Stacy’s
powers began developing from the day she hit the ground. Born of mixed
heritage (Black, Japanese and Native American) to military parents who
spread her childhood between Georgia, Virginia, Washington D.C., North
Carolina, Germany and Hawaii. She is a child of the world, from the places
and experiences that shaped her to the blood that runs through her veins.
After moving to Atlanta upon graduating from UVA with a BA in Sociology
and African-American Studies in 2001, the coming fork in the road only
loomed larger, as studio work with producer/rapper Tariq L & Scienz
of Life started to increase her stock on the underground. Collaborations
with Scienz Of Life on their sophomore album, Project Overground; culminated
in Sol Uprising, a side group consisting of Stacy and Scienz Of Life member,
Lil Sci, who came together to release the well-received Sol Power (Shaman
Work, 2004). This same year Stacy moved to Los Angeles to attend USC Law
School for her post-graduate degree. It was through Sci that Stacy landed
a guest spot on “Impressionz,” a song on the Take Me To Your
Leader (Big Dada, 2003) album from King Geedorah a.k.a. MF DOOM, who in
turn personally requested that she appear on the Madvillainy album. Then
in 2004, she made a guest appearance on OH NO’s album The Disrupt
lending her vocals to the love song “I Can’t Help Myself.”
Stacy’s inspiration has grown to new heights after coming off the
Sistas in Rhyme Tour in Europe with Bahamadia and Invincible in December
of 2006 in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Hungary & the Netherlands.
The shows were incredible with the sistas emitting strong vibes and energy
that connected deeply with their audience. It was beautiful to see these
talented sistas united sharing their music. In the end, for her, the choice
was no choice at all. "If I can bring people together in any way
then I feel like I’ve done what I was brought in this world to do.”
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