


People who have really followed Nivea’s career will probably agree that she hasn’t always gotten the credit she deserves. No matter what she’s gone through, however, Nivea has always found ways to keep moving forward. During a recent interview with Kandi Burruss, Nivea opened up about how she had been physically, sexually, and emotionally in the past. She Is An Abuse SurvivorĪs people start to learn more about Nivea’s story, they will probably be in awe of all of the things she’s overcome. She continues to be a devout Christian and her faith plays an important role in her life. With all of the things Nivea has been through, it would be easy for her to turn her back on faith and feel like no one is looking out for her. It eventually got to the point that she was scared she would lose custody of her children. When she was in her 30s, she became addicted to cocaine and it started to consume her life. Nivea’s time in the spotlight hasn’t always been good.

People have a tendency to look at celebrities and think they have it good, but that’s not always true. She cites Mariah Carey as being one of her early influences. As we’ve seen, church choirs can be a great place for talented singers to hone their vocal abilities. As with lots of other great singers, she started her journey by singing in the church choir. Nivea was born and raised in Georgia and she comes from a Christian family. Nivea was also married to The Dream from 2004 to 2008 and the couple has three children together. They were also engaged twice but never married. Nivea dated Lil Wayne on and off during the 2000s and they welcomed a child together in 2009. If you weren’t around at the height of Nivea’s career, you may not know the ins and outs of her relationship history. Even though she was very talented, she didn’t even like letting people hear her sing. However, like many other artists, Nivea was very shy growing up. After all, getting on stage and performing in front of thousands of people is the opposite of shy. Shyness isn’t a quality that people tend to associate with performers. Keep reading to learn 10 things you didn’t know about Nivea Hamilton. Recently, however, Nivea has become more open about her story which has made people want to learn more about her. Unfortunately, however, personal issues eventually derailed her career and by the late 2000s, her buzz was already starting to die down. With her career off to a great start, it seemed like Nivea was on track to become one of the brightest stars of her generation. The following year, she released her self-titled debut album which included popular songs such as “Don’t Mess with My Man” and “Laundromat”. The talented songstress broke on the scene in 2000 when she sang the hook on Mystikal’s hit song “Danger”. I had nothing left.If you were an R&B fan during the 2000s, you probably have fond memories of Nivea’s music. I couldn’t be optimistic anymore, I couldn’t pump myself back up. I’ll never get that low again, thank you Lord. She later added, “I got real, real, real, real, real low. “We was young, we were young and I think at the time he was one of those guys who wanted to be bigger or a more ‘on top’ person. Here’s what Nivea says about Weezy’s broken promises that almost halted her career completely, grabbed from The Root: From escaping a pedophile manager who engaged in a sexual relationship with her for years when she was a teen - he was in his 40s - to the roles that famous exes Lil Wayne and The-Dream played in making her want to quit music altogether, there is nothing left off the table in their hour-long discussion aside from a few names being withheld. While sitting down to promote her spot on the new girl group-themed show BET Presents: The Encore, Nivea took Kandi through all the trials and tribulations throughout her career for a special talk on the former Xscape member’s interview series, On That Note.
