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A
writer since childhood, Amina grew up in her father’s homeland of
Nigeria where she and her family moved shortly after her 7th birthday
and didn’t return to Chicago for good, until after high school.
"I missed a whole lot of hip-hop,” she explains, “…but in
retrospect, I kinda consider myself lucky to have had such wonderful
musical influences like Fela and Sunny Ade in my life.
But my mom made sure I had a healthy dose of everything.
She played everything from The Spinners, and Roberta Flack,, to
Miriam Makeba, Yusef Lateef, and Miles Davis.”
Within 6 months of being back in the U.S., hip-hop came knocking,
when Amina joined her first rap group. “With roots like that,” she
admits. “it’s no wonder
I became hip-hop.”
With
a truly candid story to tell, Amina’s music reflects the intricacies
of life. The little things. Weaving through love and pain, reality and illusion, with a
subtle hint of seduction and mystery.
A genuinely talented writer, Amina has the unique gift to paint
pictures we can all identify with.
“Within our lives, we all experience the same forces of
energy,” she explains, “…it is how we interact with these energy
that defines us. My songs
are inspired by that energy, and the many possibilities within it."
And she truly exemplifies it. Whether
in song, lyric, rap, spoken or written word, Amina makes her point.
She is a poignant communicator, aiming directly for the
listener’s intellect. Her
poetry is direct and unpretentious.
Her songs are well-crafted, eclectic gems. And when she flips
into emcee mode, her lyrical prowess has even the most hardcore fan
pumping his fist in the air as metaphors and punch lines fire in rapid
succession.
Amina
is far from being ‘just another female emcee’, she’s the newest
force to be reckoned with. She
is soul, rhythm, politics, compassion, intrigue, representing the core
of all of us. Amina has
something for you too, and you can bet……….
it’ll truly change your life.
*** VISIT WWW.MINASPACE.COM***
OR
***WWW.URBANIZEDMUSIC.COM***
FOR MORE ABOUT ME INCLUDING
PAST EVENTS, VENUES, MORE FLIX & MORE
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