Breakdown FM-25 Joints to get U Through the Day-Women Speak Their Minds

Northwest Women Featured on 25 Joints!
by Davey D.

25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #11
Sista's on Point-Like There's No Tomorrow-
Unbrought and Unbossed

Catch this weeks show by clicking the link below:
http://odeo.com/episodes/24282..588-25-Joints-11-Sista-s-On-..Point


In celebration of International Women's History Month
we decided to highlight the voice of many who are often overlooked,
taken for granted or forgotten about. Those are our sisters in Hip Hop.
Women have always been on point from day one when it comes to
architecting this culture called Hip Hop. We can start with Cindy Campbell-the sister of Hip Hop's father Kool Herc.
had it not been for her suggesting and ultimately setting up the now
landmark party on 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in August of 1973, we might not
be on the mic, yes yes y'alling at all today in 2009.


During the pioneering years we had stellar emcees like Zulu Queen Lisa Lee who was down with Afrika Bambaattaa, Pebbly Poo of the Masterdon Committee and Sha Rock who was down with DJ Baron & Breakout-Funky 4 Plus One More.. Of course we have to tip our hats to the one and only Mercedes Ladies-the first all female Hip Hop Crew.. We have an interview with original member Shari-Shar about to drop real soon-so be on the look out..


Over the years lots of women have blessed the mic and left their mark from Salt-n-Pepa to Roxanne Shante to the Real Roxanne to Queen Latifah to MC Lyte..
The list goes on.. Sadly we've had a situation within the music
industry that had decided that women artists are not marketable. The
conventional wisdom has been that the average listener can't
distinguish their voices. Hence its always been situation where you
always find maybe one or two females at most on a major label with them
being released and marketed at different times.


Of course here at Breakdown FM, we see it differently. There's a world of difference between MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, just like there's a world of difference between Chuck D and KRS or 50 Cent and Ice Cube. Different looks, rhyme styles, subject matter etc. So much for industry wisdom


This week we went and dug deep and highlighted some folks you need to check for.. We kick things off with Seattle sensations Canary Sing and their dope new song 'Heroines'.
We proceed their cut with a short tribute to Shirley Chisolm who kicked
down the doors for both Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama-She was the
first to run for President back in '72 around the birth of Hip Hop.


Also out of the Emrald City which has plethora of female emcees. To
be honest we could've done a 25 Joints just with Seattle women-that's
how deep they're rolling. Artists like Toni Hill, Felicia Loud, Southern Komfort, Sis Moni Tep, beyond Reality, Christina Orbe are just a few of the many. On this 25 Joints, we feature DJ B-Girl and her cut 'Murder She Wrote' featuring Julie C and Sister Hailstorm. We also have pioneering emcee Laura 'Piece' Kelley and her classic song 'Soundwave'.


Right next door to Seattle is Portland which has a wealth of talent in the form of groups like Siren's Echo. We featured Queen Nasim who has been doing her thing for minute with a song called 'I'm Original'.
It has that old school sound and feel. Because of Seattle and the NW's
deepness in talent we'll probably have to do pt2 on the all female 25
Joints. So stay tuned.


The midwest came hard as we drop gems from artists like Invincible out of Detroit with her song 'Regonize'. her album 'Shape Shifters' is what Hip Hop should really be about. We have Nefertiti and with her slamming joint 'Addicted' and San Jose transplant to Grand Rapids Brazen who has a wonderful spoken word song called 'Grand Plight'. Not to be missed is TMD who we'll have to highlight next go round.


Also out the midwest and holding down Minneapolis is Maria Isa who we featured last year. Her piano laden Latin flavored joint 'Die Not Kill' is pure butter.

Lastly we have Chicago native Lah Tere from the group Rebel Diaz. She's currently working on a solo project. She laced us with a head nodding cut called 'You Are'


Mystic blessed us with an exclusive cut that will be a cornerstone to her upcoming album bearing the same title 'Beautiful Resistance'. This Grammy nominated artists has serious fire and deep insights to our minds and souls. Don't sleep on her.


In the same vein is Pittsburgh native Kellee Maize
who recently was cited as one of the best in the city that now calls
itself 'Sixburgh' because of the Steelers 6 Superbowl wins. Last year
Kellee hit us over the dome with an album called 'Age of Feminine'that centered on Women's empowerment and spirituality She returns with a new song called 'Third Eye' which takes us deeper.


