Born Cynthia Walker on October 5, 1969, vocalist Big Cynthia is a native of Houston, Texas. Music comes naturally to Cynthia—her father was Junior Walker of Motown Records fame, and her mother, Gloria, was a gospel singer. As a teenager, she began performing around the Houston area, where she opened locally for touring artists such as Johnnie Taylor. In 1996 Johnny Vincent signed her to the Ace Records subsidiary Avanti and released her debut album, Baby I’m the Real Thing, in 1998.

Cynthia next joined Mel Waiters’ Brittney Records roster, traveling with him and releasing Ain’t Nothing Like a Big Woman in 2002. She wrote the majority of the songs, including the popular title track and Freaky With You. Another album, You Didn’t Take My Man, You Took My Problem, appeared on Brittney in 2004.