Northwest Women Featured on 25 Joints!
by Davey D.
25 Joints to Get U Through the Day #11Sista's on Point-Like There's No Tomorrow-
Unbrought and UnbossedCatch this weeks show by clicking the link below:
http://odeo.com/episodes/24282..588-25-Joints-11-Sista-s-On-..PointIn celebration of
International Women's History Monthwe 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 Maizewho 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 Juicedoes 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 Raewho 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 Graewhich 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.
Medusais 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-..PointHere'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)