hip hop

Over the last two years, a group of Twin Cities women have been getting together weekly at Intermedia Arts to develop the idea and concept for B-Girl Be. This winter, they finally raised enough money through fundraisers, sponsors and foundations to take a chance and produce the first-of-its-kind Women in Hip-Hop summit in the Twin Cities.

From April 22 to June 11, 2005, the doors will open for the Twin Cities community of all ages and cultures to celebrate women's accomplishments in all elements of hip-hop.

NABFEME is the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment; a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the support and empowerment of women of color in recorded music, the media and related entertainment industry fields.

NABFEME is committed to the development of support programs and the creation of alliances that will assist our members in achieving their personal and professional goals.

The Honey Jam is an all-female Canadian talent showcase featuring a wide variety of artists representing many genres of music - hiphop, jazz, dancehall, r&b, rock, dance, spoken word, calypso, soul, opera... hundreds of artists from across the country audition for one of the few coveted spots in this highly anticipated summer event.

Interview
Soul Perspectives
CKUT Montreal 90.3 FM
(April 5, 2005)

Interview
In recent years, there has been an uproar within the hip-hop generation about women, respect and equal recognition. An e-zine (electronic magazine) has dedicated itself to representing not only the accomplishments of female emcees, b-girls, graffiti artists and DJ's, but it dives into the world of women promoters, managers and key players of the game. In addition, it dissects how we arrived at this point.