STATE YOUR NAME CANNON: Nia Da Foxx

This artist has a lot of charisma. By her style and her persona you can tell she does it from the soul. That's when it is most personal. Her whole life has be scattered with accomplishments, both as a child and as an adult. She also has gone through tragedies that no one should faced. To bounce back more than ever shows total resilience. I was blown away when I heard her tracks first on Hustle & Grind Radio (shoutout to J Milly). I was even more stunned when I heard her live through my messed-up phone. She still sound phenomenal. With all of that she still is a very sweet, kind woman. But she's probably one of the toughest women I've came across in some time. (She doesn't know this but I pretty much decided she should host Sexual Seduction 7. Let her find out reading this lol )

I've interviewed great R&B artists like K. Michelle and Shay Star. So here's another: Nia da Foxx

1. State your name lady.

Hey....What's good?? It's yours truly, the Sultry One...NiaDaFoxx

2. Where you representing?

I'm from Washington DC

3. You have been bitten by the music bug for as long as you can remember. How important is music in your family?

Awwww..... music is extremely important to my family. It's the core foundation of our unit. My Grandmother and her sisters had a group back in their day. They had the clean vocals, fly gear, hair done and makeup flawless. They would shut it down every performance. They were fierce!!! My father is a pianist, so I grew up sitting beside him on his piano bench singing while he played. I have great memories of my Dad and I singing together.

4. How was it like being a young kid traveling with your choir to perform? Did it beat having less memories as a normal child?

You know what that's a really good question. In the midst of all the traveling I never felt like I was missing out on my childhood. I guess because I was doing what I love, so it never felt like work. And my cousins would look forward to hearing about my experiences, so their excitement made me feel special, and kept me motivated to keep going. But I do have some great memories as a young performer and I wouldn't trade those memories for anything in the world.

5. Tell the readers the accomplishments you had as a child.

WOW!!!!!!!!!! I was apart of a group based out of DC that somehow had the privilege of becoming the poster choir for "The Border Baby Project" backed by the White House Administration. We recorded a couple theme songs for the project and whenever the President had a speaking engagement, we were there right by his side. The political community really fell in love with us. So any event that DC was hosting we were there, singing our little hearts out!!! LOL

We were invited to sing at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree every year (which was one of my favorite events) people from all around the world would come to that particular event.

6. How important is education to you?

Education is extremely important to me. It takes more than just a pretty face and a big voice to make it in this industry. And I had it bad as a child, my mother was an educator. She was actually the principal of my elementary school. I couldn't get away with NOTHING!!!!!!! LOL...but all jokes aside, she taught me the importance of having an education, and knowing what I wanted to do in life.

7. How hard was it to come back to music in your 20s? Were you "rusty" or was it like riding a bicycle again?

LOL..... It was like riding a bike. I fell right back into my place like I had never left. Honestly I stopped performing but I never stopped singing or writing. So, getting back into it was very natural for me.

8. This question is personal and I feel iffy about asking so if you don't want to answer, it's ok. What made you decide to move on after the tragic passing of your son?

Hmmmmmm...... his death knocked me off my feet. Have you ever felt like a certain situation in life caused you to almost loose it??? Well, that's what that situation did to me. So one day I woke up and decided the best thing for me to do was to get away from everybody and focus on me and work on healing myself. So, I packed my bags and drove to Los Angeles, CA from Washington DC. What a liberating feeling to drive across the country....

9. What does music do to you?

Music heals me, makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me wanna fight, makes me wanna make love. No matter what emotion I'm feeling at any given moment...there's a song out there that can give me what I need.

11. Who do you look up to in R&B?

I adore Mary J Blige for her tenacity and strength. And Anita Baker is my all time favorite, her vocals are clean and rich and she's just the truth....Hands Down!!!! If I could go on tour with either of them I would be in heaven!!! Sheer heaven!!!

12. You have the podium. To you, what is the state of R&B today and what should change?

Honestly, R&B is in a sad state right now. We're loosing our audience. POP is taking over, which is cool but it shouldn't cause R&B to be obsolete. If I want to hear some real R&B I have to listen to some old school jams, and that's sad.

