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Trish Best, known by her stage name Feloni, is an African-American, lesbian and rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Her coming out as lesbian was featured on MTV's LOGO documentary show Coming Out Stories
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Musical influences

Nina Simone

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, The Beatles

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, The Sugarhill Gang

The Sugarhill Gang

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, Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, Monie Love

Monie Love

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, MC Lyte

MC Lyte

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, Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

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, Queen Latifah

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Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...

, Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa

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, DJ Spinderella

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, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

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, Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

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, Da Brat

Da Brat

Shawntae Harris , better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies, making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.-Early life:...

, and Jay-Z

Jay-Z

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Honors

Winner of Broadjam's February 2007 Rap Lyric Contest
Nominated for Best Rapper of 2007 by the Los Angeles Music Awards

Discography

A Woman's Revenge (2007) Feloni's Debut Album.
Girl Thing feat Feloni (2008) Collaboration with Lori Michaels on Album Living My Life Out Loud.
I Ain't Scared of U (2010) Feloni's Single.

External links

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