On October 20, 2018 FemCon was held at the Watson Hotel in New York City. For those of you that don’t know what it is, FemCon is the Female Empowerment Music Conference. It is a convention held annually for women in the hip hop industry. The event was organized by none other than D.J. Tariq. He is the founder of the F.A.M.E. Academy and has made a substantial contribution to the hip hop culture. This was my first time attending the event and I was in awe. The event was hosted by Ms. Lissa who brought her awesome personality to the convention and kept the crowd entertained. The D.J. for the evening was the legendary D.J Jazzy Joyce. She kept the crowd moving with a dope selection of the finest hip hop instrumentals. During the conference there were two panels that gave insight to the attendees about how to be successful in the industry. There were a variety of people on the panel including a marketing agent, an entertainment lawyer, an author, and a public relations person. On the second panel was the infamous Ma Barker who slayed on the billboard charts for several weeks while being an independent artist as well as a member of the hip hop group The Five Deadly Venom. Some tips given to those looking to come into the industry was to never sign anything without running it passed an entertainment lawyer. Another awesome tip was to not release music or perform in front of people to avoid them stealing your music or copying your style. The class roared with laughter when it was suggested to never send any music to Quincy Jones. This was an awesome night with plenty of networking opportunities and some really cool vendors selling everything from Michelle Obama hand bags to books. Everyone who ever thought about being involved in the entertainment industry would benefit from attending FemCon.
Written by Regina Alston