Niesha Stevens - The Life and death of Natina Reed's sister- Unknown facts

The family of Natina Reed, a former American rapper and member of girl music group Blaque was met by the death of another family, Niesha Stevens who died barely a year after the death of Natina. The celebrity sister reportedly died on August 8 2013 at her Atlanta home and was found by her then 7-year old daughter. Here’s all we know about the life and death of Natina Reed’s sister.

Childhood and Age of Niesha Stevens

Niesha Stevens was born Niesha Reed to Paul Reed (father) and Tamara Goodridge (mother). She spent many years of her life in Atlanta Georgia where her parents moved at the time that Natina was 4 years old.

She had 2 sisters Natina and Genni and a brother, Michael Whalen. At a point in her life and those of her siblings, her parents’ marriage crashed. This resulted in her parents becoming married to different spouses which led to her having a stepfather, Mark Goodridge and a stepmother, Luci Reed as well as seven step-siblings.

What Was Her Career?

Niesha maintained a low profile and concealed many details about her life, including her career.

Nonetheless, her sister Natina Reed who was born in Queens, New York on October 28 1980 was a rapper, singer, songwriter and actress who was also a member of the girls’ group Blaque.

Natina started her music career at a young age, she had started gaining recognition and winning a music competition about the ages of 13-14.

She was later discovered by Lisa Lopes, who was popular as Left Eye and a member of the girl group TLC. With the group TLC, Reed worked as a writer before joining Blaques – an acronym for Believe, Life, Achieving, Quest, Unity, and Everything.

It was at the age of 19 that she alongside Shamari Fears and Brandi Williams were signed to Left Eye Production as Blaque. She had a successful career with Blaque and released hit songs like I Do, Bring It All to Me, and 808 among others.

Aside from her music career, the sister of Niesha Stevens also had a career in acting with her debut work in Bring It On (2000) where she acted alongside Gabrielle Union as a cheerleader.

Some of her sister’s music credits include:

Can’t Get in Back
808
As If
I’m Good
I Do
Can’t Get It Back
Questions

Her Movie Credits Include:

Bring It On (2000)
V.I.P (2001)
Honey (2003)

She Died Only a Few Months After She Was Married

Niesha was married to Tim Stevens in February 2012. This was only about 6 months before the death of Niesha in August.

Tim maintains a private life right from the time she became married to him and continues with it even after her death. Hence, there is limited information about him.

Nonetheless, Niesha Stevens had a 7-year-old daughter at the time of her death. It is not known if her then-husband Stevens is the father of her daughter or she birthed the girl from another relationship.

How Did Niesha Stevens Die?

It remains a mystery how Niesha died. However, she died at her home on August 8 2013, about 10 months after the death of her celebrity sister Natina Reed.

She was found dead by her daughter who was 7 years old. Her husband at that time was at work. She was laid to rest on August 17, 2013.

Although at the time of her death it was said that the cause will be investigated, the public has not been given any information regarding what killed Niesha.

Her sister Natina on the other hand died on October 26, 2012, 2 days to her 32nd birthday. She was killed in an accident in Georgia. The accident was believed to have been a result of her using a cellphone and crossing a street as reported by her parents.

Interesting Fast Facts About Niesha Stevens

She was the cousin of Farrah Franklin – an American singer, actress and former member of the Destiny’s Child group.
Her father had a church where Natina started to play the drums.
Before the death of her rapper sister, Natina had a son, Tren Brown with then-fiance Kurupt – an American rapper and actor. He was 10 years old at the time Natina Reed died.
Her sister Natina was allegedly homeless when she died. This although has not been confirmed, she was said to have been living in an extended stay motel before her death.