Kalenna Harper
Kalenna Lashae Harper-Vick is an American singer-songwriter, television personality, and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is perhaps best known as a member of the musical duo Dirty Money with Dawn Richard; later joined by label boss Sean "Diddy" Combs to form Diddy − Dirty Money. With the group, they released the critically acclaimed album Last Train to Paris, and 2 additional mixtapes until their disbandment in 2012. From 2014 to 2015, she was a supporting cast member on the VH1 reality series .
Career
2004–09: Songwriting and album appearances
She wrote many songs for other artists, such as Christina Milian's "Peanut Butter & Jelly", Charlotte Church's "Moodswings ", Aretha Franklin's "Put You Up on Game", Pussycat Dolls' "Painted Windows" and Ciara's "Pucker Up". She was featured on Rasheeda's GA Peach on the track "Pack Ya Bags" and Timati's The Boss on the track "Sexy Bitch". A track leaked in 2008 titled "Kaboom" is a duet between Harper and Lady Gaga recorded during their sessions with Jim Jonsin, before either singer was famous.Additional credits include, Maino, Three 6 Mafia, Ciara, Trina and Dirty Money. She's also been featured on the movie soundtracks to "Phat Girls" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic". "Let Them Hoes Fight" was originally slated to feature Gaga, but solely Harper's vocals ultimately made the record.
2009–12: Diddy-Dirty Money
Harper became a member of a group called Diddy – Dirty Money, which included Harper and former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard. The band worked heavily on Diddy's new album Last Train to Paris. They released three singles in total. "Angels" was the band's debut single and featured The Notorious B.I.G., and was officially released on November 3. The video was directed by Hype Williams. The band's second single "Love Come Down" was released later that day. Both singles appeared on Diddy's album Last Train To Paris.On November 13, a new Diddy-Dirty Money song leaked onto the internet. The song "Hurt" was a demo but officially became known as "Loving You No More," and features Drake. The song is likely to be a track on Last Train To Paris. The band's third single "Hello Good Morning" featured rapper T.I. and was released on March 30, 2010.
The group has performed on the 2010 BET Awards and nominated for the BET Best Group award. The album's fourth single "Loving You No More" featuring Drake was released on iTunes on September 21, 2010. She also co-wrote a song with Christina Aguilera on the Switch and John Hill production "Bionic" for Aguilera's 2010 fourth studio album, Bionic.
In 2012, the group disbanded. From there, Kalenna returned to making music as a solo artist.
2012-15: ''Black Orchid, Love and Hiphop Atlanta''
Kalenna released a mix-tape called Chamber of Diaries on February 13, 2012, free of charge, consisting of thirteen tracks. The mixtapes lead single, "Go To Work" was released in November 2011.She is a recurring star in season 3-4 of . During the span of the show, Kalenna released "Murder" and "Space and Time" on iTunes.
Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
| Year | Title |
| 2012 | Chamber of Diaries
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As featured artist
As songwriter
| 2004 | "Peanut Butter & Jelly" | Christina Milian | It's About Time | - |
| 2005 | "Moodswings " | Charlotte Church | Tissues and Issues | - |
| 2007 | "Put You Up on Game" | Aretha Franklin, Fantasia | ' | - |
| 2008 | "Painted Windows" | The Pussycat Dolls | Doll Domination | - |
| 2009 | "Pucker Up" | Ciara | Fantasy Ride | - |
| 2009 | "Angels" | Diddy-Dirty Money, The Notorious B.I.G. | Last Train to Paris | - |
| 2009 | "Love Come Down" | Diddy-Dirty Money | Non-album singles | - |
| 2009 | "Freezer Burn" | Lady Gaga, Jim Jonsin | Non-album singles | - |
| 2009 | "Kaboom" | Lady Gaga, Jim Jonsin | Non-album singles | - |
| 2009 | "Let Them Hoes Fight" | Trina Lady Gaga | Amazin | - |
| 2010 | "Bionic" | Christina Aguilera | Bionic'' | - |
| 2011 | "Welcome to St. Tropez" | DJ Antoine vs. Timati | 2011 | - |
| 2013 | "Paradise" | DJ Antoine feat. Kallena | Sky Is the Limit | - |
| 2014 | "Thug Cry" | Tinashe | Aquarius | - |
| 2015 | "Getaway" | Prince Royce | Double Vision | - |
| 2016 | "Hold On" | Mýa | Smoove Jones | |
| 2016 | "Listen" | Nicole Michelle | TBA | - |
| 2019 | "Nowhere" | Crystal Tamar | Crystal Tamar | - |
| 2019 | "Gasoline" | Crystal Tamar | Crystal Tamar | - |