2/14/09

FM Supreme

For everyone looking for the next great female emcee, look no further than Chicago’s FM SUPREME. With the lyrical skill, integrity, delivery of a hip-hop veteran, she can rock crowds with the best of them. She has shared the stage with David Banner, MC Lyte, Kool Herc, Dirty Digital, N.O.R.E, Boys II Men, The Clipse, Billy Branch & the SOB's, Saul Williams.
When she isn’t moving the crowd, FM SUPREME is making moves in the community. In addition to mentoring young children, the lyricist also spoke the 2006 National Hip Hop Convention where she discussed misogyny in hip-hop, gentrification, and education among other topics. FM SUPREME has also used spoken word as a platform for her empowering messages leading to the title Poetry Slam Champion of Chicago’s youth slam competition, Louder than a Bomb.

Without a doubt FM SUPREME is an emcee destined for iconic status. During the past four summers FM SUPREME has independently produced and released her own CDs (The Diary of a Mad Black Woman Mixtape (05), Forever Maroon EP, Basik Gumbo LP, The Beautiful Grind Mixtape) and orchestrated the release parties. This grind alone has set her apart because she has almost single-handedly created the mixtape market back in her area. More importantly her work has inspired other artists to pursue their passion and realize that you don’t always need major-label backing. She also created the “Backseat Passenger Tour” with DJ Itch 13. The seven-day tour featuring Chicago’s own Jyroscope, included stops in Chicago, New York, and Boston, at landmark locations like the Nuyorican Poets CafĂ©.

FM SUPREME has been featured in Venus Zine’s as a “Ten Artist to Watch” in the 2008 summer issue, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, National Public Radio, The Chicago Tribune, WTTW and WGN. So why is there so much hype?

There is finally a female emcee with the power to bring hip-hop into a new golden era.