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American rapper

Musical artist

Ms. Melodie, the stage name of Ramona Parker (néeScott; March 21, 1969 – July 17, 2012), was an American emcee.

She was associated with KRS-One's group Boogie Down Productions (BDP) and was for a time married to KRS-One.^[3] She was described by Vibe as "one of the ladies who could sonically spar with the fellas, spit raw lyrics, rhyme from a female's perspective, and hold their own."^[4]

Career

Scott participated in the 1989 "Self Destruction" piece created by the Stop the Violence Movement.^[5] AllMusic said that her single, "Hype According to Ms.

Melodie", featured an "aggressive style" and was "excellent".^[6] Ms. Melodie and the rest of BDP appeared in the Keenen Ivory Wayans film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.^[6] Her only album, Diva, was released the following year by Jive/RCA Records and was largely produced by KRS-One, with contributions from Sam Sever and the Awesome 2