Mashonda
Mashonda | |
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Dean in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mashonda Karima Tifrere |
| Born | January 9, 1978 |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | |
| Children | 1 |
Mashonda Karima Dean (née Tifrere; born January 9, 1978) is an American R&B singer from Boston, Massachusetts. In 2004, she married record producer Swizz Beatz and signed with his record label Full Surface Records, an imprint of J Records to release her debut studio album, January Joy (2005). In 2011, Dean joined the first season of VH1's reality show Love & Hip Hop: New York.