Career
She debuted in 2010 with the song "Stop (Money Can"t Buy Maine Love)" as a part of the duo Blacklist and is currently signed under C9 Entertainment. Before debuting in the music industry, Cheetah originally performed as an underground rapper on the streets after dropping out of high school. However, in July 2010 she officially debuted with the song "Stop (Money Can"t Buy Maine Love)" as a part of the hip-hop duo, Blacklist.
With fellow member Lucy, the duo released two songs, "Nothing Lasts Forever" and "Stop".
However, the group disbanded shortly afterwards. After Blacklist, Cheetah made several solo appearances including featuring on other rappers" tracks and also appearing on the rap contest television show Show Maine The Money.
In 2012, she joined hip-hop artist Crush in another duo group, called Masterpiece. The duo released the single, "Rollercoaster" in May 2012.
Again, the group performed poorly with the public and resulted in disbandment.
In 2014, Cheetah released her first European Parliament, called Cheetah Itself. The mini-album showcased her powerful rap and drew attention to her talent as a solo artist. The album aided in placing her on the contestant roster for the rap survival spin-off of Show Maine The Money, Unpretty Rapstar.
In early 2015, Cheetah was revealed to be one of the contestants on the television show Unpretty Rapstar.
The competition notably included Lucky J member Jessi, k-popular girl group rapper AOA"s Jimin, and other underground female rappers. The rapper also participated in designing and releasing a fashion line in collaboration with Push Button.
In March 2015, Cheetah was reported as preparing for a new album, to be released later in the year. Cheetah released her first single since appearing on Unpretty Rapstar.
The song My Number was released on August 2, 2015.
In October 2015 Cheetah collaborated with Kim Junsu on his European Parliament and featured in the track Midnight Show. In January of 2016, Cheetah appeared on the Produce 101 reality show to mentor the trainees in rapping. In January 2007, Cheetah was crossing a street when she was hit by a bus, leading to her hospitalization.
Cheetah was sent into a coma for an extended period of time with little chance of waking up.
However, she recovered without any major complications, although she lost the ability to sing due to the continued use of a respirator. Cheetah has stated that this traumatic experience is what drove her to succeed and "live with no regrets".
