The music industry is an ocean of multitalented musicians, songwriters, instrumentalists, rappers, and producers which pumps tens of billions of dollars to the entire entertainment industry. The music industry's contribution alone is $21.6 billion, which makes it heavily growing and continuously expanding, including all genres and people from all over the world.
I've been in the entertainment industry since I was 5 years old. I still have all of my old headshots. I signed up with a few casting companies and had an agent in the Bay Area and Sacramento. It's funny because at first, when my mom got me into this, I was like, Wait! Do I have to be in front of people?? I didn't know, LOL. Anyway, as time passed and I kept doing my thing, I started modeling, and then I got into music. At first, I made an R&B album, and I'm telling you, was it a lot of work because it was the beginning. But then I started writing poetry and scripts for my imaginative future films, and I caught the poetry vibe.
I used to read my poetry to friends and family at gatherings, and someone told me I needed to rap. I said but wait, I'm from San Jose, and I don't have street cred. Street cred was very important at the time because Hip Hop comes from the streets. But it's also an artistic way of expressing your feelings over good beats. Just imagine speeding up poetry and applying it to music. That's the way I thought. I cut my first album in 2005 with Squad Music Group and released "Shut Up, Listen!". The rest is history as far as my success. Being in the industry and dealing with different people can be a headache.
The influence of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Hip-hop was created in the 1970s as an underground movement and has grown into various art forms and musical subgenres – rap is the favorite subgenre among today's youth. But the music industry's history of marginalizing the contributions of women cannot be ignored, so it's easier to see hip-hop as a boys' club.
Credits: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20191007-why-are-there-so-few-women-in-best-of-hip-hop-polls
Before Nicki Minaj came out, no one wanted to sign a female rapper because they didn't know how to promote them in the market during that era. When Nicki came out, she created a platform and opened the door for female rappers again. I bought her first album, and I remember feeling like this was a celebration for female rappers. But overall, the industry still is what it is; women get treated differently, especially if you look good, LOL.
I've always been fighting for female empowerment and independence, especially in a male-dominated industry. I plan to be here for a very long time releasing great music-making good content, and I hope that all of our brothers and sisters in this industry come together and we can continue to grow and keep hip hop alive.
Source: weartinks.com
