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Michele Andrea Sherman (born March 23, 1987), better known by her stage name Siya, is an American rapper. In 2012, she signed with Tank's R&B Money label imprint.[5] She starred in the Oxygen reality TV series Sisterhood of Hip Hop.[6][7] Siya has collaborated with artists such as Chris Brown, Sage the Gemini and Kirko Bangz. Siya has performed alongside artists such as Wyclef Jean at the world famous B.B. Kings, as well as opened up for Fat Joe and Fabolous during a concert at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. Currently starring in the BET Plus show Angel.
Music became an outlet for Siya to comprehend her experiences and feelings. After moving to Atlanta to pursue her music career in her mid 20s she built a reputation and fan base for herself and caught the attention of well known artists and major labels. While some in the industry were afraid of how an openly gay female rapper would fit into the genre, Siya remained determined and refused to compromise her identity and stayed true to her style.[12][13][14]
Siya released her singles "One Hunnid" and "Real MVP" in 2014.[15][16] She released a mixtape titled Better Late Than Never, and What Never Happened in 2015. She went on to release her debut studio album SIYAvsSIYA, on December 9, 2016.[17] The album included collaborations with artists such as Ashley Rose, Jake&Papa, Lyric Wright and Kreesha Turner with the debut single being "New York."
On February 6, 2017, Siya released a song titled "Front Door", in promotion for her six song extended play, Commitment.[18] The EP was released on February 10, 2017, under Tank's label imprint, R&B Money LLC.[19][20] The EP features the single "Don't You (Say Yes)" featuring Tank.[21] In 2017 she released "Houston Girls" ft Kirko Bangz & "Hot Girl" with her EP 383- For Roosevelt. In 2018 she released "No Race" and "Circle Watching" as a preview for her next EP Mad Energy expected to drop fall 2018.
The 'Ram Siya Ram' song, played every time South Africa cricketer Keshav Maharaj walked out to bat in the recent white-ball and Test series brought out the best reactions from Indian cricketers. Leading the way were KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. The first time the song was played was during the ODI series. Rahul, the captain and keeper of the side, couldn't help but ask Maharaj during the third ODI if the song was played every time he made his way into the middle. When the left-arm spinner replied in the affirmative, Rahul had a big laugh. The conversation was caught on the stump mic.
The best reaction, however, came during the second Test in Cape Town. Hearing the song play in the background when Maharaj was walking out to bat on Day 1 of the second Test, Virat Kohli, who was standing at slips, made a heartwarming gesture as the song reverberated throughout the stadium. Kohli folded his hands and made an archer-like pose in a fitting tribute to Lord Rama in Hindu mythology.
"For me, God has been my greatest blessing, giving me guidance and opportunity. So, it's the least that I can do and it also just gets you in your zone. It's a nice feeling walking out (into the ground) to hear 'Ram Siya Ram' playing in the background," he added.
"For me, God's been my greatest blessing and if I get an opportunity it's the least I can do and it gets you in the zone and get that respect from other players. Respecting religion and culture is important but it's a nice feeling to hear 'Ram Siya Ram' being played in the background," Maharaj said.
Maharaj will feature in the SA20 League, which will kick off on Thursday. He will lead the Durban Super Giants against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the opening clash of the second season of the league at St George's Oval in Port Elizabeth.
On captaining Durban's Super Giants in SA20 Cricket League, South African cricketer Keshav Maharaj said, "...We had a taste of how it was last year, including the quality of the tournament. We can do a lot better than what we did last year...The transition from test cricket to T20 is always a lot different...We are playing some of the best cricketers in the world now. So it's good preparation for the World Cup in a few months."
On "Your Choice," Siya delivers a gritty record filled with bars about the choices she made in her life to get to where she's at now. "I could kill you in a song, or I could kill you in the lobby/Your choice," she raps.
The openly gay rapper, who starred on Oxygen series Sisterhood of Hip-Hop, signed to Tank's R&B Money imprint and has been putting in work. In 2016 she dropped her debut album SIYAvsSIYA and earlier this year she released her Commitment EP on Valentine's Day.
