HoneyMag.com chose 12 sheroes in the entertainment industry to profile who are not only gallant, but unshakably great. From our darling and daring Nicki Minaj, irrefutably one of the most attention-hooking MCs of today's generation to Stacey Kutz, a scissor-happy celebrity barber. Other sheroes include Angela Yee (Radio Host of Shade 45's Lip Service & The Morning After), Vanessa Satten (Editor-In-Chief of XXL Magazine), We Are Heroes ( 1st female champs of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew), Melina Matsoukas (Music Video Director), Rosemary Frazier (Owner of Harlem's chief sneaker boutique), Debra Antney (CEO of Mizay Entertainment), K. Foxx (Radio Host for Hot 97's Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Morning Show), Karla "hustleGRL" Moy (Graphic & Web Designer), Roxy Cottontail (International DJ & Club Promoter), and Karen Civil (Entrepreneur & CEO of www.KarenCivil.com). I've included a few "Chick Tips" from the story below as well as the link to the full story. Please let me know if you are able to post to the site with a link back to HoneyMag.com. Thanks!
Nicki Minaj's Chick Tip:
"The problem with female rappers is they allow themselves to be boxed in. Don't allow the industry to box you in. Make your own terms. A lot of record companies were like, 'Why is she rapping and singing? Is she the bad girl or is she the good girl?' I do what I want to do and that's the only way I feel free. "
Angela Yee's Chick Tip:
"As a female it's always better to build a team, then to have a really competitive spirit. You can learn from everybody, and it's better to have people supporting you, rather then wanting to see you fail. You never know who might be able to help you out down the line. There are people who feel like they have to destroy their competition, but it's not like that to me. As long as you feel like you're doing a good job, representing yourself well, and working hard, then that should be enough for you to be secure in what you're doing."
Vanessa Satten's Chick Tip:
"There's always a white factor at a hip-hop magazine and on top of that, I'm a girl too. The best thing you can do with that is try to prove as much as you can that you know your music. If you don't, go educate yourself on the music and be a genuine fan, that's what you need to be most careful about. As far as getting respect for it; you get respect for what you deserve respect for. Document hip-hop the best way you can and people cannot knock you for that."
Posted on: Tuesday, January 26 2010
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