{"id":5497,"date":"2013-01-22T13:43:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/?p=5497"},"modified":"2013-01-22T13:43:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T13:43:47","slug":"mixtape-release-world-hip-hop-women-from-the-sound-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanhiphop.com\/mixtape-release-world-hip-hop-women-from-the-sound-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixtape Release: World Hip Hop Women – From The Sound Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"World<\/a>Hip Hop Culture is nearing its fourth decade of existence. Throughout those 40 years, main stream hip hop music has tended to be male dominated, with some notable exceptions. Despite what we might see on the surface, the hip hop community is in fact filled with amazing female artists from all over. If you are asking \u201cwhere are all the female MCs at?\u201d, then you just aren\u2019t looking.<\/p>\n

World Hip Hop Women: From The Sound Up<\/i> is the latest mixtape project from Nomadic Wax and World Hip Hop Market. The brainchild of Detroit\u2019s DJ LaJedi and World Hip Hop Market founder Greg Schick, the new mixtape seeks to highlight the female voices and causes that are always present but less often heard. Featuring artists from 15 countries, the project joins Iranian MCs living in Washington, DC, to Zimbabwean artists in the \u201cSunshine City\u201d, Harare. It celebrates both Cuban heritage and the Palestinian struggle together, alongside exclusive Spanish dancehall, and new dubstep sounds of South Africa.\u00a0 World Hip Hop Women<\/i> are fierce emcees spittin\u2019 bars that transcend language barriers, cultural differences, and gender bias, expertly mixed together by DJ LaJedi, sound provider for Detroit legend One Be Lo, an Official Starfleet DJ and founding member of The Foundation of 5E Gallery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI salute every artist who contributed to the mixtape,\u201d said LaJedi, \u201cfor their courage and commitment to the spirit of creativity.\u00a0 Many of these women are carving paths where there are none.\u00a0 They embody \u2018firsts\u2019 of all kinds:\u00a0 MC Black Bird – first female to release a hip hop record in Zimbabwe; Soultana – member of Tigress Flow, first all-female hip hop crew in Morocco; Masia One – first female to be nominated for Canada\u2019s Much Music Award; Shadia Mansour – The First Lady of Arab Hip Hop; MC Melodee – Holland\u2019s leading Lady in Hip Hop; DJ Naida – Zimbabwe\u2019s #1 female DJ,\u00a0EmpresS *1 is Egypt’s First Female Egyptian Rapper and on and on.\u00a0 They are assuming leadership roles in their native communities and beyond through endeavors that prove their conscious attitudes regarding love, truth, peace, freedom of expression and social justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project is hosted by one of North America\u2019s leading female voices: Toronto\u2019s Eternia. Eternia has been a frequent collaborator with Nomadic Wax and World Hip Hop Market, so it was natural that she be the voice ushering listeners through their global journey. According to E in her track \u201cThe BBQ Remix\u201d, \u201cWe offer you an alternative, all feminine, all-star representative, all perspective, all nation, the global champion, call it the reckoning, all elements, all natural, it\u2019s effortless.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original cover artwork is provided by Detroit\u2019s premier graffiti writer, muralist and graphic designer Sintex, with back cover credits due to Ben Herson of Nomadic Wax. Boston\u2019s Notable Productions oversaw the impeccable mastering.<\/p>\n

The intention of the collaborative effort of World Hip Hop Women: From The Sound Up<\/i> is to inspire cross-cultural collaborations with opportunities for awareness, growth, and understanding. Mixtape contributor Soultana from Morocco sums up the project well: \u201cI will be happy if all Arab girls try to write about something they feel or experience…And why not have a new generation of Arab femcee’s? \u2018Cuz \u2018til now, the girls are shy and they don\u2019t have the courage to be a rapper or to express themselves in music. So I believe that WHHW<\/i> will be a bridge to a new world where Arab women and girls to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaJedi added, \u201cYou will hear nothing but strong, insightful verses. The sounds are native to locations on opposite ends of the globe, and yet the sonic journey will be familiar to anyone who has a heart for great music.\u00a0 Whether you understand the language or tonal origin of any song in the mix, the flow will guide the expansion of your mind and the movement of your body!\u201d<\/p>\n

