19 Facts About Kellee Maize

Kellee Maize was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was adopted by Terry and Christine Kellee Maize, who lived in New Berlin, a small town in Central Pennsylvania.

At 18 years old, Kellee Maize began studying at the University of Pittsburgh as a drama major and later switched her major to communications.

Kellee Maize worked at the Pittsburgh City Paper and began promoting events around the city.

Kellee Maize was promoted to the position of events and promotions director.

In 2006 Kellee Maize founded Nakturnal, a Pittsburgh-based guerrilla marketing firm.

Kellee Maize remains the owner and CEO of the company and uses the company to promote her own music.

Kellee Maize released her first rap album, Age of Feminine, independently on 10 July 2007.

Kellee Maize performed a 45-minute setlist along with long-time collaborator DJ Huggy.

Kellee Maize then began work on her fourth studio album and released the single "Google Female Rapper", a freestyle over Twista's popular song, "Overnight Celebrity".

Kellee Maize launched her acting career in June 2017, appearing as the character Popp in the Adult Swim show Decker.

Kellee Maize reconnected with her biological family at 22 years old.

Kellee Maize is married to Joey Rahimi and has three children, one son and two daughters.

Kellee Maize is an activist on women's rights, environmentalism, and issues relating to poverty and racism.

In 2013 Kellee Maize performed at Zeitgeist Media festivals in Los Angeles and New York City supporting The Zeitgeist Movement.

Kellee Maize appeared in TZM founder Peter Joseph's short documentary Culture in Decline 6: Take of Two Worlds.

Kellee Maize has said that she "has issues with politics" but supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election.

In polls taken by the Pittsburgh City Paper, Kellee Maize was voted in the "Top 3 Best Hip Hop Performers" three years in a row.

In 2010, Kellee Maize was nominated as "Best Female Artist at the Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards".

In 2011, Kellee Maize was nominated as one of Pittsburgh Magazine's and PUMP's 40 Under 40.