As a HipHop fashion aficionado, I'm always on the lookout for the newest trends, styles and fashion phenomena in the culture. Trace Urban recently put out the video above on some up-and-coming female emcees (I'm so not a fan of classifying artists by gender, but that's another topic), focusing a bit on the styles each of the selected young ladies likes to rock. The video focuses mainly on artists who are currently generating some mainstream buzz. I would have loved to have seen more unsung/underground sistas like Boston's own Letia Larok, the young sista being presented by 9th Wonder, Rapsody, or even some international talent, but that's just me I guess. Ironically, most of these buzzworthy beauties also have a lot of similarities in their steez (I'll let you figure out what they have in common yourself) and while the video makes brief mention of the role of marketing in the visibility of these artists, unfortunately it doesn't go into an in-depth discussion of the ways in which marketing directly impacts the image-making process (especially for female artists). Alas, it seems that the era of Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and Trina is back in full effect (*sigh*). Hopefully, we'll also get some future Lauryn Hills, Queen Latifahs and Rah Diggas to balance things out.
Oh, and since we're talking about women in HipHop, check out this interview with 9th Wonder on the subject.
FEMCEE AYNJEWL FAYCC'S "MEADOW OF DREAMZ"
ReplyDeleteWhen life is not the best, some of us lose hope, others dream. Massachusetts native Aynjewl Faycc calls it "The Meadow Of Dreams". She says it is the place we go to get inspiration and drive, the place we wish to be and to manifest.
This Femcee takes initiative by striving to do-it-all using her "Passion To Pursue". Beat-making, lyrics, recording/mixing/mastering, graphics, and music videos are only a part of what this "lone ranger" puts together with her "angel wings" to get a buzz for her music. Various music sites present original music by Aynjewl Faycc including YouTube, Bandcamp and Soundcloud. New music is added every month and she markets her campaigns blog after blog.
Throughout Aynjewl Faycc's life, she says her melodies and words string from the heavens and she trusts above to guide her pen and influence her mind. Calling her work "the sky's messages," she extends her hand to reach the world for the better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPAdfv8xc6s