The mixtape is available for free download at http:\/\/nomadicwax.bandcamp.com\/track\/world-hip-hop-women-from-the-sound-up<\/a><\/p>\n

Full artist information at http:\/\/worldhiphopmarket.com\/world-hip-hop-women-mixtape-artist-profiles\/5771<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Eternia + MoSS \u2013 \u201cThe BBQ Remix (ft. Tiye Phoenix & Jean Grae)\u201d (Canada\/USA\/prod: MoSS)
\n2. M.C. Melodee \u2013 \u201cCha Cha Cha 2011\u201d (Netherlands\/prod: Cookin Soul)
\n3. Masia One \u2013 \u201cWarriors Tongue\u201d (Canada\/Singapore\/prod: Che Vicious & Travis Von Cartier)
\n4. Mad Muasel \u2013 \u201cSoloyo\u201d (Spain\/prod: JML)
\n5. Ana Tijoux + Invincible \u2013 \u201cSube\u201d (Chile\/USA\/prod: Hordatoj & Ana Tijoux)
\n6. Raw-G AKA Gina Madrid \u2013 \u201cConexiones Subterraneas (ft. Aima the Dreamer) (Mexico\/USA\/prod: Cubo)
\n7. Shadia Mansour \u2013 \u201cAl Kufeyyeh 3Arabeyyeh\u201d (UK\/Palestine\/prod: Sandhill & Johnny Juice)
\n8. Soultana \u2013 \u201cSawt Nssa (Women\u2019s Voice)\u201d (Morocco\/prod: Itoube Music)
\n9. Sa-Roc \u2013 \u201cFine Line\u201d (USA\/prod: Sol Messiah)
\n10. Bella Shanti \u2013 \u201cSaint or Sinner\u201d (New Zealand\/prod: Soul Chef)
\n11. El Gambina \u2013 \u201cSunny Days\u201d (Korea\/USA\/prod: Jony Fraze)
\n12. Mana, Mia Lone, Triple Threat & Opal Rose \u2013 \u201cYoung Girl\u201d (Iran\/USA\/prod: Blackheart)
\n13. The Foundation Of 5E: Taneesha, Insite The Riot, Jade, Nik Nak, Mahogany Jonz, DJ LaJedi – \u201cThe Foundation\u201d (USA\/prod: AEetech)
\n14. Black Bird \u2013 \u201cH-Town Hustler\u201d (Zimbabwe\/S. Africa\/Zambia\/prod: Jusa Dementor)
\n15. Peridot (formerly Queen Herawin of The Juggaknots) \u2013 \u201cSo\u201d (USA\/prod: SINQUE)
\n16. Invincible + Waajeed \u2013 \u201cEmergence\u201d (USA\/prod: Waajeed)
\n17. Las Krudas Cubensi \u2013 \u201cNo Me Dejaron\u201d (Cuba\/prod: Odaymara Cuesta, Olivia Prendes & DJ Mike)
\n18. Lithal Li \u2013 \u201cEye The Con\u201d (South Africa\/prod: Yves Adler)
\n19. Black Athena, Versy, Burni (Jitzvinger, Caco) \u2013 \u201cDisputing Claims\u201d (South Africa\/prod: Shaheen Arifdien)
\n20. EmpresS*1(\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0637\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644\u064a) \u2013 \u201cRap Renaissance\/Bent Belady\u201d (Egypt\/UK\/prod: Silent Sym\/Asteeka)
\n21. DJ Naida \u2013 \u201cDone\u201d (Zimbabwe\/prod: Xndr)<\/p>\n

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