Ya Kid K
| Ya Kid K | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi |
| Born |
26 January 1972 Kinshasa, Zaïre |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, rapper |
| Associated acts | Technotronic, Hi Tek 3 |
Ya Kid K (born Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi, 26 January 1972) is a Congolese-Belgian hip hop artist. Ya Kid K, besides being a solo artist, is also known for her works for the dance/house act Technotronic. Her sister is Karoline 'Leki' Kamosi.
At the age of 11 she moved to Belgium, later moving to Chicago (where she explored hip-hop, and the emerging sounds of house music), and later moved to Dallas, Texas. After moving back to Belgium from the US, she helped form a hip hop label called Fresh Beat Productions. She was part of the dance project Technotronic, which debuted with a major worldwide hit in 1989, "Pump Up the Jam", and was credited on the disc.
Although she wrote the lyrics and sang vocals on "Pump Up the Jam",Technotronic had the fashion model Felly Kilingi perform in the video. The second single "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" was Ya Kid K's debut music video with Technotronic. In 1992, Technotronic and Ya Kid K had a hit with "Move This," another single from 1989's Pump Up the Jam: The Album.
She also lent her voice to Hi Tek 3, a dance project whose only single, "Spin that Wheel," appeared on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles motion picture soundtrack.
After the single "Rockin’ Over The Beat," she had a child with MC Eric who performed a Technotronic hit titled "This Beat is Technotronic." While Jo Bogaert hired new singers for Technotronic's third album, Body to Body, Ya Kid K returned after limited success of her own album, One World Nation. This album contained many different musical and, in particular, vocal styles.
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