Queen Da Boss

Infobox musical artist
Name = Queen Da Boss

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Renate Sia Boss
Born = birth date and age|1989|12|28 [http://www.stayaround.com/artist.html?id=791]
Died =
Origin = Freetown, Sierra Leone
Genre = Rap, Hip hop, Reggae, Roots
Occupation = Rapper, Songwriter
Years_active = 2007-present
Label = Def Rhythm / Boss Music Records
URL = [http://QueenDaBossonline.com Official site]

Renate Sia Boss (born on December 28, 1989 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) betther known by her stage name Queen Da Boss is a Sierra Leonese rapper and songwriter, known for her mixture of hip hop and roots music with lyrics in English and the Krio language. She is arguably the biggest female musician from Sierra Leone at present. She move to Germany in 2002 where she began her music career.

Early life

Queen Da Boss was born Renate Sia Boss on December 28, 1989 in Freetown, Sierra Leone [http://www.stayaround.com/artist.html?id=791] to parents from the Kono ethnic group. In Freetown, she attended the United Methodise Nursery School, the Wesleyan Primary School and then Freetown Secondary School for Girls Secondary School. While in Germany, she attended Adolf Blankenhorn Secondary School and currently furthers her Education in the United Kingdom.

Queen’s biological father was never there to see her grow up, he abandoned the family after her mother gave birth to her. In 2002 she was adopted by a German man that married her mother. At the age of 14 in 2004 the she moved to Germany along with her mother and her adopted father. she discovered her talent in music and started writing lyrix and rapping. As time went on the dream and the spirit of music kept aside because Queen had no support from anyone, but she never gave her dream up.

Career

In 2006, she worked with different underground Artists and a well known Artist from the 90s [http://www.mainpiece.com Main Piece] , who did the remaking of “GET DOWN ON IT”. He signed her to Def Rhythm Label and she recorded her first Album Where I'm From (Base On Roots) which prelaunched 26^th October, 2007. Queen was also featured 2006 in an African Movie "And the Kola nut Said No", viewed in the German Cinema (Kommunales Kino).She later start her growing Label BM.Records (Boss Music Records) in 2008.

Discography

Albums

*Where I'm From (Base On roots) (2008)

Filmography

* And The Kolanut Said No (2006)

Awards

Nomination

* SLMTV "Best Female Music Video" (2008)

References

* [http://www.concordtimessl.com/queendaboss.htm http://www.concordtimessl.com/queendaboss.htm] Concord Press
* [http://cocorioko.net/app/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1398&Itemid=1 http://cocorioko.net/app/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1398&Itemid=1] Cocorioko Internet
* [http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/articles/id226.html http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/articles/id226.html] Sierra Express Media
* [http://getyourmusic.de/site/search.php?ref=&suchbegriff=queen+da+boss&x=7&y=7 http://getyourmusic.de/site/search.php?ref=&suchbegriff=queen+da+boss&x=7&y=7] Queen Da Boss at GetYourMusic.de
* [http://www.slmtv.com/web/queen_pg.asp http://www.slmtv.com/web/queen_pg.asp] Queen on SLMTV (Sierra Leone Music Television)
* [http://www.saloneplace.com/Entertainment/tabid/149/Default.aspx http://www.saloneplace.com/Entertainment/tabid/149/Default.aspx] SalonePlace Entertainment News
* [http://www.arsenmusic.com/index2.htm http://www.arsenmusic.com/index2.htm] Queen on Arsen Music & Reviews
* [http://princess-diana-tribute.blogspot.com/2008/02/princess-diana-new-queen-da-boss.html http://princess-diana-tribute.blogspot.com/2008/02/princess-diana-new-queen-da-boss.html] Princess Diana Tribute Blog
* [http://www.bandweb.ch/studio_det.asp?id=234 Queen on hip hop section]

Enternal links

* [http://www.QueenDaBossOnline.com Official Website]