Hey so here's all press and such if you'd like to read up about me:
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4 1/2 Stars on itunes
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(Ironically) African Hip Hop #13 in Best Albums of 2007:
http://www.africanhiphop.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&p=119841

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URB Magazine:
http://www.urb.com/features/1171/TheLadiesRoom.php?PageId=1

also URB's Next 1000 with 4 1/2 stars:
http://www.urb.com/promotions/next1000/profile.php?BandId=821

Talent says a lot on its own, but when it's coupled with necessity, it is an unstoppable force. While Sirah definitely has a way with words, her need to use this skill is the true source of her ability to captivate audiences. Born and raised in New York, the hardships she experienced would later serve as fuel for her hip-hop fire. Having rocked stages with such greats as KRS-ONE and Dilated Peoples, she is sure to achieve the same title one day. And yes, this is indeed her picture. She is as melanin-challenged and ridiculously cute as you see before you. But don't be fooled; her voice and her story are as fierce, loud and boisterous as anybody could ask for. So the next time you see a female of Sirah's description emerge on stage, know that it may not be the rapper's girlfriend or just some singer. It just might be your new favorite emcee.
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East of LA:
http://eastofla.com/?p=334

Sirah, an ill NY female emcee now residing in the city of Los Angeles just released a new song through her myspace page a couple days ago. She may be new to some but I’m sure others may have seen her on the Warped Tour this past summer.

The new tune “Dates” is an upbeat track I’m sure many underground heads will enjoy. Sirah One & DJ Hoppa’s debut EP last year entitled Clean Windows Dirty Floors was indeed impressive and if you enjoy the new tune you should check EP as well.
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Dome shots & Fat Laces:
http://domeshotsandfatlaces.blogspot.com/2008/05/sirah-onerhettmatic-vinnie-paz-mixes.html

This came out last year and this is one group that is destined to blow up. For a couple years many have asked when is there gonna female Eminem (a white female who can spit) , which is inevitable considering undergorund hip hop is strongly supported by suburban white youth. Well I think peeps may find what there looking for in Sirah. Not that she's Eminem clone-package industry act but she can spit rhymes and has underground Hip Hop background.

I first heard of her while she was on "The Last Of the Dying Millionaires" tour last year. One of the stops was at a local Hip Hop spot called "Building Blocks". I wasn't able to go to show but I but I was intrigued by this female MC on this nearly all male line up. One best things about her is she doesn't (unlike MOST female MC's) try to sound hard by trying to make her voice sound like a man, though like Medusa she does have a deep voice. Like those before her, --Monie Love,Queen Latifah, Roxanne Shante -- she can speak her rhymes without sounding like man and still come off hard and real. If you love some good underground Hip Hop give Sirah a listen you won't be disappointed.
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Adam Bernard's blog for Artist of the week:
http://adambernard.blogspot.com/search?q=sirah
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CD baby's Artist of the month with 5 stars regarding me and Hoppa's EP:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/sirahdjhoppa

Somewhere between an EP and an LP, the 8 song proper debut from this NY raised/LA transplanted MC is lean on filler and stacked with lyrics that don't waste a word. With a B-Girl from the Bronx swagger that can't help but add additional punch to her already aggressive delivery, Sirah flushes out the tracks, compacting syllables and squeezing thoughts on top of each other, all while constantly maintaining focus on the concept and the flow. The tracks are dense, laced with urgent, true-school grooves that complement her style perfectly. The lyrics here are honest, told from a fairly unique perspective, and filled with a strength that is often fueled by contempt. On "MC," she laments the thinly veiled sexism in hip hop from an artist's perspective, and then takes it a step further on "Stop With The Advice." "I'm not doing you, I'm doing me," she rails in response to nonchalant criticisms of her look and style. In a rap landscape filled with cookie-cutter MC's, it's always great to hear an artist whose main focus is to remain true to herself.

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National Public Radio NPR Staff song pick of the week by Taylor-Brittany: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9818045

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Access Hip Hop's review of me and Hoppa's EP:
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=14968

One of the toughest and most skilled female mcs I've heard in a while...Sirah has been steadily rising with the help of label Broken Complex and for this 8-track EP she teams up with DJ Hoppa who in my opinion has delivered some of his darkest most heartfelt production to date if only to keep up with Sirah's equally depressing (yet inspiring) lyrics. A fierce spoken word talent and a witty lyricist who isn't afraid to spill her guts with personal stories and experiences ranging anywhere from the passing of her Father (see Addict) to her fondness for a cigarette after a night of pleasure on Nicotine for one of the dreamier tracks on Clean Windows Dirty Floors. Its obvious that these two work very well together and worked closely on this release, so give this short but sweet affair a shot and it just might make a fan out of you as it has of me.


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Hip Hop Linguistic's review of me and Hoppa's EP with 4 stars:
http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2007/11/sirah-clean-windows-dirty-floors

Sirah “Clean Windows Dirty Floors” Album Review
I say this all the time, but nobody ever listens: “The underground needs to support more dope female emcees!” After all, most mainstream crews either had or have a “first lady.” Death Row had Rage. Roc-A-Fella had Foxy. Bad Boy had Kim. No Limit had Mia X. Ruff Riders have Eve. So So Def has Da Brat. Flipmode has Rah Digga. Those Dirty South cats have Trina. The list goes on and on. However, you don’t see the same with underground labels. Blacksmith has Jean Grae and the Rhymesayers have Psalm One – and that’s about it.

