Ms. Thing
2000s & 2010s Stars
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A Jamaican dancehall vocalist known for providing the hook vocals on Beenie Man's international hit "Dude."
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- Birth name
- Nateshia Lindsay
- Born
- 15 September 1986, Kingston, Jamaica
Full biography
Nateshia Lindsay, known professionally as Ms. Thing, was born on 15 September 1986 in Kingston, Jamaica. She was discovered as a teenager by producer Dave Kelly and released her first single, "Get That Money," on his Madhouse Records label in December 2002.
She is best known for providing vocals on Beenie Man's "Dude," which became an international hit, charting in Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the US, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in July 2004, and it reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart that March.
Beyond her association with "Dude," documentation of Ms. Thing's broader recording career and discography is limited in publicly available sources.
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