In 2017, Light Skin Keisha tried her hand at the music industry by releasing her debut single, “Weather.” The rapper dropped her breakthrough track, “Ride Good,” featuring B Smyth, a year later. The music video of the track amassed over 31 million views on YouTube.

Light Skin Keisha Biography

Early Life

Samantha Deshaun, aka LightSkinKeisha was (born on September 4th, 1994), in Atlanta, Georgia. Her single mother raised her alongside seven siblings. Her father was a truck driver, and Keisha remembers her dad being her in life when she was 4 years old.

Her mom worked hard enough to ensure all the kids had fresh clothing and new shoes every year for school. She stated in an interview that her mom encouraged her to sing from a young age.

Keisha gained a little confidence and started to freestyle in front of her friend at school. Her inspirations were Beyonce, Trina, Naomi Campbell, Lil Jon, and Pastor Troy.

Career 

Keisha was an all-star cheerleader, performing for 13 years during elementary and continuing throughout high school. After graduation, she worked multiple service jobs, including Metro PCS, Steak & Shake, and Applebees.

During her job, Keisha started creating videos on Instagram. Those videos got hundreds of thousands of views and began showing off her personality. A few of her early videos on Instagram went viral.

Keisha recorded a full version of the song “Burnt P Lips,” but her first official single was “Weather.” This song was inspired by another one of her early clips. Following her success, Keisha was finally able to quit her job.

Keisha rose to fame in 2017 after releasing her first single, “Weather.” Over time, she grew her Instagram page to over a million followers. Later, she moved out of her mother’s house and stayed at her friend’s. Soon, she bought an apartment for herself.

Her music grabbed the attention of American executive L. A Reid, who signed her to a deal with his new label “Hitco Entertainment” in 2018. Her other hit single, “Ride Good,” came out that same year.

Under the label, Keisha released her debut mixtape, “That’s Just the Bottom Line,” in December of that year. For this album, the guest appearances came from the likes of Coca Vango, BlocBoy JB, and B. Smyth. From then on, she continued to release more singles, including “Hey Lightskin” and “Atlanta” ft Stevie B.

Personal Life

Light Skin Keisha has been in a relationship with her boyfriend “Coca Vango” since 2018. Coca is also a singer who got her hotel rooms when Keisha struggled.

When the two first met, they didn’t like each other that much. But now the two are in a good relationship. Additionally, the singer Coca helped build her music industry career.

In September 2023, LightSkinKeisha and Coca Vango announced their first child together on Monday night. The “Pop Dat” rapper shared a carousel of maternity photos on her Instagram feed, and Vango made a similar pregnancy post to his feed shortly after.

Career Highlights

• Weather (Debut single, 2017)
• Ride Good (Single, 2018)
• Treadmill (Single, 2018)

Light Skin Keisha Net Worth

Light Skin Keisha is a well-known American singer, rapper, and social media personality with a net worth of $2 million. She first gained popularity after appearing on the reality TV show “Love & Hip Hop.” With over 3 million followers on Instagram, her content is loved by many. However, her path to fame took work. Keisha had a challenging childhood, growing up with seven siblings and a single parent. She was even homeless at one point and had to work various jobs to make ends meet.

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