She also appeared on Broadway, notably as understudy to Stephanie Mills as "Dorothy" in The Wiz, and stepped into the lead role in Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, Missouri.

She then sang chorus for Mousse T's track "Horny",[2] which later gained in popularity when additional vocals from the duo Hot 'N' Juicy were added to the song.

In 1997, she released the club anthem "Movin' Up", credited as DJ Mike Cruz Presents Inaya Day and Chyna Ro.

For this record, long time friend and actress Tichina Arnold lent her vocals but chose to use the moniker Chyna Ro for the project.

[4] Later that year, she also guest featured on "The Glamorous Life", a single by T-Funk, an alternate alias of mrTimothy.