Masika-Kalysha
Masika Kalysha | Biography

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  • Full Name Masika Kalysha
  • Occupation Actress, TV Personality, Businesswoman, Singer, Songwriter
  • Nationality American
  • Birthplace Illinois, USA
  • Birth Date Jun 07, 1985
  • Age 39 Years, 0 Months
Cast of the VH1 series 'Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood'

Masika Kalysha | Biography

Masika Kalysha has also released a makeup line, Barbie Maxwell, named after her daughter

Kalysha released her single 'Andale' featuring Fetty Wap in 2015. She also released two other singles in the early Spring of 2015, 'No More' and 'hella Hollywood.' In 2016, she released another single, 'My Own,' which was about her relationship with rapper Fetty Wap. In 2017, she released the single 'OHHH3X.'


Masika Kalysha is an American actress and reality television personality.

Parents, Ethnicity, and Age

Masika Kalysha Tucker was born on 7 June 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, to her father, Emmett Tucker, and mother, Makeba Tucker. She is currently 36 years old. Kalysha is of French Creole American ethnicity. She grew up with two older siblings, Jamila Tucker and Jabari Tucker. 

She graduated from Mount Zion High School in 2003. 

Who is Masika Kalysha?

After high school, Kalysha moved to Hollywood to act. During her struggle for opportunities, she worked as a hostess to meet her day-to-day expenses. She made her first appearance in the music video for Lil Wayne, Birdman, and Waka Flaka. 

In 2005, Kaysha appeared in the music video 'So What' by Field Mob. She got another career boost in 2007 when she appeared in the action romantic comedy film Three Can Play That Game

In 2014, she premiered on the VH1 reality show Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood. Being one of the original cast, Kalysha was a beloved member of the show. However, she did not return for the second season as she was pregnant with her daughter and engaged in co-parenting with Fetty Wap. She then returned for the third season and again quit the show after the fourth season as she had issues with the new cast and the show's producers. 

Kalysha also set foot in the music industry. She released her single 'Andale' featuring Fetty Wap in 2015. She also released two other singles in the early Spring of 2015, 'No More' and 'hella Hollywood.' In 2016, she released another single, 'My Own,' which was about her relationship with rapper Fetty Wap. In 2017, she released the single 'OHHH3X.'

She also launched her beauty brand, Khari Barbie Beauty, on 17 December 2016. The brand is vegan-friendly, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free. Likewise, she also released a makeup line, Barbie Maxwell, named after her daughter.

Former Partner and Daughter 

Masika Kalysha shares a daughter with her former partner and rapper, Fetty Wap. The duo had been having an on-and-off relationship. She announced her pregnancy with Fetty Wap in 2015. They welcomed their daughter on 30 March 2016 and named her Khari Barbie Maxwell, meaning queenly and joyful in Swahili. She weighed 7lbs 1 oz when she was born.  

Engagement with Jamar Champ  

The TV star got engaged with an entrepreneur Jamar Champ in December 2020. Initially, she did neither reveal about her partner nor about the engagement. However, a video of the couple announcing their engagement surfaced on the internet after some time. 

Three weeks after the engagement was announced, Kalysha took to her Instagram on 23 January 2021 and revealed that she had found many secrets about him, and the engagement had ended. 

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