Review: Rita J - Artist Workshop

Hip-Hop has for awhile now been seeking out in vain a new face to spearhead the next generation of legitimate female emcee’s. Rita J is officially my nomination for that very role. After you listen to the Chicago bred, ATL based and lyrically inclined young woman’s debut Artist Workshop, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better, more authentic candidate to place atop your list of the most promising contemporary artist’s, female or otherwise….

So what has me laying it on so thick with the praise? Her music yes, but also the personality that she has chosen to step to the masses with. Of course in today’s rap game you find a broad majority of the female superstar’s (and I use that term loosely) being a bit more, well how do I put this, easy on the eyes, than what they are talented. Hey, I ain’t sayin’ there’s anything wrong with being a looker and tryin’ to get ya rhyme on at the same time ladies, but what I am saying is that when your the equivalent of a video girl with a mic in her hand who can only posture like a real artist, we, and moreover the culture, got problems.



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http://abovegroundmagazine.com/archive/11/15/rita-j-artist-workshop/