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Be Specific… D.C. rapper Lola Monroe on the transition from video honey to MC
D.C. native Angel Lola Luv now raps under the name Lola Monroe. (Courtesy Lola Monroe MySpace.)By Sarah Godfrey
Those who’ve long enjoyed ogling Lola Monroe in urban skin mags or music videos from the likes of 50 Cent and Trey Songz will have to be content with archival material from now on. The D.C. native (from Garfield Terrace, to be exact) formerly known as Angel Lola Luv stopped showing off her prodigious backside some time ago, to focus on rapping, and has no plans to model again.
Monroe, who just dropped “Untouchables,” a collaborative mix tape with Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie, recently spoke to Click Track about the difficulties of moving from a career based on shaking it in the background to one of rapping in the foreground and why female rappers don’t look like Mia X anymore.
So no more photo shoots, no more videos? That’s over?
I’m not doing that anymore. I’m not doing videos, unless it’s a cameo. No magazine shoots, unless it’s promoting my music.
Has the fact that you’re known in the hip-hop community for video work and photo spreads helped you in terms of breaking into the music side of things?
I helps, kind of, but it also became an obstacle. It helped me brand my name and get my name out there, but at the same time, with the visuals, the sexy pictures, me being known as a model made it hard for people to really take me in as an artist. It’s like a gift and a curse.
(Read more and download the mix tape, after the jump)
Download the "Untouchables" mix tape, here.
So the modeling helped you brand your name, but you also decided to use a new name for your rap projects, right?
Angel Lola Luv was a persona created for me as a model, and when you transition, your image transitions. I came up with a name that kinda described me as an artist. I came up with Lola Monroe; I got Monroe from Marilyn Monroe. It fits, I’m like a newer version of her. Our story is the same, how she started off, got into the business singing, acting—I can relate to her not only because I idolize her but because our stories are similar.
How did you connect with Boosie?
I met him at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and his manager spoke to my manager. And, you know, they spoke on what we could work on. He came up with the project, the mix tape. Before he got locked up, I went to Baton Rouge, and we were in the studio for, like, four days, and knocked out 16 songs.
“Untouchables” is definitely street rap; your two previous mix tapes [“Boss (Expletive)’s World” and “The Lola Monroe Chronicles: The Art of Motivation," both released in 2009] were on the street rap side of things. With your modeling background, do you think it's harder to gain credibility with this kind of music, opposed to something more pop? Does having someone like Boosie lend you some credibility with street rap fans, do you think?
Definitely, because he is a real street dude and people recognize that, so a real street dude, a dude that’s from that background, he’s not just gonna mess with just anybody music-wise. When people see he recognizes real, that he really believes in that person, it makes them say, “Oh, OK, he’s saying it, so it must be real.”
It seems like, these days, all of the women rapping look like you, or like Nikki Minaj—there aren’t a lot a lot of female rappers, period, but there’s definitely no one like a Rage or a Mia X anymore. Do you think someone who doesn’t look like you could ever break through?
Image plays a major part, but at same time, it’s kinda difficult when you’re more feminine and might have strong beauty that stands out. It makes it hard because it's harder for people to take the music in, because the first thing that comes up is sexual— that’s what they think of when they see beauty. So it’s hard to see past that.
So really, no more videos ever? Is there anyone who could talk you into doing it one last time? What if, like, Jay-Z or Wayne called you on the phone personally and said they had to have you on a video shoot?
I’d be in their video if they put me on a record. That’s the only way.
By Chris Richards | January 7, 2010; 3:05 PM ET
Categories: Be specific | Tags: Lil Boosie, Lola Monroe
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D.C. native Angel Lola Luv now raps under the name Lola Monroe. (Courtesy Lola Monroe MySpace.)By Sarah Godfrey
Those who’ve long enjoyed ogling Lola Monroe in urban skin mags or music videos from the likes of 50 Cent and Trey Songz will have to be content with archival material from now on. The D.C. native (from Garfield Terrace, to be exact) formerly known as Angel Lola Luv stopped showing off her prodigious backside some time ago, to focus on rapping, and has no plans to model again.
Monroe, who just dropped “Untouchables,” a collaborative mix tape with Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie, recently spoke to Click Track about the difficulties of moving from a career based on shaking it in the background to one of rapping in the foreground and why female rappers don’t look like Mia X anymore.
So no more photo shoots, no more videos? That’s over?
I’m not doing that anymore. I’m not doing videos, unless it’s a cameo. No magazine shoots, unless it’s promoting my music.
Has the fact that you’re known in the hip-hop community for video work and photo spreads helped you in terms of breaking into the music side of things?
I helps, kind of, but it also became an obstacle. It helped me brand my name and get my name out there, but at the same time, with the visuals, the sexy pictures, me being known as a model made it hard for people to really take me in as an artist. It’s like a gift and a curse.
(Read more and download the mix tape, after the jump)
Download the "Untouchables" mix tape, here.
So the modeling helped you brand your name, but you also decided to use a new name for your rap projects, right?
