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Rapper
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Female
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(New York City)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Overweight Pooch (born Tonya Davis) is a female rapper, called after her childhood nickname.
Career
In 1991, she released her only album to date Female Preacher on A&M Records, and scored a moderate commercial success with the single "I Like It", which charted at number #16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and at #58 in the UK Singles Chart. The composition featured vocals by CeCe Peniston, who contributed on another two songs on Davis' album ("Kickin' Da Blues" and "Female Preacher"). She has 3 children, her oldest son Nathaniel, daughter Nate'Sha and youngest Nasante' Taylor.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Female Preacher
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US Dance | ||||
| 1991 | "Ace Is a Spade" | — | — | Female Preacher | |
| "I Like It" | 58 | 16 | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||
- Promotional releases
- 1991: "Hip House Party"
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 413. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- 'Overweight Pooch, Ace Is a Spade, single' Retrieved 27 October 2010
- 'Overweight Pooch, I Like It, single' Retrieved 21 October 2010
- 'Overweight Pooch, Hip House Party, single' Retrieved 27 October 2010