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Flakiss | |
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| Born | Yahira Arazeli Garcia Sacramento, CA |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, rapping |
| Label | Univision Records |
Yahira Arazeli Garcia, known professionally as Flakiss, is an American rapper and actress known for such films as End of Watch.[1][2][3]
Born Yahira Arazeli Garcia, she got the nickname Flakiss, short for the Spanish flaquita, or "skinny girl," from her mother.[4] Flakiss was raised in South Central.[5]
Flakiss has recorded three hip hop albums for Univision Records.[6][7] She was focused on Latin hip-hop music, or "urban regional."[4][8] Some of her influences were Tupac and Missy Elliott.[2] In 2006, she requested to be released from her contract and in 2008, she left music for a while to focus on her life.[8]
Flakiss made her acting debut in the film End of Watch.[8] The director, David Ayer, had been a fan of Flakiss's music and cast her in the film.[8] Flakiss played the character of La La in the movie.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Duelund, Theis (2014-07-09). "The Musical Artists of East Los High You Need to Hear Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- 1 2 3 "Yahira Garcia "Flakiss" Is Back and Here To Stay". LatinHeat Entertainment. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ "End of Watch Blu-ray Review". High Def Digest. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- 1 2 Burr, Ramiro; Chronicle, Copyright 2005 Houston (2005-05-29). "Flakiss promotes Hurban sprawl". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Flakiss recrea la realidad a ritmo de hip-hop". People en Español. 7 (4): 52. May 2004 – via EBSCOhost.
- ↑ Velasco, Antonio (10 October 2012). "Flakiss: A True Hollywood Story". LatinoLA. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ↑ "Urban Regional". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2005-09-10. p. 54. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- 1 2 3 4 Aguila, Justino (20 October 2012). "Flakiss Makes Her Return". Billboard. Vol. 124, no. 37. p. 13.
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