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kQ SHAREEFA is an American R&B/ Hip Hop artist production/ writing duo out of Charlotte, N.C. composed of an executive record producer, talent scout, video/photographer and a celebrity barber, kQ and Shareefa, a television actress, soul-singer, rapper, and songwriter from Newark, NJ.

Shareefa was first introduced to Teddy Riley's then personal assistant kQ, through a mutual friend named Tavarius Polk, best known for his work on AALIYAH'S “One and A Million” LP. kQ & Shareefa have been collaborating ever since, as both were credited in the 90’s on the Grammy Award winning multi-platinum BlackSTREET group's album. After not being able to convince label head A & R’s or established music producers to sign a raw and unpolished Shareefa, kQ asked Teddy Riley to honor their agreement allowing him to use the same mix of the Earth, Wind and Fire sample that was on the BlackSTREET LP (originally produced by Sean Washington & Kenny Frazier/ One Son Entertainment Group). kQ then took Teddy Riley’s production to local radio personalities, Eddie Owens & DJ Meddi at Power 98 FM and then Shamara, Stu, Butta Fingaz, DJ Stretch, & Boogie D at 92.7 FM. It was the huge radio buzz of “Phony” that gave Shareefa the platform to be heard and create a snowball effect that ultimately led to her being sought after from labels such as Epic, Atlantic to Def Jam Records.

After breaking ties with kQ, SHAREEFA the R&B singer would began her journey as a new signed R & B solo artist and was known as "The Soul of Disturbing Tha Peace" (Ludacris' DTP). With her 2006 debut album Point of No Return reaching the Top 30 (#25) on Billboard's Top 200 and the Top 5 (#3) on Billboard's R & B chart, Billboard magazine's music critic, Andy Kellman, proclaimed that “the Adida/kQ, production of “Phony” was the one track that stood above them all.” However, it would be the hard-hitting production of Rodney Jerkins monster hit “I Need A Boss” featuring “Ludacris” that would serve as Shareefa's 1st debut single that introduced her to the world as SHAREEFA.

In 2009 under the direction of Geffen Records Chairman, Ron Fair, Jeff Dixon & Chaka Zulu of DTP and Demetrius Ellerbee of Hush Management & partner with Young Jeezy’s CTE Music, Shareefa would sign to DTP/ Geffen/ Interscope Records to release her Sophomore album, “The Secret”, with her debut single “Should I Stay” To promote the release of both the album and the single, SHAREEFA joined El DeBarge on his headlining tour.

In 2014, veteran producer Ron Fair would call on SHAREEFA to assist on the highly anticipated fifth studio album “The Definition Of A Woman” by FANTASIA to co-write her up-tempo, third single off the album, “So Blue” released in 2016. In late 2017, KQ & Shareefa officially united as kQ SHAREEFA and released their 1st independent single “BYE” to various media outlets.