Unfortunately, cats always say the same thing when I talk about the importance of women in the underground: “I agree, dogg, but there ain’t no tight female emcees in the underground.” Well, I just found one! She goes by the name Sirah, and her debut album “Clean Windows Dirty Floors” is among the best independent hip-hop releases of 2007. This young lady has some lyrical skill yo – period. Some underground label needs to pick Sirah up and sign her – before somebody else does.

So why should we support more female emcees? Because it could be disastrous for the future of women in hip-hop if we don’t. Without support from the underground, female emcees have no choice but to go after the mainstream deals – an act that often forces them to portray the oversexed gangster bitch image instead of just being themselves. Sirah shares a related experience in Stop With the Advice, in which she drops the following verse imitating a record company public relations adviser:

Sirah I think you’re great I really do
Amazing with everything but what we need to work on is you
Lose a few pounds and put on these heals
Tell the kids and folks that you’ll kill them with your steel
Don’t worry we’ll get you a chain saying that you stole it
Seal the deal and sleep with a CEO – that’s the main component
Luckily, Sirah chose not to give in to these demands, and that decision has made “Clean Windows Dirty Floors” a very real album. Tracks like Buttons and MC allow Sirah to show off her battle rapping abilities while demonstrating her intention to rebel against repetitive, cliché-ish, wack, and sexist emcees. Tracks like City, Addict, and Clean Windows Dirty Floors show Sirah’s ability to poetically examine herself and the world that surrounds her.

My favorite track on the album is Class 103, a storytelling song about a relationship that turned sour by drug use and it’s affects on a pregnancy. The following verse gives an exceptional view into these events:

High and sickly carrying our seed
What had happened to love in Class 103?
Sworn it was love that had carried us through
But those were different people than me and you
What to do? – Question that plagued me
Doctor said we’d have to murder our baby
Behavior it would be insanely crazy
So I slaughtered it in the office that day
Never looked at either one of us the same
Sirah is undoubtedly one of the more memorable emcees I’ve come across this year. Her style is fresh and unique, her lyrics conscious and intelligent, and the beats provided by DJ Hoppa seem to provide the perfect backdrop for her flow from track to track. We all need to start supporting more women in the underground, and Sirah’s “Clean Windows Dirty Floors” could be the perfect place to start. I highly recommend picking up a copy of this album. Peace.

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Grit's and Porgies where is the female MC:
http://gritsandporgies.blogspot.com/2008/05/whatever-happened-to-female-mc-part-2.html


Sirah: Talent says a lot on its own, but when it's coupled with necessity, it is an unstoppable force. While Sirah definitely has a way with words, her need to use this skill is the true source of her ability to captivate audiences. Born and raised in New York, the hardships she experienced would later serve as fuel for her hip-hop fire. Having rocked stages with such greats as KRS-ONE and Dilated Peoples, she is sure to achieve the same title one day. And yes, this is indeed her picture. She is as melanin-challenged and ridiculously cute as you see before you. But don't be fooled; her voice and her story are as fierce, loud and boisterous as anybody could ask for. So the next time you see a female of Sirah's description emerge on stage, know that it may not be the rapper's girlfriend or just some singer. It just might be your new favorite emcee.

In 2007 Sirah teamed up with DJ Hoppa and released Clean Windows, Dirty Floors, and it's one of the best pure hip-hop albums I've heard in a while. Her lyrics are smart, conscious, and clever--she doesn't have to shake her booty in your face to get noticed. Or at least, in a perfect world she wouldn't have to. This is straight up dope. It's time we start recognizing hip-hop's female emcees. This would be the perfect place to start.
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Dirt bag Dan (Counter Productive)

Hip-hop is in no way reliant on upper-body strength. Nor does it require the use of a penis. So while my socially conscious, over-sensitive, softy side wants to stress the importance of supporting women in the underground hip-hop movement, I am reminded that support of all music should be based on skill. Fortunately, skill is definitely not something Sirah lacks. Born and raised in New York and now living in L.A., her Broken Complex release, Clean Windows Dirty Floors, clearly showcases her lyrical ability in eight tracks ranging from battle-rap based punch-line humor to heartfelt and somber tales of personal experience. The equally impressive production provided by DJ Hoppa acts as a solid backdrop and has as much range as the content. Being an MC is about being well-rounded, having cadence and being able to captivate an audience. I picked this CD up at a show in the South Bay and one thing is for sure, sex is irrelevant, Sirah kills!

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Kate from Amoeba for the review and the support
We also made Amoeba's front page website and a listening station:

Sirah
Clean Windows Dirty Floors
Handpicked by Kate Shantar

The first release from New York native Sirah (pronounced SIGH-rah) is fierce without being gimmicky, straight-forward without being dull, great without adding "for a female MC" after it. This chick straight kills the mic, rapping about real personal stuff, real street stuff, real stuff that does what music does when it's great - shares her unique experience in this world we all share. Doesn't hurt either that she's simply a great rapper, too. Hear for yourself - listen to it in our listening stations in L.A. or check out one of her live shows as she's now runnin' 'round the streets of L.A...
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