Kiki was referenced in the song "So Fresh, So Clean" by the hip hop group Outkast which was released in 2001, and in the song "No Church in the Wild" on the duet album Watch the Throne by "Jay-Z" and "Kanye West", released August 2011.
But when “Showtime at the Apollo” debuted in 1987, KikiShepard became the face of the show ... Kiki Shepard graduated from Howard University and danced on Broadway for about a decade before joining “Showtime at the Apollo” ... Showtime at the Apollo” which attributed to her longevity.