Out Hip Hop New Artist Spotlighthttp://www.outhiphop.com/out-hip-hop-new-artist-spotlig/en-US2009-01-08T20:52:22ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)OHH New Artist Spotlight: B.O.I. SHAhttp://www.outhiphop.com/out-hip-hop-new-artist-spotlig/2008/11/20/ohh-new-artist-spotlight-boi-sha.htmlOutHipHop.com2008-11-20T04:56:31Z

There is a new out hip hop artist out of New Jersey and she goes by B.O.I. Sha and has just released her self-titled mixtape album through GLBTHipHoprnb.com  It mixes R&B elements with rapping for a unique sound.  One thing can be said for sure, B.O.I. Sha keeps it real. Enjoy our New Artist Spotlight with her:

So of course, we start off with your name. What does B.O.I. Sha stand for and represent?

B.O.I. stands for Brilliant, Original, & Intelligent because I’m unique in my own type of way I don’t try to perpetrate nobody but, myself... The Sha is short for my name Shakeema

You are based out of New Jersey, which part?

Jersey City, also know as Chilltown, in between Newark and Manhattan.

Do you feel you will have more challenges as an out hip hop artist?

Yeah definitely, because some people don’t wanna hear that gay shit.... I got a song on my album titled “The Biggest Dyke” People will just give me a donation or not buy the cd because of the title they’ll say they don’t support that. I mean if the world was a little more open minded some things could change. Because I am a dyke, I am a AG, I am a stud, and I am powerful, accept me for who I am.

Tell us about who you are.

I would like to first start out by saying that I don’t like to be defined or called

]]>OutHipHop New Artist Spotlighthttp://www.outhiphop.com/out-hip-hop-new-artist-spotlig/2008/11/1/outhiphop-new-artist-spotlight.htmlOutHipHop.com2008-11-01T03:37:00ZThis is where our short interviews with the new generation of out hip hop artists and rappers, basically artists who have come out within the last few years (or less) and don't have a CD of original material out yet.

]]>OHH New Artist Spotlight: THE ORIGINALhttp://www.outhiphop.com/out-hip-hop-new-artist-spotlig/2008/10/26/ohh-new-artist-spotlight-the-original.htmlOutHipHop.com2008-10-26T18:01:17Z

The Original is based out of New Bedford, MA, which is outside of the City scape of Boston, yet the urban influence of rap and hip hop have still affected this young rapper who has released not one, not two, but three mixtapes this year. This week, The Original is our New Artist Spotlight:

Why did you feel compelled to name yourself "The Original"? Do you feel originality is lacking?

It's not the fact that originality is "lacking" so much but I came up with the name Original because in school, I always had my own style. Own taste in movies, mu