Grand Hustles First Lady Bola 11/25/09

Live Interview 11/25/09 Grand Hustles First Lady Bola! Call in 347-215-9755 and speak to the queen of of the label and find out what she has going own, and her upcoming plans for her future. Dred, Sticky, and the lovely Denim get it all for you! Plus catch you up on all your hip hop?

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BOLA BIOGRAPHY

Bola aka “Black Betty Boop”, known prolific rapper/writer from Grand Hustle. With the success of
Grand Hustle label mates Bola is sure to make history with her solo album that is set to end out
2009 with a bang.
From 1999 to 2002 Bola began honing her skills as a MC. Regularly, she went to the local record
store owned by Oomp Camp were they sold Southern Style mixtapes that drove her to investigate
what was then just her initial spark of interest in Hip Hop. It wasn’t before long that Bola began
writing her own poetic stories and which soon grew into full fledge rhymes. At 15, she formed group
Xtaci with childhood friend Sunshine. They in turn decided to approach T.I. backstage in hopes of
becoming members of the Grand Hustle family. At the age of 15 she accomplished that goal, by
signing her first deal with her group member Sunshine to Grand Hustle. Her parents hadn’t the
slightest idea that she was spending her time at the Grand Hustle studios which began in a small
Apartment in Atlanta. Bola made excuses to stay out during extremely late hours in order to maintain
her loyalty and work ethic to her camp. Bola explains that the atmosphere of T.I and the PSC
camp changed her perspective on women, which transformed her persona to the likes of a male perspective.
“I never knew what it truly meant to be a star, until the guys ‘getting on’ first made my initial
reaction to their dealings with women and fame very surprising…? its crazy what I’ve seen some
women do.”?
Bola spends a lot of her time in the studio writing music and collaborating with Grand Hustle producers
like: The Engineers, Nard and B, C Gutta, and Raz. She also has reached out to upcoming
producers like female producer Coney Girl who she says she vibes well with. Bola states, “As
women we have to help each other showcase our talents, and when it comes to music it doesn’t matter
to her how big or small as long as it’s hot.”?
Her credits include, appearances on many mixtapes released by PSC and DJ Drama, and has
worked with artists like Young Dro, Young Joc, and Yung L.A. Her constant grind has allowed her
to travel the world to places like London and Germany.
Bola is a sexy but yet mysterious rapper to transpire into her generation. With the guidance of mentor
T.I. the audience can expect powerful delivery. Like him she is a chameleon when it comes to
style. Over the past two decades female acts like MC Lyte, Missy Elliot, Queen Latifah, Foxy
Brown, Salt and Pepper, Lil Kim, and Yo Yo have inspired young female artist to pursue careers
and still remain powerful. Bola also posses the same qualities and sassiness that can put her audience
in a trance like her leaders. As far as musical influences, iconic MC?s such as Lauryn Hill and
Tupac Shakur were always an inspiration when deep in thought.
It’s not hard to see where her passion lies being present throughout the hardships and triumphs of
her Grand Hustle label mates. Inspiration and unconditional support from Grand Hustle, Bola, is
destined to give female artist a new definition.