Chela Simone, also known as Holly Saucy, multi disciplined artist, activist, and innovator from Oakland, California's legacy of radical thinkers, Chela's work spans music, theater, and writing - crafting stories that confront, inspire, and redefine boundaries.
Chela's genre-defying artistry has taken her to global stages alongside legendary peers such as The Coup, Pam the Funktress, Jean Grae, Sa Ra, Giles Peterson, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Common, Del the Funky Homosapien, J*Davey, Hieroglyphics, Abstract Rude, Medusa, Lyrics Born, Saafir & The Whoridas, Mystic, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, A-Plus & Knobody, Strange Fruit Project, and The Living Legends.
The We B Girlz Tour was pivotal in Chela's career, where she performed with influential female artists like Roxanne Shante, Bahamdia, Invincible, Eternia, Stacy Epps, Yarah Bravo, and DJ Shortee. This all-female hip-hop tour promoted gender equality and highlighted women's contributions to the genre.
She has been featured on numerous tracks, including "Good Voodoo" with Jay Haze and Kiki (B-Pitch Records), which successfully topped charts in Eastern Europe, Japan, and France.
Featured Songs and Song Credits:
2004:
Azeem – "Show Business" Composer / Vocalist
2005:
DJ Child Azeem – Rise Up Mixed Tape Composer / Vocalist
2007:
DJ Zeph and Azeem on OM Records releases Composer / Vocalist
True Justice – "The Heist" (Hidden City Records) Composer / Vocalist
True Justice | Pac Man – Uncharted -Composer / Vocalist
Chela Simone - "Ineffable - the leak" Composer / Vocalist
2009:
Kiki – "Kaiku" (BPitch Control) – "Good Voodoo" Composer / Vocalist
Fuckpony - - "Let The Love Flow", "Fall Into Me" Composer / Vocalist
Steve Bug – "The Lab 02" – "Good Voodoo" Composer / Vocalist
Dixon – "Temporary Secretary" – Composer / Vocalist
Visionquest Remix "Good Voodoo" -Composer / Vocalist
Chela Simone – Single: "If You Never Call" (Microsoft)Composer / Vocalist
Chela Simone - EP: " Blah Blah Blah" Composer / Vocalist
2010:
EP- Death of a Mermaid -Composer / Vocalist
2011:
Mixtape: Insomnia Wins -Composer / Vocalist
Mixtape: Holly's Hobbies -Composer / Vocalist
Nothing Matters (the Relikks) f/ King Kooba and Four Tet -Composer / Vocalist
Holly Saucy - EP: I didn't go to church -Composer / Vocalist
2016:
7th Dynasty - Unity Lewis - Bring it Back -Composer / Vocalist
2018:
A-Plus & Knobody – Single: "Grow Theory" – "That Universal" -Composer / Vocalist