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She is an Ethiopian-born American rapper , model and actress . Monroe was born in Ethiopia and raised in Washington D . C .. She is of mixed Trinidadian and Ethiopian descent . She began writing poems and songs at the age of 12 . Monroe made her acting debut in the Wendy Williams biopic Queen of Media and later acted in Crazy like a Fox . She began modeling and appearing in music videos for various artists . She later became LoLa Monroe in 2007 ; “ Monroe ” is a reference to the actress , model , film producer and singer Marilyn Monroe . In June 2009 , Monroe released her first mixtape , Boss Bitch ’ s World . In October , she released her second mixtape , The Lola Monroe Chronicles : The Art of Motivation . She also released her collaboration mixtape Untouchables later the same year .
In September 2010 , Monroe released her mixtape ’ s first single , “ Overtime ”. A video for the song was also recorded and premiered on 106 & Park . In December 2010 , LoLa released her fourth mixtape , Batteries Not Included .
Monroe was nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards of 2011 . Artists who have influenced her musical style include Jay-Z , Tupac Shakur , MC Lyte , Salt-n-Pepa , Trina and Lauryn Hill .