13. Who did you featured with in the past?

LOL..... I guess you're speaking of Pharrell. I have a song called TKO and it has a feature from your boy. It's a hott record, if I must say so myself.

14. Tell me about your latest project thats about to hit stores.

I actually have 2 projects that I'm excited about right now. I have a project dropping next month called "The 4Bidden Mixtape" , it's like the appetizer before the main course. Now my main course..that's my baby right there!!! I'm talking bout my actual album, that will hit the stores at the end of the year. It's untitled at the moment, but I'm really pumped about the direction that the album is going. I call my music "Feel good music with a Sexy, Sassy Kick"!!! I think you're going to love it!!!

15. What does Nia like to do in her spare time?

Mannnnnn...... I'm such a home body. I love sipping on a good glass of wine and chillin' in my house while watching a good movie. My girls tease me cause I never want to go out. But, if I were to go kick it with my folks, I would go bowling and shoot some pool ( I suck at pool but I talk big trash..so that keeps my opponent nervous!!!) LOL

16. Single or taken? What qualities in a man that will get you attracted?

I knew that question was coming soon... LOL!! Let's just say, when I'm dating a man I appreciate someone with the greatest since of humor. I also love it when he has his own sense of style, if his swag game is on 1000!!! Good Lawd... I'm all in there!! LOL!!! And last but not least, he has to have ambition, he must be driven and have an intense passion for growth and success!!!!

17. What's the ultimate goal for Nia?

WOW!!!! There's so much that I want to do. But I guess my ultimate goal would be to re-introduce R&B to the new generation.

18. One thing you would like to change about society.

That list is long.... but if I would change one thing ... I guess it would be, the pressure that society puts on women to be perfect. I watch my lil 10 year old cousin go out of her way to be the baddest 10 year old in her school. She wants to look like all the model chicks, video vixens and I'm like you're only 10. Calm down....what are you doing?????

So, I wish society would just let us be free to be who we are. Big, Small, Curvy, Slim...whatever God blessed us with we need to love it to the fullest!!!!

19. Contact info

For Booking/Inquiries please contact ATS Entertainment

Sean Davis : 773-504-7675

atsentertainment@hotmail.com

20. Any shoutouts?

Yes!!!! Definitely... My Management Team ATS Entertainment , PR Team Insight Promotions , Artistic Development Coach-Melanie Foote~Davis of Live By Design Coaching , Wardrobe Stylist- Erica Nicole of Kashmere Kreations and since I'm a closet fat girl I have to put the greatest party chef on blast- Trinity Bracey of Trinkets

Thank you for giving me a moment of your life....I hope you enjoyed your time with me, cause there are many more moments to come!!! Stay Sexy, Stay Sassy and Oh Soooo FoxXy...... til' next time!!!

Muah!!!!! XOXOXOXO







Check out some of the songs that I enjoy and so will you (Also will be on SS7)

Nia Da Foxx ft. Pharell - TKO


Nia Da Foxx - Go Away

STATE YOUR NAME CANNON: MOB FAM

You got to admit. There aren't a lot of rappers in hip-hop with Latino descent. But best believe the ones out there are legends or superstars: First you HAVE to say Big Pun. Then Fat Joe. The almighty Cypress Hill. And you can't be a DJ in a party and NOT rock Pitbull. I even got to shout out Lumidee for this one (Hopefully she will be interviewed very soon as she makes her comeback)
After this interview you got to add these three brothers right here. Coming from the same hood as Willy Northpole in Phoenix, AZ, they been going through the game for a while. Their mission? Be the fresh faces in Latino hip-hop and have the world hooked and blazing like their scorching weather. After this interview, It should be mission accomplished:
World: meet MOB FAM

1. State your names, gangstas:
AYYYYY was up fam’ we got SCZ, YOUNG THUG and TS

2. Where you represent?
Straight out of South PHX, ARIZONA

3. Talk to me about the south side of Phoenix.
Ayyyy well basically it’s da hood out here in AZ, the slums aka the barrio’ its alot of poverty out her fam its Mexicans and black folks who all get along in south PHX, AZ

4. How was it like in the house? Any sibling rivalry?
LOL Never that welcome from a broken family home’ pops was gone mama raised 5 kids on her own’ so we got alote of respect for each other’ also very humble and respectable young men that’s coming from being raised by a single Mexican mother ya digg !!

