About Me
MAKE SURE YOU BE WATCHING OUT FOR THAT NEW SINGLE OUT PRETTY SOON..HERES A PREVIEW Soon to become one of Hip Hops booming cultural magnets, her music has no boundaries. Staking her claim on this urban movement, she combines Hip Hop, Dance Hall, Reggaeton, and R&B captivating the publics ear with unabashed and up front lyrics as well as fiery club bangers. A true pro-female, Adassa is a creative force to be reckoned with.
Born in Miami, Fl. February 5th this singer-songwriter is daughter to Colombian parents. Raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, she represents the new multi cultural generation dominating both the English and Spanish language. As a child, her first taste of the stage was at the age of 4, when she sang with her mother in Church. I remember begging my Mom to teach me the hymn, since I was to little to read, and give me a chance to go on stage with her. While on stage I knew at that moment, I wanted to be a singer. From that moment on she started experimenting with colorful vocal techniques and harmonies studying musical theory and opera, expanding her vocal range.
Propelled by her overwhelming passion for self expression, from a very young age she received many awards not only as a singer, but as a writer as well. Many of her poems were published as early as the age of 10, moment in time in which she wrote a poem dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. At 14, she published another titled The Rose and Who am I. To this day Adassa continues writing poetry, although in anonymous fashion, solely for the need to be heard.
At the age of 15 was the first time she stepped into a recording studio alongside her mother, to record a Christian Album. Although, It wasnt until she was 17 that she got her big break and was able to prove what she was capable of. Her brother and musical promoter Chuly, invited her to form part of a group named Xtasy, opportunity which drove her to move to Houston, Texas. The immediate musical bond she made with heavy hitter Don Candiani, producer and songwriter for the group, was evident. It was at this precise moment in which she flourished as a songwriter and subsequently landed her first record deal along side the group, with Caiman Records. Even though I had already recorded a Christian album, it was with Xtasy that I had a chance to work with a notorious producer and write my own songs. she remembers.
Once the album was finished, she took the life changing decision to leave the group and take the long road to success as a solo artist. I left the group before the album dropped. They removed my image, but kept my vocals on the production.She comments with no regret. Determined to quench her thirst for the stage and self expression, she packed her bangs and moved to Monterrey, Mexico. This is where she learned the magic of being a true performer. I had to memorize forty to fifty songs per week along with different choreographies and a live band. I learned that this career is not based on just being an artist, its about entertaining the public. She toured through the borders of the U.S. and Mexico from Monterrey, Tampico, Saltillo, to Laredo, Reynosa and Mc. Allen, Texas just to name a few cities. It was here where I grew musically and as a performer. she comments.
With tenacity and developed musical talent, she decides to move back to the U.S. determined to establish herself as a solo artist. It is while living in Mc. Allen, Texas that she becomes part of the underground Hip- Hop movement releasing her first album Down South, a backpack out-of-the trunk distributed album. With no limitations and all sincerity, Adassa let it all out in this album with sexy, aggressive rhymes and themes from happiness, deep emotion, to domestic violence and everything in between. Down South was a real emotional album for me thats why I cant leave it behind. It was the first time I expressed myself without holding back. I think its important to show your colors, as dark or as bright as they may be. Music should be a form of release, a musical diary in which you can unleash yourself with no remorse...
