Tekitha

Tekitha
In Nashville, TN 2018
Background information
Birth name	Tekitha Washington
Born	(1973-12-04) December 4, 1973
Genres	Hip hop, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, rap artist
Years active	1996–present
Labels	ONE CROSSING
Website	www.tekithawisdom.com www.onemusicforever.com

Tekitha Washington is a Wu-Tang Clan affiliated female vocalist. She was the Wu-Tang Clan's in-house singer (previously filled by Blue Raspberry) for the album Wu-Tang Forever, on which she also performed a solo track titled "Second Coming". She also filled in for the unavailable Mary J. Blige in the video for Ghostface Killah's "All That I Got Is You".

Initially signed to RZA's Razor Sharp Records and then to Ghostface's Starks Enterprise, Tekitha continued to make guest appearances on Wu-Tang projects such as Raekwon's The Lex Diamond Story and has also collaborated with non-Wu artists including KRS-One and Armand Van Helden. While usually heard singing, her rapping can be heard on Cappadonna's "Pump Your Fist" and RZA's "Mantis".

In 2002, Tekitha released the single "You" produced by RZA. This track had to be included on her planned debut album Wisdom Body, originally scheduled for release in 2004. The album was eventually shelved.

Tekitha released her debut solo six songs EP The Prelude in 2010. The Prelude featured all new original songs by Tekitha, with production from RZA, Armand Van Helden, Bdotforealla of The Ahficionados and Jeff Jones/Joneszilla. The project was executive produced by Tekitha, RZA and Jeff Jones under her new label Wisdom Body Entertainment distributed by Sony/The Orchard.

Tekitha released a collaborative album Week Of The Phoenix in 2022, produced by Moroccan singer-songwriter-producer Ahmed Soultan.

Tekitha and RZA have a daughter, Prana Supreme Diggs, born in 2000, with whom she has created a country act, O.N.E The Duo. O.N.E The Duo released their debut album Blood Harmony in 2023.

Discography

Solo Albums

• Wisdom Body (2004) [not released]
• The Prelude EP (2010)

Collaborative Albums

• Earth Rising EP (2003) [Tekitha & Armand Van Helden as Sahara]
• Week Of The Phoenix (2022) [Tekitha & Ahmed Soultan]
• Blood Harmony (2023) [Tekitha & Prana Supreme Diggs as O.N.E The Duo]

Songs

• "Walking Through the Darkness", Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack, 1999)
• "Sweatah Love", RZA & Big Cap - Wu-Tang Mix (2000)
• "You" (2002)
• "You Remix" (feat. Ghostface Killah, 2002)
• "Harlem High"
• "Ghetto Serenade" (feat. RZA)
• "Masta Build"
• "I Love U So" (2002)
• "I Loved Him"
• "Run"
• "Once Upon A Time"
• "Fantasy"
• "Shoot To Win" (recorded in 2002, never released)
• "Dreamz"
• "Wut U Got" (produced by Dub The Director for IDH rec)
• "Chea" (produced by Dub The Director for IDH rec)
• "On It" (Lead Single from The Prelude. Produced by Jeff Jones/Joneszilla)
• "Emotional" featuring Torae (Lead single from Week Of The Phoenix. Produced by Ahmed Soultan).

Guest appearances

• Ironman (Ghostface Killah album, 1996)
  • "All That I Got Is You (Video version)"

• Wu-Tang Forever (Wu-Tang Clan album, 1997)
  • "Impossible"
  • "Second Coming" (solo)
  • "Heaterz" (Background Vocalist)
• Soul in the Hole soundtrack (1997)
  • "Soul in the Hole" (feat. Wu-Tang Killa Bees)
• Heavy Mental (Killah Priest album, 1998)
  • "One Step"
• The Pillage (Cappadonna album, 1998)
  • "Pump Your Fist" (rapping)
  • "Black Boy"
• Heist of the Century (La the Darkman album, 1998)
  • "Street Life"
• Bobby Digital in Stereo (RZA as Bobby Digital album, 1998)
  • "Mantis" (rapping)
• 2 Future 4 U (Armand Van Helden album, 1998)
  • "Mother Earth"
• Slam, the Soundtrack (1998)
  • I Can See (feat. Cappadonna)
• Antidote (Deadly Venoms album, 1998)
  • "Ready"
• Manchild (Shyheim album, 1999)
  • "Manchild"
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Soundtrack, 2000)
  • "Walking Through The Darkness"
• Killing Puritans (Armand Van Helden album, 2000)
  • "Conscience"
• Digital Bullet (RZA as Bobby Digital album, 2001)
  • "Build Strong"
• Bulletproof Wallets (Ghostface Killah album, 2001)
  • "Walking Through The Darkness"
• The Lex Diamond Story (Raekwon album, 2003)
  • "Once Upon A Time"
• Kristyles (KRS-One album, 2003)
  • "Survivin'"
• Pismo (Within Transition album, 2006)
  • "Lucid"
• Prince Of New York (9th Prince album, 2008)
  • "Vandalism"
• Kaleidoscope (DJ Okawari album, 2011)
  • "Kaleidoscope"
• A Better Tomorrow (Wu-Tang Clan album, 2014)
  • "A Better Tomorrow" (Background Vocalist)
• "Street Opera", Killah Priest (1997)
• "Children of the Heavens" (Shaka Amazulu The 7th)

External links

• Tekitha's Official Website
• Tekitha on Myspace
• Wu-International Interview: Wisdom Body