Amina Pankey is the former lead singer of the group Black Buddafly who released her first independent EP, I AM Part 1, in February of 2013. Her second EP, I AM Part 2, is a collection of songs she wrote while starring in VH1's reality series Love & Hip Hop: New York. 

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She started songwriting when she was 13 and signed her first record deal in 1997 with her two sisters. They released a single under the name Choyce. 

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She moved to New York from Germany with no plan and only the determination to make it big in the music industry. 

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Her mother introduced her to artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, and Earth, Wind & Fire. 

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She comes from a musical family with her father playing Jazz music as a hobby. While he played, she, her two sisters Sophie and Jazz, and her mother would all sing together when they could. She has a daughter named Cori.  Source.