In 1997, Amil was a member of Major Coins, an all-female group. The group met
Jay-Z, who was looking for a woman to provide vocals on his third album,
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. Jay-Z asked Amil to
freestyle and liked it, and selected her for the role. When Major Coins broke up, Amil decided to follow a solo career with Jay-Z's label,
Roc-A-Fella Records, and joined the 1999 Hard Knock Life Tour. After the tour, she appeared on songs with
Mariah Carey,
Beyoncé,
Jermaine Dupri,
AZ,
DJ Kay Slay,
LL Cool J, and
Funkmaster Flex. She has appeared on Jay-Z songs such as "
Nigga What, Nigga Who", "
Can I Get A...", "
Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)", "S Carter", "You, Me, Him and Her", and "Pop 4 Roc". In August 2000, Amil released her debut solo album,
All Money Is Legal. The album featured the single "
I Got That", a duet with Beyoncé, and All-Star Roc-A-Fella single "
4 Da Fam". The album also featured Jay-Z,
Memphis Bleek,
Carl Thomas,
Eve, and
Beanie Sigel. Album sales were disappointing, and the singles did not sell well either. Following that album, her last Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam single, "
Hey Papi", a song from the soundtrack to the feature film
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, was released. In 2000, Amil filmed her appearance as "Tonya" in the crime drama film
Get Down or Lay Down. In 2005, Amil temporarily re-formed Major Coinz and released songs on the
mixtape circuit including the single "Glamorous Life" which was featured on
MTV's Mixtape Monday. In 2008, Amil released mixtapes titled
Az Iz and
Amil Returns: The Lost Classics Edition, delivering lyrically with songs such as the emotional "Tears of a Teenage Mother" and the Caribbean vibed "Don't Worry". Amil released the song "Stop" in July 2012. The song was intended to promote the rapper's unreleased mixtape,
A Time to Kill. Amil released the song "Remember" in 2014. It was also intended to promote a mixtape titled
Another Moment in Life, which remains unreleased. == Discography ==