical style and
impeccable delivery. "Don't Waste Love",
"Turn on Ur Recorder", and "U
Gotta Go" are just a few of many songs
deemed hit singles- which are now available
in digital stores.
Her
sophomore project "the Neo-Improv"
released in 2014 features refreshing singles
such as "Tell Me Baby", "Pull
Up to My Bumper", and "Keep Your
Eye Open". Khalila (K. Nice) is self-determined,
humble and ready to take the city of Houston
by storm. She's poised and focused delivering
great content and thought-provoking music
to her fans and general public. With the songstress
mixture of genres integrated with a flare
of Neo-soul, Khalila (K.Nice) is rising from
the underground and attracting mainstream
attention.
Khalila
(K.Nice)'s latest project, which she coins
a melodic charm, 'One People One Love', is
set to Release Summer 2019; One of her best
collaboratives yet with Co-Writer, Amir El,
featuring Legendary Pioneer Grand Puba of
Hip-Hop group Brand Nubian, DJ Icey Hott of
Street Military, and Rap artist, Cal Wayne
of Houston, Texas with studio-recorded Music
Production by Multi-Platinum music producer,
Jerry (Muhammad 2G). This LP consist of soft
spoken Neo-Soul, acoustic R&B Melodies
that help elucidate matters stemming from
love, life, and injustices. Indie-Artist,
Khalila (K.Nice) is certainly fulfilling her
purpose within the culture presenting a repertoire
of songs that appeal to diverse audiences
world-wide.
