Born the daughter of a Cameroonian diplomat in Paris, France, Mballa came into the world destined to love and absorb new cultures — to be a citizen of the world. She uses her worldly passion and charisma to uniquely approach her blend of R&B tinged with hip-hop, reggae and Haitian zouk. At three years old, her father was appointed Ambassador of Cameroon to the United States, giving her the opportunity to move to Washington DC, where she discovered the local music culture by way of her three older brothers who were actively living it.
A fight with cancer at the age of 13 put things on hold for years. Cancer during adolescence meant insecurity grew and priorities changed. There were more family problems to come. Her beloved father became a political prisoner in Cameroon five days before her 18th birthday and passed away in November 2014 before ever being exonerated.
His passing further pushed Mballa to be more like him — to let go of all and any fear. That meant dedicating herself to her music career with more motivation than ever before. She’s a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mballa is the Chairperson of Diverse Art Group, LLC an entertainment consulting group boasting a full roster of talented hip-hop artists, models and more. She currently manages hip-hop duo The Koolest and rapper Kid Infamous.
Mballa: Boomerang (Official Video)
Mballa: Boomerang Lyrics:
You’re a long way from home
And you just wanna be that nigga
Like a dog wants a bone
So now you’re shitting where you eat
Like you don’t know right from wrong
You still don’t care about these feelings
So I put them in songs
Why won’t you just make me feel wanted?
Cause I need it I need it
You had me open had me vulnerable
I don’t need it I don’t need it
Won’t have me tripping feeling miserable
Might just move on
Just like you motherfucking wanted
I don’t get why you won’t
Why won’t you just make me feel wanted
You can go to hell
Yea you know I keep it trill with it
You can keep the kisses
It ain’t like I pay my bills with it
Clutter in my head
I’m a mess you gotta deal with it
If I’m gone love you
You gon minimize the bullshit
You playing with fire my nigga (ooh yeah)
You had my love locked down
I mean we went through the wire my nigga (ooh yeah)
My bad my fault
I feel in love with your potential
Should have know known that
You’d choke
Why won’t you just make me feel wanted?
Cause I need it I need it
You had me open had me vulnerable
I don’t need it I don’t need it
Won’t have me tripping feeling miserable
Might just move on
Just like you motherfucking wanted
I don’t get why you won’t
Why won’t you just make me feel wanted
X2
Feels strange don’t it?
Feel like pain don’t it?
If you ain’t want it
Why’d you give it to me? yeah
X2
A playa goes down baby woosah (woosah)
You could try to play it cool nah
Baby I can play the game too
You had to learn I had to hurt you
Niggas they come and they go
Every lady pimpin’ she know
Every lady pimpin’ she know that she got it
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
She know that she got it she know that she got it
Niggas they come and they go
Every lady pimpin’ she know
Every lady pimpin’ she know
Niggas they come and they go
