LOCAL MUSICIANS GET THE HOW-TO ON HIP-HOP
Seminar teaches about music industry
By Antoinette Konz


Carrying numerous copies of demo tapes and promotional materials, more than 200 young adults with dreams of becoming a hip-hop or rap music star gathered Saturday at the Lake Terrace Convention to learn more about the music industry.

"I am ready to go full-fledge as an artist; I truly believe in myself," said Aisha Hill, 28, a Hattiesburg resident who began working as an artist about five years ago. "I just need some advice from those who have been there and those who know how I can get there."

Hill, also known as "Ms. Trigga," has worked with two other artists as part of a group called Dirty Magnolia Entertainment.

"We've been working together for about three years," said Hill, a single mother of three children who has been singing since she was a child. "This has always been my dream."

Former Hattiesburg radio station disc jockey, DJ Controller, organized Saturday's event over the course of the past three months.

"There is a lot of talent in Mississippi, a lot of great talent," said Controller, who is now the director of urban programming for three local radio stations - WJKX, WEEZ and WZLD. "Hip hop has become a multi-million dollar industry and the South is becoming its untapped resource. It is up to locals to capitalize on the talent in this area. If we don't, people from other places will come in and take our talent away."

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