Multitalented Bay Area lyricist prepares for world domination.
It's common knowledge that there is a severe shortage of quality female artists in the rap industry. Back in the day, you had the likes of Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and Roxanne Shante to name a few, all of whom relied solely on their lyrical skills to dismantle opponents and sell records. Roughly 10 years ago, Lil Kim and Foxy Brown blew up, largely through XXX-rated lyrics and glamorous photo shoots. Since then, many women in hip-hop have followed suit, flaunting their assets and bragging about bedroom prowess to move units. Eve and Missy Elliott are some of the only mainstream female emcees that haven't built their careers off of bragging about their slutiness.
Hailing from the city of San Francisco, Melina Jones takes a more classic approach. She has music in her blood, thanks to the influence of her father, a renowned local soul singer who has worked with a variety of acts over many decades. She's been down for the cause ever since childhood, recording and performing diligently all over California since the early 1990s. Not confined to one specific talent, she can rap, sing, drop poetry, and play live instruments. She is the epitome of what they call "a total package."
Equally proficient on-stage or in the studio, Melina has developed a strong following in the Bay and recently rocked for hundreds of fans at a sold-out show opening for golden era New York legends Brand Nubian. She can deliver ferociously hardcore battle bravado as well as sensitive musings on personal issues, and everything in between. She is one of the most promising young artists on the scene--male or female--and is currently putting the finishing touches on her long awaited solo album Swearing Off Busters, to be released in early 2007. Give her a listen and discover what all the fuss is about.
-Brolin Winning mp3.com
..UPCOMING SHOWS
Reviews & Interviews
XLR8R Magazine: Review of Swearing Off Busters by Toph One
Interview in the San Francisco Chronical's Bandwidth series:
STASH Magazine Interview
Projects
Melina Jones makes it into the iTunes Indie Spotlight Hip Hop Compilation Album
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Other featured artists include J-Dilla, Evidence (Dilated Peoples), El P (Company Flow), Ill Bill with Raekwon...and the list goes on. Each step on the stairway, is closer to airplay. Pass it on!
Melina Jones soars to 40 in the top 100 Hip Hop albums on iTunes Spain...in the first week!..
$BUY$ the Album
Full Length Album *SWEARING OFF BUSTERS* Now Available at these fine music outlets:
car issues prevented me from attending your show at elbo room. i will be at la pena for sure. look forward to seeing you rock w/the park again! PEACE - david
hey melina --nice set/nice shoes...no worries re the GL as an elbo elf comped me in...will holler if i got something good on film...blessings/respects.
Venez découvrir la nouvelle marque de prête à porter Mansa Deni le 28 juin 2008 à partir de 11 heures à la Galerie OFR.
A l’initiative de quatre jeunes femmes d’origine franco africaine cette nouvelle ligne de vêtement trouve ses influences grâce à leurs diversités culturelles.
Leurs modèles sont réalisés à partir d’assortiment de pagne venues de toute l’Afrique (Mali, Togo, Cameroun, Côte d’ivoire) associés à des idées de création dans un genre typiquement européen.
Mansa Deni vous offre une collection pleine d’élégance à des prix abordables de : 15 € à 60 €
Mansa Deni la ligne de vêtements qui vous ressemble.
Adresse : Librairie Galerie OFr 20, rue Dupetit-Thouars 75003 Paris Métro : République (ligne 5,11,9,3) et Temple (ligne 3) prendre la sortie rue du Temple Pour plus d’infos merci de nous contacter au 06.11.54.39.97 myspace : www. myspace. com/mansadeni mail : mansadeni@hotmail.fr Et surtout n'hésitez pas à transférer ce mail à toutes vos amies, n'est ce pas messieurs les séducteurs ;-) A samedi !!!
On Blazt! and Skratchpad introduce "Scenario", a new weekly hosted by the Milk Bar. Featuring an attractive line-up of dj's, emcee's, dancer's and graf writers, both new and old-skool, Scenario pays homage to Hip Hop by spotlighting a different element every week. Come help us kick off the party Friday July 11th and stay tuned week after week to find out just the "Scenario" each Thursday!
"Scenario" the Jumpoff Friday July 11th Milk Bar, SF
Hosted by: Ourkasaki (Zulu Nation) DJ's: Apollo (Triple Threat) Celskiii and Deeandroid (Skratchpad) Dj Crykit (SOTU)
with live art by: Crayone and BOSS crew and bgirl showcase from Extra Credit Kru
One of the dopest mc's in the city (male or female) period!! Who can rock a show in open toe heels? Misses Jones, Misses Jones, Misses Jones! There were a ton of my friends who came up to me and said "Melina is so dope and she is gorgeous!!" And all I can do is *agree* ;p
Zulu Nation is calling all Beatboxers outta the Netherlands to enter the battle. Please fill in the online applicationform at: http://www. dutchbeatboxbattl. eu/
DMC BENELUX TURNTABLISM CHAMPIONSHIP:
Zulu Nation is calling all Turntablists outta Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to enter the battle. Please fill in the online applicationform at: http://www. dmcbenelux. eu/
What it do do. It's going down Friday cause I ain't got no job and I ain't sit to do . . . lol. Anywayz, Holla at me Melina. Aliyah's back in town too Love ya xoxoxo
