When Hill moved to Los Angeles, she found work as an extra on television for shows such as Living Single.[1]
She joined Black Eyed Peas after meeting them backstage at a BMI showcase in 1995.[3] She also signed to will.i.am's label I Am Music (an imprint of Interscope Records). Hill got to realize her childhood dream of performing on Soul Train when Black Eyed Peas were asked to perform in 1998.[4][1] Hill signed a solo deal with Interscope Records in 1998, but she later ended up releasing the record on her own.[5] As the merger of Interscope's parent company Universal Music Group and PolyGram took full effect, Hill resisted pressure by Interscope to over-sexualize her image.[6] She left the band in 2000,[3][7] and was later replaced by Fergie in 2002.[1]
Hill has since begun performing as a solo artist, and she occasionally acts in indie projects.[8] She began DJing in 2008.[5]
Hill crowdfunded her cosmetic line, Next of Kim, in November 2018.[2]
