History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 84 - recorded at History of the Bay Day: Moderated by KQED Arts & Culture's Nastia Vonynovskya, this discussion panel features three women with successful careers in hip-hop: radio personality Shay Diddy of 106 KMEL, DJ Shellheart, and recording engineer Xarina of Studio X. These powerful ladies share their stories of success, hardships, and paving the way for other women to enter the music industry.
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00:00 Mental health services in SF
03:23 Panelists’ introduction to hip-hop
07:24 Career beginnings
12:59 Challenges for women
17:45 Mentors
20:20 Shay’s most memorable interviews
26:00 How does KMEL decide what songs to play?
29:19 How Xarina started her own studio
32:14 Shellheart throwing her own parties
35:08 Shellheart touring with Rexx Life Raj
36:48 What’s the most rewarding part of their careers?
40:09 Imposter syndrome
43:27 Being objectified
46:44 Hip-Hop being more inclusive to women
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