5. What made you guys form the rap group?
Well TS who is da oldest of the group used to be in a rap crew in the 2000. So they wanted to follow in TS’s footsteps started looping beats and rappin on tapes etc..that was when the HOT BOYS had just came out’ being that they were so young SCZ and YOUNG THUG were very motivated’ So one day after TS comes home from a studio session they tell him “fam we wanna show ya something” So TS is like man I wonder what these bad ass kids done did…lol” well come to find out they were spitting some straight hood bars and had already bought studio equipment mics etc so TS was overwhelmed by his lil bros flows..he then said we got something here’ SCZ has always been the one behind the music” he writes da hooks and even engineers the MOBFAM music most of the time’ he is very hands on with the music. Now YOUNG THUG” is super swag fresh dope boy” he spent all alote of time in da streets with some street bosses and hustlaz’ so he always had some paper’ so he brings that money ‘ swag’ real hood story to the music ya dig. TS is more of the mouth piece/ business man always online pushing records and trying to further the MOBFAM.

6. Talk to me about the importance of Latino presence in hip-hop(Personally 1st thing that comes to my mind is Cypress Hill)
Ya no doubt’ big ups to cypress hill they are pioneers for da Latino hip hop movement’ also big ups to PIT BULL (who we have opend up for 3 times already) and MC MAGIC, ZIG ZAG of the well know group in AZ the NB RIDAZ’ And now we introduce the MOBFAM to the world” we bring that street vibe with a lil Latin twist to it’ kinda like terror squad and FAT JOE” the MOBFAM brings them catchy hooks and a hip hop lifestyle to the urban Latino community” to let there people know that change is good” we here to give yall another input and also a positive look for the community ya dig !

7. What was the setting like after your release of your 1st album, "Street Fame" in 2006. That album put you guys on the map in the Southwest.
Well after 10,000 units sold’ it instantly started a buzz in da city’ we rocked a bunch of car shows and nightclubs through out da city’ then the biggest radio station in AZ power 98.3fm picked there single MAMA RAISED A THUGSTAR to be on “hate it or love it” basically they spin ya record without telling the listeners who is da artist is and let them call in and vote’ wow a massive 85% loved the record” so coming from da hood that was a big deal for the MOBFAM. Then we started sending out are own media kits to labels’ and we got a call back from TVT RECORDS letting us know they got our kit and they liked what they heard and to send them more music” yet again u gotta understand being in the hood and a label calls ya back ya gotta be doin something rite ya diigg’ so we ran with it and took it to the next level” well TVT closed there doors but gave us contacts to a few A&R reps and we are currently on a quest for this soon to come record deal” believe that.

8. What's the Phoenix hip-hop scene like? I know you crossed pathes with Willy Northpole. Do you think Phoenix has what it takes to be on the forefront of Hip hop like Atlanta?
Well first of all big ups to WILLY NORTHPOLE he is from da hood of south PHX, AZ as well we did a XPOZ magazine cover with him and rocked the DUB car show after party with him and Cash Money Records recording artist 2PISTOLS who also showed the MOBFAM alot of love” ARIZONA has a lot of talent’ it wont be long till we are in the spotlight its well deserved as well.

9. Did you guys went through battle rapping? How many people lost to the Mob Fam?
We mainly drop singles and mixtapes and albums” you can take the MOBFAM cd home and battle it all night and be mad at ya self for not putting out music like the fam…lol” with all due respect





