This week, Lex is joined by Shay D. A London based rapper, who’s recent release ‘Speaking in Tongues’ reflects the development of an artist who’s been bubbling and releasing, and championing women in rap for time. Shay started in the spoken word space, running her own poetry nights - she also founded and led the first all-female UK hip-hop tour, and is a champion for underrepresented voices in all space. She’s genuinely so lovely but also so creative and a hustler in the best sense of the word. Shay D on the hot girls podcast.

Shay D Handles:

@shaydrap

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@lexonthedecks

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This is the first Hot Girl History episode of Season 5 and I’m kicking it off, with a group who Queen Latifah says completely changed the game for women in hip-hop.

Salt-N-Pepa. A group, with two women, a DJ and a male producer, Herbie. This episode will explore what they taught me about happy accidents.

Lex Handles:

@lexonthedecks

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Naomi Kimpenu is one of the most exciting singer-songwriters to emerge this Autumn. With ballads which combine beautiful melodies with soulful vocals, her decision to put an EP out this year, came following many years of development and exploration. As a self-proclaimed perfectionist, Naomi made the decision to record and produce the project herself. Here she shares that journey and decision making process with Lex, as well as looking ahead to collaborating for the next phase of her output as an artist.

Naomi Handles:

@naomikimpenu

Lex Handles:

@lexonthedecks

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This week Lex is joined by one of her mentors, DJ Terry Hooligan.

Terry also known as part of the duo, Atomic Hooligan, is the owner of On The Rise DJ academy and a DJ and producer and label founder. Through this conversation Lex gets to turn the tables and ask him all the questions about his journey in music - the wonderful exhausting emotional ride that it is pursuing your passion and what it takes to make that work and make it real.

Terry Handles:

@terry_hooligan

@ontherisedjacademy

@mydjhub

Lex Handles:

@lexonthedecks

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An artist who’s breakthrough album landed her a grammy and a world tour, alongside U2. An artist who’s worked with Timbaland, Salaam Remi and Pharrell Williams, and who writes 99% of her own songs. 

With huge accolades to her name, the thing I wanted to understand by looking at Nelly Furtado, is how she’s morphed and transformed so much throughout her career. With an unconventional sound and a consistent gravitational pull towards worldly sounds which are quite hard to really describe Nelly surprised many with the scale of her success. Now 15years after the release of I’m like a bird… this is a lesson in an artists evolution. By Nelly Furtado. 

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@lexonthedecks

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KG, full name Karen Nyame, has had a love affair with music for a long time, and over the past couple of years, following the release of a first EP 'Sensei' on Jamz Supernova's 'Future Bounce' label, has had people's ears pricking up. Alongside her work as a producer, she's had regular shows on London's Foundation FM, Rinse FM and NTS radio leading up to where she is now, breaking the greatest in Dance music on Capital Dance.

A deep, rounded and open conversation. Hot Girls presents, KG.

KG Handles

@karennyamekg

Lex Handles

@lexonthedecks

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This week I’m looking at one of the music industry’s darlings. A superstar, known for her ability on the piano as much as with the vocal chords. Often considered a prodigy for what she achieved so young, Alicia had to navigate the industries challenges like everyone else, to forge what has been a career of consistency and longevity. 

This is a lesson in song-writing by Alicia Keys

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This week Lex sits down with video Director, Des Grey. Des started life in the island of Haiti, and where she’s at right now is directing music videos for artists like Davido, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, and Lil Baby, goes almost without saying that her journey has been an interesting one and was something she had to create and carve out for herself. She chats us through that process in detail, as well as her spirituality, relationships, and inspirations. 

Des Handles:

@_desgray

Lex Handles:

@lexonthedecks

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This week I’m taking a look at a soul icon who was a huge influence to many including Aretha Franklin, Prince, Erykah Badu and Kanye West.. One of the great divas, who’s life has not been without its battles. Having begun her career in an otherwise all male band, Chaka was an un-diminishable star.

Lex Handles:

@lexonthedecks

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This week you’re in for a treat as I’m joined by the brilliant female force that is Kelly Kiara. 

Through this conversation we talk about confidence, sexuality, vulnerability and going viral verses networking and establishing new material, all through the lens of songwriting and storytelling. It’s a really well rounded chat with a lot of self-reflection so I hope you enjoy and it makes you smile listening through. 

Kelly Kiara on the Hot Girls Podcast - lets go! 

Kelly Handles:

@kellykiara

Lex Handles:

@lexonthedecks

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