She’s a powerful voice in the rap game who’s holding it down for her girls. Flakiss is a rapper breaking into a predominantly male field. But it’s clear she has the balls to do it. In a world where radio worships 50 cent, Fat Joe and OGs like Snoop, this strong willed 20-something Mexican-American represents her women with honor. “I’m on the same level, that’s why I wanted to rap, to put it down for the girls too. It’s not a guy thing like everybody says it is. It’s a rap thing. It’s whomever could do it. It doesn’t matter if you’re female or male.”

Mientras esperamos la celebración de un aniversario más de la carrera de Alex Lora y El Tri, aprovechamos para hablar con Luis Kelly, director de uno de los primeros documentales que se hacen de Lora y el fenómeno de su banda. Con “Alex Lora: Esclavo del Rocanrol”, Kelly se convirtió en el biógrafo visual de esta leyenda del rock mexicano. La cinta volverá a las pantallas de California durante el Festival de Cine de Orange County, en donde se exhibirá antes de ser editada en DVD por Desert Mountain Media.

En la más reciente edición de los premios Grammy Latinos, muchos escuchamos por primera vez el nombre de la ganadora del renglón “Mejor Artista Nuevo”, sin embargo María Rita tiene por detrás nada menos que el nombre de Elis Regina, tal vez la cantante popular de mayor relevancia en la historia contemporánea del Brasil y una influencia fundamental en la música latinoamericana, especialmente entre las intérpretes femeninas.

Because he can back up his bark and bite. Cuban-American rapper Pitbull hit the airwaves with his hot, rising single ‘Culo’. His debut album M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is A Major Issue) could put TVT records on the map. The 23-year old Miami native got his start by showing off his rap skills in clubs and later got his track “Oyé” on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack. Pitbull could’ve gone to a major label but he preferred the tight community in an independent one. “As I grow it grows”, he said. This self-professed hustler gives respect for those who opened the door for him like the late Big Pun, Fat Joe and the man who began the dirty south movement Luke Campbell.