Women In Hip Hop Part 5 w/ Nadia Piet

Divas of hip hop! Check out this hot, new interview, part 5, from Lauren LoDo Surratt's blog. On its way to Queens Our City Radio, too, but I got the scoop from my cuz....

http://www.ashytojazzy.com/thewritersblock/2013/11/17/women-hip-hop-series-part-5-become-leaders-in-the-hip-hop-world-improving-the-culture

Lauren "LoDo" Surratt's Women & Hip Hop, Part 4

Lauren Surratt continues her very informative series about women in contemporary hip hop music.

I want to congratulate, more publicly, Lauren and her husband, Tristan, for joining Queens Our City Radio this weekend, where we will all now be Music Promoters. Lauren will be covering Rock (yes, not Hip Hop/Urban!) and Tristan will be the QOC Comedy Promoter (again, a surprise). I, of course, am Dance Music Promoter. I'm so happy we'll all be part of another family, along with Barbara Sobel this time.

Lauren's Women & Hip Hop, Part 4 blog article/interview can be found at:
http://www.ashytojazzy.com/thewritersblock/2013/11/10/lodos-women-and-hip-hop-series-part-4-the-extinction-of-the-crew-featuring-phoenix-pagliacci

Eloquently written and well researched, please check it out!

LoDo Interviews Emcee Justina

Seriously fierce interview via Soundcloud by Lodo:

http://www.ashytojazzy.com/thespotlight/2013/10/25/lodo-interviews-nj-emcee-justina

Women and Hip Hop Part 3

For the third part of her fantastic Women and Hip Hop series, Lauren LoDo Surratt interviews Toronto MC Lex Leosis and mc, educator, author, and avid Hip Hop Ed contributor Charity Clay.

Women discuss women and the world of hip hop.  You'll want to check out what they have to say.

Here's the link:

http://www.ashytojazzy.com/thewritersblock/2013/7/26/women-and-hip-hop-part-3-major-labels-major-control

"Women & Hip-Hop" by Lauren LoDo Surratt (A to J Productions)

I wanted to present to you a well-written & well thought-out couple of essays on women and hip-hop by Lauren "LoDo" Surratt. She happens to be my second cousin, daughter of my cousin Walter and his wife, Sue. Lauren has formed A to J Productions with her husband, Tristan. You might recall Tristan as my first guest blogger, The Engin33r.

After reading these companion articles, please check out their website for A to J Productions, which you can do at either link.

Enjoy!

By the way, Missy Elliott sings, too. See video at end.

Part 1:

http://www.ashytojazzy.com/thespotlight/2013/5/5/dear-hip-hop-what-have-you-done-with-all-the-women

Part 2:
http://www.ashytojazzy.com/thewritersblock/2013/7/14/women-and-hip-hop-part-2-the-balance-in-hip-hop

Remix of "Gossip People":