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Rappers

Since the beginning of hip-hop, female emcees have found it difficult to gain respect in the male-dominated industry. Although exceptional female artists such as MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Eve and Lauryn Hill have all experienced more success than many of their male counterparts, the majority of female rappers have struggled to gain prominence. Fed up with the lack of female representation in hip-hop, Miami natives Trina, K-Foxx and Jacki-O have decided to join forces to create an all-female, hip-hop group.

"[There are] only a few women in hip-hop, so we're trying to expand the female presence," Trina says. "Beginning with me, K-Foxx and Jacki-O, we're inviting more women to be a part of this so that we can take over this game." Although the media has portrayed Trina and Jacki-O as rivals in the past, the two put those rumors to rest at the second annual Ozone Awards in Miami. During the event, the trio went against convention and dressed as superheroes.

"We're the new superheroes of this industry," Jacki-O says. "This is about powerful and strong women taking over. I think we deserve a lot of respect because we put in as much work as the guys. But now it's all about us trying to do our thing. We have to pave the way for ourselves."

In 2008, the trio will release an album and they also plan to tour. "We realized that there was too much money out there to make for us to be going at each other," K-Foxx says. "We have to be united. Our slogan is: 'United We Stand.' We're going to take the world by storm. We came up with a concept to stick together because women rarely do this in hip-hop." -amir shaw

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