▁ac quis itions ▁Category : Mar athon ▁Pet role um <0x0A> </s> ▁Elizabeth ▁Clark ▁Ph air ▁( born ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁bl unt , ▁honest , ▁and ▁explicit ▁lyr ics ▁about ▁sex ▁and ▁relationships . ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut , ▁Ph air ▁was ▁adopted ▁at ▁birth ▁and ▁raised ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Ober lin ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁musical ▁career ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁where ▁she ▁began ▁self - re le asing ▁audio ▁c ass ettes ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Gir ly ▁Sound . ▁The ▁t apes ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Mat ador ▁Records . ▁ ▁Her ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁debut ▁studio ▁album , ▁Ex ile ▁in ▁Guy ville , ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁critical ▁acc laim ; ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁ranked ▁by ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time . ▁Ph air ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁her ▁second ▁album , ▁Wh ip - Sm art ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁which ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Fem ale ▁Rock ▁V ocal ▁Performance , ▁and ▁White ch oc ol ates pace eg g ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁Ten ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of