San Francisco - 1855 Haight Street
Berkeley - 2455 Telegraph Avenue
RASPUTIN
San Francisco - 69 Powell Street
Berkeley - 2401 Telegraph Avenue
San Lorenzo -15590 Hesperian Boulevard
Vallejo - 920 Admiral Callaghan Lane
Concord -1280 Willow Pass Road
Mountain View - 630 San Antonio Avenue
Campbell- 1820 South Bascom Avenue
It's not easy being a female in the male-dominated rap world. Popular rap music seemingly propagates only one-half the human experience -the male half- and a narrow perspective of the male experience, at that. Because most rap lyrics remain inherently misogynistic, female MCs enter a game already predisposed to treat them like shit. This on top of having to proving their rap skills in an already saturated scene.
With a natural swagger and unapologetic confidence, HOPIE SPITSHARD comes at you hard as any man, and with no reservations. She embraces her identity as a female rapper and proudly announces her Filipina heritage: two significantly underrepresented groups in hip hop culture. Once you hear HOPIE'S melodic lyrics playfully control a beat, you know you've got a HOPIE track; so decidedly feminine, yet strong and resolute, almost cocky. You can hear her hold her own against raspy-voiced male samples or hugging a 16-bar directly preceeding a burly male MC. HOPIE SPITSHARD has such a unique delivery, it doesn't fucking matter if she's female or male; you just know she can fucking spit.
HOPIE SPITSHARD was born in Manila and raised in SF's Sunset District and Daly City. At 11, HOPIE started rapping and composing music as "Kae Hope." By 19, .. was a seasoned
singer/songwriter. Throughout college, she performed monthly with a cover band its lead vocalist/drummer and had regular recording sessions around the Bay Area. At 22, HOPIE joined the rap duo, "The Wrong Hands," and released a collaborative album, We All Fall, in February 2008. HOPIE then teamed up with respected Vallejo producer, 6Fingers, and released her solo album, The Diamond Dame, on July 8, 2008. To date, HOPIE has rapped with high caliber rappers, such as Del the Funky Homosapien and Bambu, and has opened for Casual, Pacific Division, Kiwi, and many more. In Spring of 2008, Urb Magazine nominated HOPIE for inclusion in their prestigious Next 1000 issue, which showcases up and coming musicians. HOPIE currently lives in SF's Excelsior District and attends U.C. Hastings Law School. HOPIE cites Andre 3000, Del & B.I.G. as her main influences.
HOPIE SPITSHARD may very well be the female to shatter the stereotypes about females in rap. Unlike other women prepackaged for the rap audience, she has full creative control over her "sound" and "image"- basically, she's not gonna hoe it up to compensate for her gender. It's about time the hip hop generation get more credit. They DO want to hear something different, they DON'T want dumbed down lyrics and played-out sexism, and they DO want an intelligent female voice in rap. Trust me, they've already started listening for her. C'mon, be a fan.
Aye!!!! Wassup?! I just wanted to swoop through and say thank you very much 4 the add, I hella appreciates it a lot. I like your style and flow, you doin' it big an' makin' it hotter than a oven door! Hopes tha best for ya, God Bless. Takes it easy ight. 1s.love.1s.hunned.
too bad i couldn't make it up. I really wanted to peep you live. My homies actually made it up there but couldn't get into the spot cuz of the dress code. I told those guys "No Sports Attire". oh well next time. I say you rock a show down here..that would be the business right there.
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orahhh !!
