Masika Kalysha Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Masika Kalysha Tucker
Full Name	Masika Kalysha Champ
Profession(s)	• American Actress • TV Personality
Famous Role	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood (Season 3)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Medium Ash Blonde
Career
Debut	Film: Three Can Play That Game (2007) TV: 7 Lives Xposed (2013) as Penny Music Video: So What (2005)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 June 1985 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)	40 Years
Birthplace	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	American
Hometown	Chicago, Illinois
School	Mount Zion High School in Jonesboro, Georgia
College/University	Georgia State University, Georgia
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government
Religion	Christianity
Tattoo(s)	Behind her ear: A tribal design On her hand: A rose On her forearm: An angel
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Fetty Wap (Rapper) (2015) Jamar Champ (deceased) (entrepreneur) (2021)
Marriage Date	Year, 2021
Family
Husband/Spouse	Jamar Champ
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- 2 • Khari Barbie Maxwell • Amari Champ
Parents	Father- Emmett Mother- Makeba
Siblings	Brother- Jamila Makeba Sister- Emmett Howard Jabari

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 wide public 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 Andale (2015) featuring Fetty Wap, which gained her recognition in the music industry too.
  

  Andale (2015) music video poster

• On 17 December 2016, Kalysha launched her all-vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free cosmetics brand, Khari Barbie Beauty. The name of the brand was 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 later 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 (2015).

• 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.
  

  Masika Kalysha with her husband and elder daughter

• In 2024, Masika and Jamar separated. She has also 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.
  

  An Instagram post shared by Masika Kalysha after the death of Jamar Champ

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

• She has also done activism and public support work around women’s safety, domestic violence, and single-mother empowerment.