Mercedes

Mercedes (born Raquel Miller from New Orleans, Louisiana) was a female rapper who was signed to rapper Master P's No Limit Records label. She grew up in Detroit and attended the High School for The Fine and Performing Arts and participating in the Brazeal Dennard Youth Chorale. Mercedes was studying music at Xavier University when Master P. caught her attention at a talent show and she was signed to the label.
In 1999, Mercedes released her one and only album, "Rear End" which peaked at #72 on the Billboard 200 chart and #12 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The first single, "It's Your Thing" peaked at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. The title song managed to peak at #31 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

After that, Mercedes reportedly retired from the music business to attend law school. Nothing much has been heard from her since. She has seemed to have faded into obscurity.

To see the music video for "It's Your Thing," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqOorY7B-A