Professional/Personal Overview
A well-published pop culture and music writer who has covered everything from red carpets to the HIV/AIDS epidemic for national publications and websites; I have anchored live interviews for the red carpets of both the BET Awards and BET Hip Hop Awards; gained those ‘hard to come by’ press credentials for HOT 107.9’s ‘Birthday Bash’ and VH1 Hip Hop Honors; interviewed actors and musicians from Academy Award Winner MoNique to rapper Trina, DJ Khaled, FloRida and NeYo; reviewed albums from Justin Timberlake to Brandy; written trend pieces; features about music, celebrities and fashion.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
2 Years
Promotions
4 Years
Writer
7 Years
Specialty
Health
1 Year
Music
7 Years
Entertainment
7 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
7 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
HipHop Blog.com (11+), Soul Train Magazine (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Prominence PR & Marketing (3-5)
Other Work History
Flavva Magazine: Music Editor
Computer Skills
Operating Systems (Windows XP, MAC), basic HTML, CMS (WordPress, Joomla), InDesign, Cision MediaPro, Photoshop, QuarkXpress
Equipment
Digital camera, mini audio recorder, laptop
Associations
National Association for Black Journalists
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Writing Samples
(HipHop Blog.com )
This feature questions why Mary Jane is still music hottest topic.
(HipHop Blog.com )
An article characterizing the many different personas on rapper Nicki Minaj. The piece discusses the many nuances surrounding her celebrity and whether or not fans will ever see the real person behind the facade.
(Soul Train Magazine )
Ariticle written for Soul Train discussing the new onset of hip-hop artists coming out of Pittsburgh, a city not relatively known for producing music acts until notables like Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller put it on the map.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