10. Your new album "The Takeover" is coming out this summer. What are the expectations? Talk about your single, "We Okay"(I been spinning that record a lot on my mixshows)
Ooweeee the new single WE OK” is super off the chain we have a hit single on our hands rite now my boy Chris Hollywood did the beat “he killed it big ups fam-we moving my dude” it’s a dope beat with a catchy hook in English and Spanish” we giving our people something to ride to and its being shopped around now as we speak” also we got a follow up record for it called TU AMOR” something for da ladies FT:MC MAGIC be checking for that to. Also big ups to JMILLY and HUSTLE N GRIND RADIO and DJ BENZ for spinning the record” and DJ BENZ for that big plug on that night when the track was featured on HUSTLE N GRIND” that spin 10 tracks and have 2 DJ’s judge the records are track WE OK” got a great response that nite he said “not to be disrespectful to any artist that was on that night but that that was the hottest joint of da night” with that being said…here we are fam…thanks bro (No doubt fam)

11. Now this anti-1070 bill against immigration is gaining national coverage. Cops and/or the gov't always finds a way to supress the minority races like us. i want to hear your outtake from each one of you on how can we inform the US about this.
We need to be more aware as a society. Its all bad out here in AZ my peoples been going through that always now they making it legal to racial profile” we will address that very soon in a record” until then all my people keep ya head we gonna be ok”

12. How involved is hip-hop in Mexican culture?
My Mexican people love & support hip hop they trap to…lol.. They buy records they rock jordans and they pop bottles ya digg’ now we gotta give are people something to be proud of and something to get behind and represent we give the the MOBFAM all hood love.

13. Out of you three: Which one is the shyest? The most outgoing? The loudest? Most athletic? and this one...Who gets the most women?
Lol The shyest would have to be SCZ” the loudest is TS” and for who gets the most women’ wow” lol that’s kinda tuff.You would have to see with your own eyes ‘we love da ladies’ as for the most athletic we are all in shape and play hoops every week” TS got a mean post up game’ he played football and basketball in high school”

14. To you guys, what keeps a rap group together nowadays?
Loyalty and you gotta do numbers or ya will off “being that we brothers we can criticize each other with out anybody being offended” even if we didn’t make in the game we still got that love for each other“ we will adapt and overcome” but it seems like there’s a place in this hip hop world for MOBFAM ya digg!

15. What is the ultimate goal for you three? the Mob Fam?
Well first to make great music and reach fans across the world” but also to reach our latino crowd and give them a fresh breath of air with this new movement’ they will have something to rep and something to be proud of LATINOS STAND UP”

16. Contact info for everyone to reach you?
Contact our management “Money Power Respect Entertainment”; reach out to Cahleb at 480.570.7370

17. Any shoutouts?
Big ups to the whole AZ hip hop community everybody in the industry that’s doing there thing and always to the man upstairs God bless us all” and thanks for your time and ya ears enjoy the new single “WE OKAY





You heard the Fam. Check out the single that I've been playing on my Benzimusiq mixshows
MOB Fam - We Okay

A DEADLY HIPHOP ALLIANCE- ARIZONA RAPPERS UNITE TO FIGHT IMMIGRATION BILL

If you don't know by now, you probably don't like the news. But what the gov't doing in Arizona should NOT be ignored. To sum it up, the gov't made it legal for the cops and authority to stop you if you're black or latino. So you know what happened right? Arizona's best rappers, which are: DJ John Blaze, Queen Yonasda, Tajji Sharp, Yung Face, Mr. Miranda, Ocean, Da'aron Anthony, Atllas, Chino D, Nyhtee, Pennywise, Rich Rico, and Da Beast teamed together to make an impact and fight this bill. Just like we get together poppin bottles listening to O Les Do It, we should get together and let our voices be heard. They did. Now the world is watching. Peep this:





Source from Hustle & Grind Radio

Mind you:
Anything Queen Yonasda is fightin for, I'm with her
Anything J Milly is fighting for, I'm with her

You know im down with my homie DJ Infamous

And I got a good fan base in Phoenix. I fight for rights. We warriors.


So count me in.

(Mixtape) Future Star Collabs - DJ Benz, DJ Dacick 1, DJ J-Boogie

I got on this tape with 2 of my Future Star DJ brothers, DJ Dacick 1 and DJ J-Boogie to link NY, Philly and Texas to smash yall. Click on this to cop the tape. Available in ThatCrack, Datpiff, Coast2Coast and others.

