Login



Sign up for TLA newsletter

Fill out your e-mail address
to receive our newsletter!
E-mail :

TLA's FEATURED ARTIST!





Urban Culture News Hip Hop Recognizes and Celebrates Its 'Ride or Die Chicks
Hip Hop Recognizes and Celebrates Its 'Ride or Die Chicks PDF Print E-mail
Written by Robert ID4225   
Monday, 24 March 2008 18:14

Tru Systa Books has liberated its breakthrough publication in time for Women's History Month. Hip Hop Holla-Backs: Systahood Edition (H3B), the first entertainment hip hop word game book designed to promote a greater interest in reading amongst urban youth and young adults. H3B, a 5x7in. soft cover flip book is based around hip hop trivia, history, culture and music. Hip Hop Holla-Backs: Systahood Edition pays homage to female hip hop legends, icons and starlets. Crossword puzzles and word searches recognize rappers like Sha Rock, Pebblee Poo, Roxanne Shante, Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah, Eve, Yo-Yo, Lil'' Kim and Foxy Brown. There are writing drills that help to build creative writing skills and song/poem writing talents. H3B also features graffiti artwork by Jerry Gant that inspires female empowerment.

"Women helped mold the style, attitude and swagger in hip hop from its early days…fighting for a chance to rock the mic, break on the cardboard, grab the graffiti can or get on the turntables…" Vin Rock of Naughty By Nature, who contributes the book's foreword and gives big props to women in the game.

Tru Systa Books, LLC. (TSB) is an imprint of Tru Systa Entertainment & Publishing House, Inc. (TSEPH), a multi-media entertainment company. Tru Systa Books is a privately held woman-owned business located in the State of New Jersey. The company focuses on the commercial trade business of publishing and marketing books and other creative works. The East Orange based company specializes in game/activity books, novels, reference books, autobiographies and audio books based on Urban, Hip Hop and Street Culture themes.   

Zelda G. Everson, the author of Hip Hop Holla-Backs: Systahood Edition, was the emcee half of the emcee/deejay duo, Systahood, with her best friend, DJ Twista in the mid-90s. Zelda, then known as Kandi Kain, grew up in East Orange, NJ and toured with Apache during his underground success with "Gangsta B*&#h", a track produced by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest. She was also featured on two Naughty By Nature albums on songs entitled "Connections" and "The Shivers". In the late 90's, after being featured in The Source Magazine's Unsigned Hype and the Vibe's Notes from the Underground/Subterranean Sounds columns, Systahood independently released their self produced single and video "M.O. Money" b/w "Keep It In The Family" on True Records.

Today, Zelda serves as the Executive Director for SYSTAs 4 SYSTAs, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering females, between the ages of 11-21 years old, to take control of their destiny. She also facilitates workshops on Street Culture and Hip Hop Culture for The Survival Course and Me First, a series of workshops targeting at-risk youth.

"It's a crusade to persuade youth and adults to read more, buy books and visit libraries. We must use reading and books as tools and weapons against ignorance and poverty!" advocates Zelda.

Sponsors are being sought to support a multi-city tour presenting Read To The Rhythm Literacy Movement to schools and correctional facilities. Hip Hop Holla-Backs: Systahood Edition is currently available at Amazon.com and through the company's website, www.trusystabooks.com

 
Urban Culture News Hip Hop Recognizes and Celebrates Its 'Ride or Die Chicks

"This site is dedicated to the legacy of Tupac Shakur and all the other souljahs who dare to struggle; alive & dead"

The layout, text and images on this website are protected by (c) Copyright and may not be used or reproduced without written consent of [email protected].
No copyright is implied or expressed towards any of the pictures on the site except site images owned by ThugLifeArmy.com . ‘Hot linking’ of our content (images, text, audio and video) is strictly prohibited by law.
If our news articles are used we expect source credit and a live return link to be given to ThugLifeArmy.com.
The photograph of Tupac used on the home page is owned and copyrighted by Gobi. Photo is used with permission from Gobi to ThugLifeArmy.com. Many more of Gobi's photographs of Tupac can be seen in Gobi's book 'Thru My Eyes'.
Picture graphics and design are by [email protected] and [email protected] (Selphie)

Thug Life Army is a division of Star Sound Music Group®
7336 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 800 Hollywood, California 90046
E-mail: [email protected]
Privacy Policy | Contact Us | About Us | Sourcing Policy | DMCA | RSS Feed feed-image
(c) Copyright 2002-2024 www.thugelifearmy.com. All Rights Reserved