SUSIE OZBORNE

What makes a Emcee great? Lyrics, flow, swagger and the ability to make hits and classics. What makes a Femcee great? All of the above plus femininity. In a male dominated artform called hip hop, just being a woman is a battle in itself. In a pendelum, most female rappers are stuck at the masculine extremity or the overtly sexual extremity. Few have mastered balencing the two. That few is Susie Ozborne. Born and raised in the birthplace of Hip Hop, The Bronx, Susan Osborne, 23, lavishes in being an "80's baby". Her very aura carries a nostalgic vibration reminiscent of blockparties and gold rope chains. At first glance she's a strikingly beautiful lady who you would assume was a singer, model, actress, teacher, nurse, receptionist or waitress...anything but rapper. Then she would shock the heck out of you when she told you that she was. Her stealth like appearence in a room of video vixens is one her most deadliest weapons. Amazingly, Susie Ozborne's appearnce is not her main focus. Ask her and she will tell you that she is a lyricist. Shes been writing rhymes since the age of 13 and she's spent ten years perfecting her craft. She takes her music seriously and is her own critic. Her style is unlike anyone you've ever heard which brings originality to the table...yet she can flow with the best of them. She writes her rhymes, by imagining that Jay-Z has first verse, Nas has second, she has third and it climaxes with Biggie. Her technique is failproof because she wont allow herself to create anything less than dope. She'll rhyme over any beat that allows her to fully express her swagger possesed flow. Even greater than her raw talent is her ability to stay true to herself, what she came from and who she is. She raps about life from a female perspective. She keeps it hood but ladylike, but most importantly, real. Susie Ozborne is the truth. Dudes feel her, chicks love her and children adore her. She is Hip Hop reincarnated into a woman.