Nonchalant

{{Short description|American rapper}} {{other uses}} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist  |name = Nonchalant |image = |caption = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Tanya Pointer |alias = | birth_date = |origin = Washington, D.C., United States |genre = Hip hop |occupation = {{hlist|DJ|Rapper|}} |years_active = 1986–2001, 2012–present |label = MCA |associated_acts = }}

'''Tanya Pointer''', also known as '''Nonchalant'''<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 397}}</ref> is an American rapper and songwriter from Washington, D.C. who was signed to MCA Records.

Nonchalant is best known for her hit single "5 O'Clock", which peaked at number 24 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA, for sales of over 500,000 copies. It peaked at number 44 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1996.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Her debut album, ''Until the Day'', was released on March 26, 1996, and while it received positive reviews, it failed to match the success of its lead single, reaching number 94 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. After her album ran its course, Nonchalant appeared on the song "Keep on Pushin'" from the ''Dangerous Ground'' soundtrack alongside fellow rappers MC Lyte, Yo-Yo and Bahamadia. She released a single entitled "Take It There" in 1998, but after it failed to catch on, she was dropped from MCA. Her last appearance was on the ''Half Baked'' soundtrack on the song entitled "Flyin'".<ref name="AMG">{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r233026|pure_url=yes}}| title = ''5 O'clock'' chart history at Allmusic.com| publisher = Allmusic.com | date = 2010-10-07}}</ref> She largely disappeared from the hip hop circuit by 2001, but returned in 2013 as a DJ.

==Discography==

===Albums=== {|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="2"| Chart positions |- ! US ! US R&B |- |1996 |''Until the Day'' *Released: March 26, 1996 *Label: MCA |align="center"|94 |align="center"|20 |- |2021 |For All Non-Believers *Released: September 3, 2021 *Label: Aralc Entertainment | - | - |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Single !colspan="3"|Chart positions !rowspan="2"|Album |- !width="40"|US Hot 100 !width="40"|US R&B !width="40"|US Rap |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|1996 |align="left"|"5 O'Clock" |align="center"|24 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|1 |align="left" rowspan="2"|''Until the Day'' |- |align="left"|"Until the Day" |align="center"|– |align="center"|88 |align="center"|25 |}

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Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Washington, D.C. Category:MCA Records artists Category:21st-century American rappers Category:21st-century African-American rappers Category:20th-century African-American musicians Category:20th-century African-American women Category:21st-century American women rappers Category:21st-century African-American women rappers