▁extended ▁play ▁N ive a : ▁Under cover ▁( 2 0 1 1 ). ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁she ▁released ▁her ▁album ▁Mir ror s , ▁including ▁the ▁single ▁" C ir cles ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁young est ▁of ▁three ▁sister s . ▁She ▁sang ▁in ▁a ▁church ▁cho ir ▁and ▁adm ired ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Maria h ▁Care y . ▁N ive a ▁admitted ▁to ▁being ▁sh y ▁in ▁a ▁B ET ▁“ F inding ▁N ive a ” ▁interview . ▁She ▁said , ▁“ I ▁never ▁wanted ▁anyone ▁to ▁hear ▁me ▁sing ... ▁my ▁parents ▁would ▁turn ▁down ▁the ▁radio ▁[ and ▁I ▁would ▁automatically ▁stop ]. ” ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 3 : ▁N ive a ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁N ive a ▁appeared ▁on ▁Myst ikal ' s ▁hit ▁single ▁" D anger ▁( Be en ▁So ▁Long )" ▁which ▁gar ner ed ▁her ▁some ▁bu zz . ▁Following ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁it , ▁she ▁had ▁signed ▁with ▁J ive ▁Records ▁and ▁released ▁her ▁debut ▁solo ▁single ▁" Don ' t ▁Mess ▁with ▁the ▁Radio " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁which ▁gar ner ed ▁moder ate ▁success , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁# 8 5 ▁on ▁R & B . ▁Her ▁label ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on