Chuck D of Public Enemy has been backing an all female crew called Crew Grrrl Order. They came hard with a new song that pays tribute to the First Lady Michele Obama. Longtime producer Johnny Juice
does a nice remix which accenuates these sister's flows and lets us
know that they will be around for a minute. he also gets busy cutting
in excerpts from Michelle Obama


Like Seattle the Bay Area comes deep with female talent. We have Mystic who we highlighted along with Jennifer Johns who is on fire. The Conscious Daughters of course who we'll feature on pt 2 are the best known names. But the Bay has a lot of folks like Aya De Leon, Joyo Verlarde, Kofy Brown, Goapele are just a few of the other names that are stellar in talent and presence.


On this 25 Joints we bring the spot light to Queen Deelah who comes out of East Oakland the the Silence the Violence Movement.
She's part of a larger collective of artists who have dedicated
themselves and Hip Hop to stopping the carnage that plagues the mean
streets of Oakland. Deelah's song 'Mind Yours' is dope and captures that vintage Bay sound.


Another up and coming talent starting to make noise is Kenyanna Bean. Her new song 'Good Wit Me'
is also popping. Like Queen Deelah Kenyanna is also out there making
noise in the community trying to make a difference. Big shout out to Simone Nia Rae
who could've also been on this episode if we had more space. She too is
also a part of the new school of Bay talent. Her new song 'Jealousy' has been featured on local radio stations in nearby Stockton. We'll be rocking her in upcoming 25 Joints.


As we close out we'd be remissed not to acknowledge the Queens from
the Big Apple who are seriously on point. If you never heard of Tiye Phoenix you're slipping. her joint 'Nicewitis' lives up to its name. When her project finally drops, I guarante she'll be turning Hip Hop upside down. She's joined by Jean Grae
which whom no all female showcase would be complete without her in the
building. Grae can do no wrong when she touches the mic. Her song Supa Jean makes you wonder why people have been overlooking her.


Eve, Queen Latifah Isis aka Lin Que hold us down with some classic joints from their catalogue. We also have a dope joint from Hip Hop MC Lyte produced by DJ Premier called 'Wonder Years'. That song which dropped in 07 is vintage on Breakdown FM. Medusa
is also a pioneering figure from the west coast who is still snatching
heads when she gets on the mic. She's blesses us with a new song called
'Cali Fame' which proves that assertion.


Zulu Queen Rha Goddess and Sarah Jones show us just how potent spoken word can get. The lyrics to the songs 'Revolution' and 'Immaculate Conception' will make a whole lot of artists step up their lyric game.



Catch this weeks show by clicking the link below:
http://odeo.com/episodes/24282..588-25-Joints-11-Sista-s-On-..Point


Here's the playlist

01-Canary Sings 'Heroines' (Seattle)
02-Kellee Maize 'Third Eye' (Pittsburgh)
03-Isis 'Rebel Song' (NY)

04-Jean Grae 'Supa Jean' (NY)
05-Eve 'Life Is So Hard' (NY)
06-Mystic 'Beautiful Resistant' (Bay Area/ LA)
07-Laura 'Piece' Kelly 'Soundwave' (Seattle)

08-Nefertiti 'Addicted' (Grand Rapids, Mi)
09-DJ Vadim w/ Sarah Jones 'Revolution' (NY)
10-DJ B Girl w/ Sista Hailstorm & Julie C 'Murder She Wrote' (Seattle)

11-Queen Latifah 'Latifah had It Up To Here' (NY)
12-Rha Goddess 'Immaculate Conception' (NY)
13-Invincible 'Recognize' (Detroit)

14-Crew Grrrl Order 'Official First Lady (Johnny Juice Remix)
15-Macy Gray w/ Mos Def "I Committed Murder' (gang Star rmx)
16-Tiye Phoenix 'Nicewitis' (NY)

17-Mala Rodriguez 'Ajierro' (Spain)
18-Queen Deelah 'Mond Yours' (Oakland)
19-Bernice King & Sister Souljah meet the Rhondo Brothers (interlude)

20-Medusa 'Cali Fame' (LA)
21-Jennifer John 'Painting on Wax' (Bay Area)
22-Queen Nasim 'I'm original' w/ Rosa Clemente (Portland)

23-Maria Isa 'Die Not Kill' (Minneapolis)
24-Lah Tere 'You Are' (Chicago/NY)
25-Brazen 'Grand Rapid' (San Jose/ Grand Rapid)