CHINA REDD IS ONE OF NEW ORLEANS MOST VERSATILE AND TALENTED ARTIST. ALTHOUGH SHE IS AN R&B SINGER, HER STYLE TRAVERSES MANY GENRES OF MUSIC. SHE SINGS, SHE RAPS WRITES AND PRODUCES. CHINA REDD HAS A STYLE REMINISCENT TO THAT OF A FAITH EVANS  MARY J BLIDGE JASMINE SULLIVAN LAUREN HILL AND  A MARIAH CAREY ALL WRAPPED UP INTO ONE,  BUT WITH THAT GUMBO FLAVOR THAT CAN ONLY BE DELIVERED BY AN NEW ORLEANIAN.​
CHINA HAS A HOT NEW SINGLE TITLED “GIRLS NITE OUT” IT WILL BE RELEASED ON II FIRE RECORDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. “GIRLS NITE OUT” IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FEMALE ANTHEM ONCE IT IS RELEASED .​
GIRLS NITE OUT IS ABOUT HOW EVERY WOMAN NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THERE EVERYDAY RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW THEY CAN ACHIEVE THAT WITH A NITE OUT WITH THE GIRLFRIENDS. ON THIS SONG CHINA DELIVERS A STRONG SOULFUL DELIBERATE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OVER A JIG TRACK PRODUCED BY SHREVEPORTS OWN PLATINUM PRODUCER “SLACK TRAXX”.  CHINA IS ALSO WRITING AND PRODUCING SONGS FOR HER LABEL MATES T. LYONS AND NECTUNE INSTITUTION.​
WHO IS CHINA REDD​
CHINA REDD BIRTH NAME LEDIEDRA R. HODGES WAS BORN IN NEW ORLEANS AND RAISED THERE FOR THE MOST PART OF HER LIFE. AS A YOUNG GIRL, SHE ALWAYS KNEW SHE WOULD BE A PROFFESIONAL SINGER/SONG WRITTER. IT WAS A NO BRAINER SINCE SHE WAS BORN INTO TO A MUSICALLY INCLINED FAMILY WHERE HER MOTHER GRANDMOTHER GREAT GRANDFATHER AUNTS AND UNCLES ARE ALL NATURAL SINGING MUSICIANS. AT THE AGE OF NINE CHINA WROTE HER FIRST SONG AND CONTINUED ON THROUGHOUT HER YOUTH TO PERSUE A CAREER AS AN ENTERTAINER. SHE SANG IN THE CHOIR IN CHURCH AND IN SCHOOL AND SHE DID TALENT CONTEST TO FURTHER HER EFFORTS.​
AT THE AGE 17, SHE GOT HER FIRST JOB RECORDING DEMO’S FOR A PLATINUM PRODUCTION/PUBLISHING COMPANY IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA RESPONSIBLE FOR HITS LIKE” SHOW ME” PERFORMED BY SINGER REGINA BELL. A FEW YEARS LATER SHE RETURNED TO NEW ORLEANS AND A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT SHE SIGNED, A RECORDING DEAL WITH NEW ORLEANS BASED INDIE LABEL II FIRE RECORDS. AT THAT POINT CHINA REDD BECAME KNOWN AS “THE RAPPER” CHINA REDD. SHE RECORDED AN ALBUM TITLED BEST KEPT SECRET AND THE SINGLES “TRICKS DON’T LIKE ME” AND “BRING IT HOME” BEGAN TO STIR A BUZZ LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY. CHINA THEN BEGAN DOING T.V. SHOWS AND RADIO INTERVIEWS. IN ADDITION, SHE HAS BEEN BOOKED ON SHOWS WITH ARTIST LIKE SOULJA SLIM, LIL FLIP, YOUNG A  AND KHIA ETC.​
EVEN THOUGH CHINA HAD PROVEN THAT SHE COULD HOLD HER OWN ON THE RAP SCENE SHE COULD NEVER ABANDON HER TRUE PASSION FOR SINGING. THEREFORE, IN 2004 SHE RELEASED ANOTHER ALBUM ON II FIRE RECORDS TITLED “MY TURN”. THAT ALBUM DISPLAYED A MORE VOCAL SIDE OF CHINA REDD AND IT SHOWED HER GROWTH AS A PERSON AND AN ARTIST. SHE SHOT A VIDEO IN DECATUR GEORGIA FOR THE FIRST SINGLE RLEASED OFF OF THAT ALBUM TITLED “YOU WANT IT “ BUT IT WAS THE SECOND AND THIRD RELEASED “HEAT OF THE NITE” AND THE KC AND THE SUNSHINE COVER “I LIKE IT LIKE THAT” THAT CAUGHT RADIOS ATTENTION.​
CHINA WENT ON TO PERFORM FOR THE NOSACONN FUNDRAISER AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES THE AMBASSADOR TO AFRICA THE LEGENDARY TIPITINA’S THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL. SHES PERFORMED FOR R. KELLY AT THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS AFTER PARTY, CLUB PRANAS ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP. SHES OPENED UP FOR JAGGED EDGE, AVANT, PROFILE, GENUINE ETC…​
CHINA REDD HAS REUNITED WITH HER FORMER LABEL II FIRE RECORDS FOR THE RELEASE OF HER NEW PROJECT. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN ON AND OFF THE SCENE DUE TO FAMILY OBLIGATIONS. NEVERTHELESS, SHE NEVER STOPPED WORKING. SHE IS GOT A COUPLE OF SONGS PLACED ON A DOCUMENTARY CALLED GOLD DIGGIN (FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY) DIRECTED BY PAMELA J. RICHARDSON AND STARRING JR.MIGUEL NUNEZ, AND TODD BRIDGES, RELEASED BY BRASS RING STUDIO.