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It was pleasure to catch up with Lady Son P,  a French garffiti artists haiiling from Montpellier. She has been writing for the past five years after  being inspired by  her brother and his crew. What captivated me to her work was those bright candy colours that goes pop and her signature lips. Her playful interpretation of female sexulity is a breath of fresh air to the male (graffiti) imagination and she uses these representations to empower her characters and more importantly herself.
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J*9: You have an unsual DJ name, how did Where did you get your name from?

DJ Y-Chuck: My last name is Onyschuk. It’s kind of a difficult last name to pronounce (its Ukrainian) and people are constantly saying it wrong!

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For those who don’t know prepared to be educated. Renna runs Brick City Boutique, a successful monthly night for those wanting to sell and buy their artwork with a street inspired style.

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J*9:When did you first get into hip-hop?

Jai: I first got into hip-hop at about 12, I used to have a tape with a track by Da Brat on it, I wrote all the lyrics down and learnt them. And used to spit alongside her that was around the time I got into Biggie

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If you have not heard of the influential ‘Cat Fight’ magazine, where have you been? Do you even own a computer?

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J*9:Tell me, why did you call yourselves ‘Dutty Girl’?

Louise: ‘Dutty Girl’ wasn’t a crew name, but it was a club night that I’d launched 6 years ago. I liked the name because it just seemed to sum up what I was trying to do with the night.

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Amelia Ideh runs the influential Put Me On It, a blog dedicated to promoting good music from independent artists. She is a little lady, with lot going on, not to mention the fact she works in PR and is also an event co-ordinator.

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Hailing from East London, Michaela Boakye-Collins is a Spoken Word Poet with a carousel of lyrics ranging from coffee to religion. Jay Star Nine from B*I*T*C*H*£*S catches up with the self described, “funkadelic, soulistic, high-afro-rockin-weirdo.”

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J*9: Describe yourself in 3 sentences.

Suzko: I suppose I’d describe myself as a true artist: a bit fucked up, over and under enthusiastic about everything, overly ambitious but lazy, way too sensitive but hardcore. Just one big contradiction.

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