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HOPIE SPITSHARD

The Diamond Dame is OUT NOW!

About Me


ABOUT HOPIE $PITSHARD
It's not easy being a female in the male-dominated rap world. Popular rap music seemingly propagates only one-half the human experience -the male half- and a narrow perspective of the male experience, at that. Because most rap lyrics remain inherently misogynistic, female MCs enter a game already predisposed to treat them like shit. This on top of having to proving their rap skills in an already saturated scene.
With a natural swagger and unapologetic confidence , Hopie Spitshard comes at you hard as any man, and with no reservations. She embraces her identity as a female rapper and proudly announces her Filipina heritage: two significantly underrepresented groups in hip hop culture. Once you hear Hopie's melodic lyrics playfully control a beat, you know you've got a Hopie track; so decidedly feminine, yet strong and resolute, almost cocky. You can hear her hold her own against raspy-voiced male samples or hugging a 16-bar directly preceeding a burly male MC. Hopie Spitshard has such a unique delivery, it doesn't fucking matter if she's female or male; you just know she can fucking spit.
Hopie Spitshard was born in Manila and raised in SF's Sunset District and Daly City. At 12, Hopie started rapping and composing music as "Kae Hope." By 19, Hopie was a seasoned singer/songwriter. Throughout college, she performed monthly with a cover band its lead vocalist/drummer and had regular recording sessions around the Bay Area. At 22, Hopie joined the rap duo, "The Wrong Hands," and changed her name from "Kae Hope" to "Hopie Spitshard." The Wrong Hands released their album, We All Fall, in February 2008. Hopie has since launched her solo career with respected Vallejo producer, 6Fingers. She released her first solo album, The Diamond Dame, which features Del the Funky Homosapien, Topkat, Bambu, Kid Static, EyeASage and Smigg Dirtee on July 8, 2008. Hopie currently lives in SF's Excelsior District and attends U.C. Hastings Law School. Hopie cites Andre 3000, Del & B.I.G. as her main influences.
Hopie Spitshard may very well be the female to shatter the stereotypes about females in rap. Unlike other women prepackaged for the rap audience, she has full creative control over her "sound" and "image"- basically, she's not gonna hoe it up to compensate for her gender. It's about time the hip hop generation get more credit. They DO want to hear something different, they DON'T want dumbed down lyrics and played-out sexism, and they DO want an intelligent female voice in rap. Trust me, they've already started listening for her. C'mon, be a fan.
Turning Headz Crew linked me up fat with these Diamond Dame edition custom Vandals
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/14/2006
Band Website: youtube.com/hopiespitshard
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Berkeley - 2401 Telegraph Avenue
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Mountain View - 630 San Antonio Avenue
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LADY BIRD

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CD Baby

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STREET SHOW

Vallejo - 612 Marin Street
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COMING SOON:
..:: iTUNES :: Workmens- San Jose :: Medium Rare- San Francisco :: FTC- San Francisco ::..

Rockin' MADE Jewelry!

Rockin' Jeepney!

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Go to this!

EyeASage and I are finally doing it super big tomorrow.  EyeASage (www.myspace.com/eyeasagemuzikpage) and I have been friends for some time now... matter of fact, she and I lived under the same r...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:48:00 PST

Philippine All Stars!

Random internet browsing led me to this clip of the Philippine All Stars dominating at the 2008 World Hip Hop Dance Championship that took place on Aug. 2-3 in Vegas... So proud of my kababayan for s...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:11:00 PST

How to be a rapping lawyer...

Grab this bossy ass coffee mug.Seriously, who wouldn't hire an attorney with a brass knuckle coffee mug?  Someone who starts their morning with a weapon to the face surely doesn't take shit from ...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:33:00 PST

Heroes!

The new season of Heroes begins on September 7, 2008!Finally!The f*cking writer's strike poo-pooed up the storyline and postponed the 3rd season long enough, and the new season is finally coming... I ...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:20:00 PST

How to be a rapping lawyer...

    As summer winds down, I am slowing gearing up for another grueling year at the prestigious U.C. Hastings College of the Law.  I am on my 2nd year of law school- quite frankly t...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:23:00 PST

City of Men.

So, ever since I saw City of God, I've been hooked on learning about Brazil and the favelas- the shantytown communities scattered across the hills of Rio de Janero...City of God follows the rise and f...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:08:00 PST

Obliterating stereotypes, one Hogan at a time.

Hey, Brooke Hogan is a fucking moron... Brooke Hogan says women make bad politicians because they suffer from PMS. The singer - the daughter of Linda Bollea and her ex-husband Hulk Hogan, real name Te...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:54:00 PST

Catch me in the Jeepney where the speakers knock...

Check out my newest flicks... I took em for Jeepney, a clothing company named after the famed WWII-jeeps-turned-artistic-public-transportation-vehicles of the Philippines.  They posted an entry a...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:12:00 PST

www.HopieSpitshard.com is coming soon!

Hm. Um. Okay. Haha. The title pretty much says it all.Big ups to JR from Klucid!  He hooked me up with The Diamond Dame promotional flyers that everyone loved:I've been doing this on my own for a...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:37:00 PST

Hopies Shoe File!

Purple, blue & green plaid Sperry Topsiders!My irredescent Nikes!My '91 Nikes courtesy of Bootsy at Harput's Adidas!  Dusty box status... ouch!Shhh! They're sleeping!...
Posted by HOPIE SPITSHARD on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:18:00 PST