STATE YOUR NAME CANNON: QUEEN YONASDA

I have the privilege of reminding the fans and introducing the newcomers to this special artist. I met her around a devastating time in my life. I was just leaving the point of sadness about the earthquake in Haiti and going towards determination to help. The question was.....how? This phenomenal woman answered that question by founding Hip Hop 4 Haiti, which I joined shortly after. She's all about helping the underdog and educating the youth, and looking fly doing it. She's probably not an artist. She's probably an activist but just took the artist route. So pay attention to this gangsta; Minister Louis Farrakhan's stepdaughter who collabed with Wu-Tang. A Queen. Queen Yonasda:


1. State your name cannon:

YoNasDa (pronounced Yo-Naja-Ha)

2. Tell the people about your upbringing. I read your bio and it was inspiring to say the least.

Well thank you I am a proud Native American and Black woman I was born in Washington DC during the Longest Walk a protest from the American Indian Movement. My mother was an activist and motivational speaker and my father was in and out of prison all my life. I lived everywhere, so I developed a national and bigger way of thinking.

3. Tell me what Yonasda mean.

It was given to me by a Navajo Medicine Man it means Precious Jewel in Dine which is the language of the Navajo people. I am Oglala Lakota, my mother and family is from Pine Ridge, South Dakota

4. How did you first meet Minister Louis Farrakhan and what important role does he play in your life?

He and my mother were great friends before I was born, my mother use to work for Muhammad Ali, when my mother went to prison, the Hon.Min.Louis Farrakhan and his family adopted my brother and I, he is like a father figure in my life.

5. What got you to start rapping?

I looked at Hip Hop as an escape from the struggles I was going through, I started off engulfing myself in all aspects of hip hop from breakin, deejaying, graffiti and rhyming, I started doing spoken word and just rap with some of my high school crews, but I took it professionally when I met Ked from the Dungeon Family and he told me I should really do it forreal, he said that I gotta story to tell and a nice voice I should really go in and since then I went in =)

6. How did you link up with Raekwon and how was it when you went on tour with him out of your own pocket?

Well I met Cappadonna in 2004 and I woud be his hype-girl at his shows and pay my dues, recording songs with him, grinding out with Cappa. Well, being around Cappadonna I met the rest of the Clan, plus I was living in Staten Island so I met the Clan and affialiates,etc. So, I met management for the Clan members and they saw my hustle, heard my music and my first show I booked was at BB Kings in New York City with Raekwon and Cappadonna, it was funny cuz I rocked it and Cappa was shocked I booked that show. So from there I paid my dues on the Method Man & Redman tours, then the Footprints of Hip Hop Tour, the 8 Diagrams Tour with Wu Tang Clan and I would do spot dates or region dates. When I was about to do a few dates with Ghostface I got a call from Icewater INC and they gave me the go ahead that I can do the whole Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 Tour. I was estatic cuz bein a female rapper is hard and it was my opportunity to go to city to city and really show everyone that yes the female rapper is not dead. Yes, I recieved alot of naysayers like "Who is she? She doesn't deserve it, she isn't signed, who's vouching for her etc etc" But I put my best foot first and smashed every show. The love I recieved was overwhelming, yeah it was difficult at times but I stepped out on faith and went to over 25 cities with $2500 and I thank Raekwon and the whole IceWater Inc team and Capone for believing in me and showing me love and respect on that whole tour.




7. Talk about your album, "God, Love, and Music". How you linked up with legends like Cappadonna and Keith Murray?

I'm a very electic person, I love and experienced so much in life there isn't nothing that anyone can say that I cannot relate to, yeah it was hard but from my life experiences is what has me make music people from all various backgrounds can relate to and God.Love & Music is the 3 elements of the universal language of man. It has rock,soul,concious, salsa,reggae all on this album. I met Keith Murray surprisingly through myspace, he admired my music and of course I always loved his music and he is truly an emcee and performer. So after hours to months to years of building over the phone, he flew out here and we begin recording something raw and different but it didn't transpire to what we wanted to he did a guest appearance on a song I already had. But I pray there will be a Keith Murray and Queen YoNasDa collab very soon. In regards to Cappadonna and myself, well that's a book..... but I could say that we have songs for days together.. some on this album and some that either he or I would release in the near future. Thats over 5 years knowing eachother so we got stories,memories and music to last a lifetime.

