Masika Kalysha

Some Lesser Known Facts About Masika Kalysha

• Masika Kalysha was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Jonesboro, Georgia.

• She was raised in an economically poor family.

• Kalysha has African, American, Creole, and French ancestry.

• She studied acting and performing arts, including theatre and dance, before joining the entertainment industry. In an interview, she revealed that it was her father who encouraged her to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

• Before rising to fame in the TV industry, Masika Kalysha worked as an air hostess.

• In 2011, Kalysha moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her acting and modeling career.

• In 2014, Masika made her TV debut on the reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, Season 1, and gained widespread attention through her storyline on the show. She did not appear in the second season.

• She came back for Season 3 of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, where her journey of giving birth to her daughter, Khari Barbie Maxwell, and co-parenting with her then partner, Fetty Wap, was shown.

• She released multiple singles, including Ándale (2015) featuring Fetty Wap, which gained her recognition in the music industry too.

  

• On 17 December 2016, Kalysha launched her all-vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free cosmetics brand, Khari Barbie Beauty. The brand was named after her daughter, Khari Barbie Maxwell. The product range includes lip scrubs, lip pencils, lipstick tubes, and hair growth supplements.

• In 2017, she came back to Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood for Season 4. During this time, she had issues with the producers because she did not want to film with a new cast member. The season showed her arguing with the producers, complaining on camera, and even threatening legal action before walking off the set.

• In 2018, she decided not to participate in Love & Hip Hop due to disagreements over how the producers portrayed and edited her real-life struggles, including a miscarriage that was reportedly removed from her storyline. In the same year, she was cast in Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.

• Masika has also appeared in several films, including The Love Section (2013), The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022).

• In 2021, Masika secretly married Jamar Champ. Even after their marriage, they kept their relationship private.

• In 2022, she welcomed her second daughter with her husband, Jamar Champ.

  

• In 2024, Masika and Jamar separated, and she filed for annulment against him. Even after their separation, they co-parented both their daughters.

• On 27 October 2025, Jamar Champ died in a tragic road accident. Masika shared the news on her social media, saying,

God woke me up at 2:00 a.m.… I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t know why. Jesus Christ, I just received the worst news of my life. Pray for me and my kids, please.”

• After the death of Jamar Champ, Masika shared a post on Instagram saying they had married twice.

  

• Along with working in the entertainment industry, she is involved in promoting financial empowerment for Black women in the USA and publicly advocates for their rights.

• She is involved in promoting financial empowerment for Black women’s safety, domestic violence, and single-mother empowerment.