Siya is also making waves in acting. She signed to United Talent Agency (UTA) for representation in both film and music spheres. She is currently co-starring in the Flavor Unit-produced Deuces movie with Larenz Tate and Meagan Good.
A bit of online sleuthing on Reddit reveals it to be a traditional isiXhosa folk-song style known as Gwijo, says Dusty_Chapel on the platform. Gwijo is a practice of collective singing deeply embedded in South African isiXhosa culture that can trace its roots back to mining or anywhere teams worked closely together in adverse conditions.
If you love the isiXhosa style of call and respond signing, you should also follow the exploits of the Gwijo Squad. They follow the Springboks all around the world, signing inspirational, moving Gwijo songs in their honour.
A cricket match between India and Pakistan always breaks viewership records. And on Saturday, the two nations clashed at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup. The venue was jam-packed with supporters of both nations. The match was full of ups and downs, and even rain played a spoilsport for a brief period. Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi took out star players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, while Haris Rauf sent Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill to the benches. When the Indian cricket fans lost all hope of winning, Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan stepped up to the occasion. Kishan scored 82, while Pandya scored 87 and helped team India go beyond the score of 200.
Amidst the exciting innings showcased by Kishan and Pandya, at one point, Ram Siya Ram from Adipurush was played at the Pallekele Stadium. The Desis were absolutely happy to watch it on TV. Soon, clips of the same moment went viral on the internet, and Indian cricket fans couldn't stop gushing over them. A user wrote, "WoW!! Ram siya Ram song after every boundary by Hardik during #INDvPAK, that too in Sri Lanka." A Twitter user posted, "The Land of Ravana is playing Ram Siya Ram every time the Land of Rama hits a boundary against Pakistan. Unthinkable on an Indian cricket ground." In between all of the comments, one person even took a dig at the movie, "The only postive Contribution of #Adipurush was this song. Agree?"
Devotional music being played at a cricket ground is a rarity but when Keshav Athmanand Maharaj strides in, the in-stadia DJ gets a special request to play one song: "Ram Siya Ram Jai Jai Ram." And the request comes from none other than the South Africa left-arm spinner himself, prompting India skipper KL Rahul to ask him 'everytime you enter, they play that song' during the recent ODI series in South Africa. In the Cape Town Test, as Maharaj entered to bat, Virat Kohli was seen standing with folded hands.
Will we see him bowling more in the Powerplay? "It's a case of assessing conditions. If conditions allow me to do that, I will bowl, if not then will assess when to bowl but be a good leader on field and make good decisions tactically. Hopefully, team can feed off that and results will take care of itself," the eloquent Maharaj said.
Does he at times feel that he isn't celebrated enough in South Africa as he plays most Tests in conditions that doesn't suit his bowling? A case in point, he didn't get a single over in the Newlands Test against India.
"Unfortunately, you live in a world where fast bowlers are highlighted and we have had some amazing greats to have played the game and I am here to do my job and whether I am celebrated or not doesn't really make a difference to me," he calmly replied.
"I want to contribute in a positive way for the team and if the team goes in right way, then I have done my job." Maharaj is still the old school spinner who relies on flight to buy wickets rather than just bowling wicket to wicket stuff.
" I trust my processes and analysis work that I do but most importantly because of all hard yards I have done and it's not always going to pay off but obviously looks good and it's starting to pay off," he concluded.
The incident took place in the 34th over of South Africa's batting innings when Washington Sundar had just gotten rid of Wiaan Mulder and spinner Keshav Maharaj came to the crease. As Maharaj was taking his guard, the popular song 'Ram Siya Ram' from the film 'Adipurush' started playing at the Boland Park. As Maharaj was examining the pitch, Rahul behind the wickets couldn't hold himself and noted "Keshav bhia, every time you come, they play this song..."
Maharaj responded in positive saying, "Yeah." Rahul then asked him if they play when he comes to bowl as well and Maharaj response stayed the same. While the video of the funny exchange between the two cricketers is going viral, the video of the song playing in the background when Maharaj came to bowl has also surfaced.
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