8. Talk to me about your single "So Special" produced by NO ID.

Oh my God!!! I am soooo excited about this song. Because when No ID met me, he told me he wanted to work with me, and really produce me. After a year of talking he FINALLY gave me a beat and told me to write to it, tell my story but still make people dance, he gave me advice on what I need to do as an artist. Now, I admire No ID because he has wrked with the best of the best Common,Jay Z, Nas, Kanye West and the list goes on and on, and when I wrote So Special and emailed it back to him he said he loved it. Its very testimonial for me, every line I wrote is exaclty what I have been going through but at the end of the day through it all I am blessed!! And you are blessed as well!! I am shooting the video in 2 weeks and I believe people are gonna be surprised on how I flip it, its gonna be on some movie, Michael Jackson type of vibe.

9. When is "God, Love and Music" coming out?

Its out in stores now you can get it at Best Buy, on all digital stores I-Tunes, Rhapsody,Amazon and retail internationally. So please cop it today!

10. Are you signed under anybody or 100% independent?

I'm 100% independent

11. Besides Wu-Tang, who would you want to collab with?

I would love to collab with Rhymefest, Kanye West, Common, Talib Kweli, Mary J, Santogold, Eve, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef, The Neptunes, Jay Electronica, Jill Scott, Rakim, Nas, Eminem, Ludacris, Diddy, Maroon 5, Eric Sermon, Denaun Porter, 9th Wonder, Keyshia Cole, Monica, E.Badu, Stevie Wonder, Bono, Public Enemy, Melonie Fiona , Black Eyed Peas... I seriously could go on and on I just admire so many people old school, new school, I don't care if you got the number 1 song out, if its not raw talent I don't wanna work with you. I love realness and rawness.






12. To all that doesn't know, you are the brainchild that started the Hip Hop 4 Haiti movement, which I am proud that I'm part of. Tell everyone how did you start it and the process of this growing from you to 35+ cities:

DJ Benz it was a pleasure that you reached out to make this happen. When I saw it all over the news I just couldn't text to send money when I am an activist and rapper and I know the influence hip hop has on making a difference. So I used all social networking sites and made Jan.30th a National Day of Obeservance for Hip Hop 4 Haiti. It was amazing that the Hip Hop Caucus and Allhiphop.com and other national media all helped us get the word out. We didn't have a huge budget, it was all people like you and I that said we are gonna put together events on this day and stream it live on ustream. It was sooo beautiful on that day. And we made sure that everyone in Haiti got all our money and our donations, we went through trusted Haitain American organizations that have history in Haitian Relief before the earthquake and tsunami which I am more proud of especially when so many people donated to other organizations and no one still havent gotten anything.

13. What's next for Hip Hop for Haiti and the Caucus? I'm still very much involved and will not stop, period. And I have my people that want join.

After Jan.30th we urged everyone to continue to stay informed with the Hip Hop Caucus Hip Hop Help Haiti, because they are an organization and Hip Hop 4 Haiti was a movement. On local levels many of the organizers met soo many people and continue to do things in their community. In Phoenix, the Haitian Church opened a Haitian Relief Center that goes directly to their familiies in Haiti. Next year I wanna have another Hip Hop 4 Haiti on Jan.30 so we can continue keeping people aware and the progress of Haiti.


14. You know how commercial Hip Hop is doing: Songs that just have a gimmick or a catchy phrase. How important is it to be intellectual and to teach lessons in our artform?

Its very important! A rapper's responsiablity whether they like it or not is to be a role model, children today are more being raised by media than their parents. I mean they use hip hop to teach kids now, so we have a huge resposiablity. I try not to be preachy cuz I don't want my songs to fall on a deaf ear, but I do tell my story and try to uplift at the same time.


15. Remember the conversation we had way back about your family in Wyoming? Tell me more about it. How important is it for everyone to know about poverty in our own country?

