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Fiercely Misunderstood: The Life, Legacy, and Loss of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
For years, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was portrayed to the public as the unstable, “crazy,” and volatile third member of TLC. That narrative has always been incomplete, because focusing only on her scandals misses what mattered most: she was a deeply creative artist whose ideas, instincts, and point of view were far ahead of her time.
Fierce Flows
Apr 253 min read


The Startup Playbook: How Onika Maraj built the most durable brand in female rap
You can bring in ambitious new talent. You can generate excitement, coverage, and short-term commercial momentum. But if you systematically undermine the systems that actually keep the operation functional, as we are seeing in real time, the entire structure becomes unstable.
Fierce Flows
Mar 235 min read


Amber Cimone Is Ready to Play You For It With Her Latest EP Undrafted
If the saying with age comes wisdom is true, then Amber Cimone's Undrafted EP proves that she's well ahead of her time. Over three...
Fierce Flows
Jan 13, 20211 min read


It Started With A Beat: Ashley "AK" King Been Bout Dat
"Protect me Lord from all these vultures," Ashley "AK" King declares on Been Bout Dat, the first single from her I Go By AK EP. King,...

Alice Weaton
Dec 4, 20205 min read


Because Women Talk: Why The Industry Prefers One Female Rapper At A Time
Remember the phrase 'knowledge is power'? Well if you believe that, then you should know that ignorance is also bliss. This couldn't be...
Fierce Flows
May 10, 20203 min read


Shawnna Announces New Music Dropping Next Week
Since being featured on Ludacris' What's Your Fantasy in the early 2000's, Shawnna has made some impressive moves in the world of...
Fierce Flows
Dec 28, 20191 min read


Power To The Publisher: You Had A Classic On Ya Hands
It was all a dream I used to read Word Up magazine Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine Hangin' pictures on my wall Every...
Fierce Flows
Oct 6, 20193 min read


Who You Callin A.... Female Rapper!?
"If you call me a bitch, make sure you put THE BADDEST in front of it." - Trina Let's take it back, back to what many consider to be the...
Fierce Flows
May 16, 20183 min read


Pain & Pleasure: Tink's Listening Mixer
Going into the event I really didn’t know what to expect. This was my first industry experience & I must say I was impressed. Everything...

Tre
Mar 27, 20182 min read


First Of It's Kind: Queens of Hip Hop Concert
PTO ✔ Ticket ✔ Flight ✔ Hotel ✔ Credit Card with 100% available balance in case of a sale...I mean emergency. ✔✔ March 17th 2018....
Fierce Flows
Mar 27, 20182 min read


It's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate: Hip-Hop Fans & Cardi B's Success
I don't typically do disclaimers cause I'm entitled to my opinion, even the one's that no one asked for, however, considering the...
Fierce Flows
Dec 18, 20173 min read


Female Rap Beef: Bishes Is Petty, Y'all Know That 🤷🏿♀️
In the words of Joe Budden, 'I love rap beef', the shit gets my dick hard. Of course I don't have a dick, but now you understand my level...
Fierce Flows
Dec 11, 20173 min read


Media Minaj: The Miscommunication & Misinterpretation of Nicki Minaj
main·stream - the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or...
Fierce Flows
Oct 17, 20174 min read


Trendset-tah: Are You Creating The Wave or Just Following
According to Dexterway on Urban Dictionary, 'the wave' is defined as 'the hype like what everyone is doing', which pretty much summarizes...
Fierce Flows
Sep 7, 20173 min read


The Unappreciated Art of the Female Flow
Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, the Hip-Hop community hasn't been this amped about a collective of female MC's for a while....
Fierce Flows
Jun 14, 20173 min read


Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Don't...Unless You're Drake
Highlights from the 2017 Billboard awards filled my timeline last month and although I didn't watch, I didn't feel like I missed a thing....
Fierce Flows
Jun 4, 20173 min read


Whats Beef!? Beef Is When You... Profit Off The Opps
What's beef? Beef is when you...create a marketing strategy centered around the ancient proverb, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'....
Fierce Flows
May 21, 20173 min read


She Rap Better Than Ya Mans Tho: Buddy Can't Even Freestyle
Since dropping his highly anticipated album Damn, Kendrick Lamar's new album has been the topic of pretty much any, if not all,...
Fierce Flows
May 4, 20172 min read


Hip-hop Is Our Lemonade: When Did You Fall In Love?
I fell in love with Hip-hop in 02′. I was 13 years old, walking through the playground of McCosh Elementary (now Emmett Till) listening...
Fierce Flows
Apr 30, 20173 min read


Bars & Jokes: What's Hip-hop Without Comedy?
Remember Elroy? Not the Jetson's son, but Elroy from Martin, the mechanic. The one who had the song stuck in his head...' don't you know...
Fierce Flows
Apr 24, 20173 min read
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