Za’Kiyyah Abdullah Whitfield born on February 14, 2000 is an American singer, songwriter, youth advocate, role model and a aspiring actress. Philadelphia born and raised, Za’Kiyyah is the youngest of her siblings and was given the nickname Za. Her music inspiration are Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown. Za grew up listening and watching these artist careers blossom and hope to have the same happen for her.