Huh, Wyoming? Hahaha South Dakota, Pine Ridge... it is the poorest community in the United States, 89 pecent of the people are unemployed, I have family living in makeshift homes, its really bad there I will be filing this summer when I go out there so people can see what I am talking about. And so hopefully people can help out my tribe.

16. As of now you reside in Phoenix, same city as my homegirl J Milly. Tell me about the AZ hip hop scene:

I am back and forth from the east coast and Arizona. Arizona is my hometown though, I grew up there, we had to develop our own hip hop scene, alot of greats passed through throughout the years DJ Z-tripp, Ice Cube, Adina Howard, CeCe Peniston, Kool G Rap, now its like a melting pot so many people are not from here and taking over the hip hop scene and saying they representing Arizona, I mean I heard the sayin "its not where you from its where you at" but see the probelm with that is Arizona hasn't developed a "sound" for Arizona, so people that go outside of here and say they from Arizona but really from other places they sound like the other places and not Arizona. When I was living in New York, they would ask me where I was from? Or when I go to Cali they would ask me where I was from even in Chicago they would ask me where I was from? So I know I don't sound like those other places, I'm not saying I have a sound for Arizona, but I do know all the real Arizona rappers need to come together and develop a sound for Arizona. I love Arizona, its peaceful to me, I went through everything with Arizona, the marching for the King Holiday, the harrassment from cops on Mill Ave, the Electric Ballroom, TMC days, the days of battling at Metro Center Mall, but we need to make a sound so Hip Hop can respect whats coming out of here.


17. One thing I picked up from your bio: Your mother participated in a journey from San Francisco Bay to Washington D.C and you were born there. I want to clarifiy: She was pregnant with you during the journey?? And did she travel by foot? Tell me more about the journey. I now know where you get your strength from.

No she did all the public relations and she traveled a city before the marchers and yes she was pregnant with me, so I came out fighting for freedom, justice and equality.



18. "I'm not here to beat people in the head with a sermon, I'm here to tell the truth." A strong message to tell people. But what do you do when people don't listen? how difficult can it get for your music to fall on deaf ears?

I just keep going until someone listens, if I can have at least one person listen then by the grace of God, they will turn my postive words into action that may change a nation... So I just keep telling the truth! The truth always gets heard whether in my lifetime or not.

19. What's next for the Queen?

I am releasing a mixtape called "All Hail the Queen" and it will be released on cellphone applications with other exclusive stuff that will be coming in June. I am heading back on the road hopefully by May and for the whole summer. I am basically just recording and collabing with alot of artists. I am really excited about whats transpiring and this will not be the last you hear from me!



20. What's your contact info so people can work with you?

For media inquiries you can contact Lila Brown with Ella Bee PR at lila@ellabeepr.com and my website at queenyonasda.com and my twitter.com/queenyonasda basically if you type in Queen YoNasDa on the engine thats me, I believe I'm the only YoNasDa in the world .

21. Any last words of wisdom?

I want to thank you DJ Benz you are a positve force, don't let no one tell you different. I want to tell the people that are pursuing your dreams that no matter how gray it looks there is always a light it may seem like you can't see it but God always has a way to get you out on HIS timing, there were times I wanted to end it all even my own life, but HE always showed me the light and hope and thats why I am here and able to be honored to do interviews and tell my story. I lost my mother in 2003, I was homeless, I lost children, I lost loved ones and was in horrible relationships but all this made me the strong queen I am today and that's why I was chosen to be called a Queen not because I have riches and act high and mighty but because I remained to be truthful and remain real and keep faith on God. I love you all !!!








Check out her new single" So Special" I've been spinning it crazy!
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Queen Yonasda - So Special

Who's Got Next Vol. 1 hosted by XO by BWS & J Milly

Hustle & Grind Radio's J Milly along with XO from Black Wall Street came together to host the first Who's Got Next mixtape. DJ Jack da Ripper mixed this project as you hear the unsigned up-and-coming talent thats pushingt to get in the game. This means all you hearing is people hungry to make it. Which mean more originality. better songs. Which means Cop It!