In January 2010, Howell signed to
Missy Elliott's label
The Goldmind Inc. and was introduced by Elliott at the
New York venue Crash Mansion. Later that year, she released the
Souldiggaz–produced "Green Light", featuring vocals by Elliott, and became part of Elliott's sold-out European tour. On March 2, 2013, her single "BANJI" was released. The song features additional vocals by
Missy Elliott and production by DJ Jayhood. A promotional music video for the single was released via her official YouTube channel two days following its official release. On September 11, 2013, Howell was featured as magazine
VIBE Vixen's "rapper to watch." The magazine also officially premiered Howell’s new music video, "Smash Up the Place"/"Snatch Yo Wigs," directed by
Missy Elliott. In March 2014, Howell, alongside mentor Missy Elliott, were confirmed to be features on
Faith Evans' sixth studio album,
Incomparable, on a record titled "
I Deserve It". In June 2014, she previewed her forthcoming single "Shut It Down" via a
T by Alexander Wang campaign, featuring production by Aaron "Dboy" Monroe and Missy Elliott, and cameo appearances by
Behati Prinsloo,
Derek Blasberg and
Chris Kattan, who reprised his role as the former
Saturday Night Live character,
Mango. On September 29, 2014,
VIBE Vixen premiered the visual to Howell’s single "Takin' It No More", which in turn samples mentor Missy Elliott's
Aaliyah-dedicated single, "
Take Away". In 2016, Howell split terms with
The Goldmind, and launched her own production company, Banji Entertainment LLC. Under the Brooklyn-based imprint, Howell released "Big". In July 2018, Howell joined music competition program
The Four: Battle for Stardom, where she attained the title for longest seat holder and runner-up of
season 2. Prior to filming, she battled stage 2 breast cancer, which was mentioned on the program's finale. In late 2018, Howell co-wrote and is a featured artist on "Strip", a song on
Little Mix's fifth studio album,
LM5. ==Discography==