Vita

Vita (from the Latin word for "life") can refer to a brief biography, often that of a saint (i.e. a hagiography). One can expect a vita to unfold its story gradually according to a set pattern.

Often the term vita means a curriculum vitae. Through ignorance of Latin it is in recent decades incorrectly called a "vitae" or a "curriculum vita".

Vita is also the Modern Greek name for the letter beta.

Vita is the brand name of beverages in Hong Kong, China. For details, see the article of "Vitasoy".

Vita (Rapper)

Vita (real name Lavita Rayer) is a rapper currently under The Black Wall Street Records and was formerly under Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. Through her sister Kima Raynor, Vita has had ties to Bad Boy Records. Kima was a member of that label's R&B trio Total.

Featured appearances

• Mobb Deep's "Burn"
• N.E.R.D.'s (The Neptunes) 2001 debut single, "Lapdance"
• Ja Rule's singles "Down 4 U" and "Put It On Me,"
• The Murder Inc. Remix of Faith Evans' "Good Life," which appeared on the soundtrack to The Fast and the Furious

Vita also contributed a song to that soundtrack, a hip hop version of Madonna's controversial hit, "Justify My Love", which featured Ashanti and was set to be Vita's debut solo single, until it was poorly received.

Vita can also be seen in a cameo in Ashanti's debut solo video, "Foolish".