Yejide The Night Queen

Bio:

THOROUGH DRED
BROOKLYN-BORO HEAD
MAMA SAID, "I'M EVERY WOMBAN !
IT'S ALL IN ME." BROTHERS, THEY BE CALLIN ME,
NIGHT QUEEN!
I SYMBOLIZE THE MOON
EDUCATING MY YOUTH
SO MY POWER CONSUMES THE SEEDS I PUSH FROM MY WOMB
DAWTAH OF THE WATER
SUBDIVISION OF THE CELL
I LIVE WELL ON THE VITAL ITALS
THAT GAVE BIRTH TO MY MOTHERS
OTHERS TRY TO CLAIM MY MYSTICISM
BUT THEIR THIRD EYE DON'T WIDEN WITH THE ISM
OR THE RHYTHM LIKE MINE
I COME A LONG WAY, RUNNING,
ESCAPING BABYLON & HAVING ON
THE GUN, IN ONE HAND,
THE SCRIPTURES, THE OTHER
HIEROGLYPHICS & PICTURES OF THE ESSENCE
SO FEEL MY ESTRAGEN ~ PEACE! ;)
- ESTRAGEN (APANI'S "WOMAN IN ME" REMIX 1998)

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THIS CHILD OF THE NILE
HAS BLESSED A STAGE OR WROTE A PAGE OF RHYMES,
CUZ MY TIME'S BEEN TAKEN UP WITH MAKIN UP
FUTURISTIC TASKS 4 MY YOUTH 2 GRASP
IN THIS HARSH WORLD WE LIVE IN.
2 GIVE IN IS 2 DIE SO I TRY MY HARDEST
2 B THE SMARTEST QUEEN I CAN B.
SEEMS 2 B AN EASY JOB BUT THE WORLD AIN'T CHANGING
SO MAMA WIZE IS REARRANGING HER MOUTH PISTOL.
KEEPIN AWAY FROM FAKE & WACK MINSTREL SHOWCASES,
PLASTIC DREAMS WITH VISIONS OF CREAM UNDESERVED.
STRAIGHT HERBS NOT LISTENIN 2 ME SPEAK
MY TRUTH SO ALL YOUTH WILL SEEK A BETTER WORLD.
AIN'T NO LITTLE GIRL OVER HERE!
MY PETITE STENCIL STANDS SLIM & MUSCULAR
I'M THAT DANCER, WRITER, PRODUCER, MC, POET ETC!
YO, I'M THE MASTER HUSTLER!!

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Members:

YEJIDE ~ THE MAMA WIZE ~ KUUMBA THE FUNKY DRED ~ LADY DEE ~ ANGRY YEJ ~ STORM ~

YEJIDE THE NIGHT QUEEN IS A HIP HOP~SPOKEN WORD LYRICIST & PUBLISHED WRITER, WHO ARTICULATES POIGNANT DISCOURSE THROUGH HER WORD-SOUND-POWER & PEN. USING LIFE EXPERIENCES AS A MOTHER, COLLEGE GRADUATE & NATIVE BROOKLYNITE, SHE WRITES ALL OF HER LYRICS & EXPOUNDS ON TOPICS ONLY THE MOST DISCERNING HIP HOP ENTHUSIASTS FOLLOW. SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF WE MANIFEST; THE PRODUCTION & PERFORMANCE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE 4 THE 6-YEAR RUNNING "D.A.W.T.A.H.Z." SERIES; ONE OF THE FIRST SHOWCASES THAT GAVE LOVE, SUPPORT & EXPOSURE TO EMERGING FEMALE PERFORMERS FROM NYC 2 THE ATL, (WWW.MYSPACE.COM/WEMANIFEST)

SHE'S DANCED ON THE STAGES OF ALICE TULLY HALL, LINCOLN CENTER, CARNEGIE HALL, AND IN JAPAN @ CLUB R & CLUB CITTA, GIVING CULTURAL & URBAN DANCE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE. ALSO KNOWN AS "THE MAMA WIZE" 4 HER MENTORING, LISTENING & COUNSELING EXPERTISE, YEJIDE IS ALSO A VISUAL ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER, WHOSE CULINARY SKILLZ R OFF THE CHAIN; PREPARING MEALS 4 MEAT LOVERS & VEGANS, ALIKE. AS A VENDOR, YEJIDE CREATES & SELLS HER MUSIC, HER OILS & JEWELRY LINE, "BALANCE" (WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BALANCEONLINE), WHILE ADVERTISING "HAIR BY NATURE", HER AFFORDABLE, NATURAL HAIR CARE SERVICE.

Influences:

THE MOST HIGH ~ MY CHILDREN ~ MY PARENTS ~ MAMA AFRICA ~ THE ANCESTORS ~ ISLAMIC CULTURE ~ RAS TAFARI - NYABINGHI LIVITY ~ KEMETIC KNOWLEDGE & WIZEDOME ~ THOUGHT-PROVOKING EMOTIONS & LOGIC ~ LIFE CYCLE EXPERIENCE ~ DA BEATMINERZ ~ PRINCE ~ SCIENZ OF LIFE ~ EYE TREE SOCIETY ~ LIVE INSTRUMENTATION ~ EARL BLAIZE ~ THE ROOTZBOP ENSEMBLE, SURVIVAL SOUNDZ ~ AFRICAN CHANTS & DRUMS ~ HOUSE MUSIC & DISCO CLASSICS ~ POSITIVE ROLE MODELS ~ BALANCE ~ BUILDING ~ FENG SHUI ~ GOOD LIVING & GOOD LOVING ~ SPIRITUALITY IN ALL FORMS!!!

Sounds Like:

SUPERNATURAL UNIVERSAL MATRIARCHAL INR-CHI ~ ANGRY BLACK MOTHER
~ THE JEDI ~ CODE NAME: FUKAYNA

Images by PIPER CARTER
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Clothing by GINA MENTONE
Make up by TAJH
myspace.com/tajhumz

Available NOW $10 each:
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THE HYBRID ~ BY CEDRIC OF TRIFACTA ENTERTAINMENT

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