Angel Lola Luv was a persona created for me as a model, and when you transition, your image transitions. I came up with a name that kinda described me as an artist. I came up with Lola Monroe; I got Monroe from Marilyn Monroe. It fits, I’m like a newer version of her. Our story is the same, how she started off, got into the business singing, acting—I can relate to her not only because I idolize her but because our stories are similar.
How did you connect with Boosie?
I met him at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, and his manager spoke to my manager. And, you know, they spoke on what we could work on. He came up with the project, the mix tape. Before he got locked up, I went to Baton Rouge, and we were in the studio for, like, four days, and knocked out 16 songs.
“Untouchables” is definitely street rap; your two previous mix tapes [“Boss (Expletive)’s World” and “The Lola Monroe Chronicles: The Art of Motivation," both released in 2009] were on the street rap side of things. With your modeling background, do you think it's harder to gain credibility with this kind of music, opposed to something more pop? Does having someone like Boosie lend you some credibility with street rap fans, do you think?
Definitely, because he is a real street dude and people recognize that, so a real street dude, a dude that’s from that background, he’s not just gonna mess with just anybody music-wise. When people see he recognizes real, that he really believes in that person, it makes them say, “Oh, OK, he’s saying it, so it must be real.”
It seems like, these days, all of the women rapping look like you, or like Nikki Minaj—there aren’t a lot a lot of female rappers, period, but there’s definitely no one like a Rage or a Mia X anymore. Do you think someone who doesn’t look like you could ever break through?
Image plays a major part, but at same time, it’s kinda difficult when you’re more feminine and might have strong beauty that stands out. It makes it hard because it's harder for people to take the music in, because the first thing that comes up is sexual— that’s what they think of when they see beauty. So it’s hard to see past that.
So really, no more videos ever? Is there anyone who could talk you into doing it one last time? What if, like, Jay-Z or Wayne called you on the phone personally and said they had to have you on a video shoot?
I’d be in their video if they put me on a record. That’s the only way.
By Chris Richards | January 7, 2010; 3:05 PM ET
Categories: Be specific | Tags: Lil Boosie, Lola Monroe
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DC Source Magazine Digital Dime Piece Model Casting
2010 Nation Wide Magazine Search
Searching for female models in the DC tri-state area for a limited time only!
Tues: Jan 21st Club Liv, Corner of 11th and U Street/
8pm-11pm (bring pics- swimwear- 20 regfee)
Interviews conducted by: Maxwell Glover, Source Magazine Talent Rep
Presented by: Mike Styles, Style Elite Celebrity Talent Agent
Walk-ins accepted, call or email for and appointment
phone: 301 562-5930
202 277-4283
email: sebookings@yahoo.com
LAST CASTING CHANCE IN THE DC AREA
Searching for female models in the DC tri-state area for a limited time only!
Tues: Jan 21st Club Liv, Corner of 11th and U Street/
8pm-11pm (bring pics- swimwear- 20 regfee)
Interviews conducted by: Maxwell Glover, Source Magazine Talent Rep
Presented by: Mike Styles, Style Elite Celebrity Talent Agent
Walk-ins accepted, call or email for and appointment
phone: 301 562-5930
202 277-4283
email: sebookings@yahoo.com
LAST CASTING CHANCE IN THE DC AREA
Ophilia (VH1 - JUST RIGHT) HOST PARTY with RAY J @ LOVE NIGHT CLUB - SATURDAY, DEC 5TH
STYLE ELITE MODELING & TALENT AGENCY BOOKS OUR MODEL/ACTRESS/REALITY SHOW STAR OPHILIA (VH1 Love of Ray J 2 JUST RIGHT) TO HOST A PARTY @ LOVE NIGHT CLUB WITH RAY J).
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Female Models needed for Print - Rare Chocolate Magazine
(NATION WIDE CASTING)
Open Casting for Beautiful Brown Skinned Female models for a new magazine, "RARE CHOCOLATE"
Casting Days: Wednesday & Thursday
Casting Date: December 2nd & 3rd
Casting Time: 2pm - 6pm
Casting location: Style Elite Modeling & Talent Agency 8115 Fenton St. Suite 208, Silver Spring, Md 20910
Email Agent Mike Styles pics, contact information, sizes and location to sebookings@yahoo.com to get an early appointment (Include casting for Rare Chocolate Magazine in the subject matter) We will except phone calls for appointments also 301 562-5930 Models:
Please bring a bathing suit and photos (photos don't have to be professional) to the casting. We will accept walk-ins. We prefer emails or phone calls to schedule interviews.
Visit
http://www.styleelitetalent.com/
http://www.officialglamgirls.com/
http://www.styleelitetalent.blogspot.com/
Celebrity Talent Agent Mike Styles Ceo of Style Elite Modeling & Talent Agency
Open Casting for Beautiful Brown Skinned Female models for a new magazine, "RARE CHOCOLATE"
Casting Days: Wednesday & Thursday
Casting Date: December 2nd & 3rd
Casting Time: 2pm - 6pm
Casting location: Style Elite Modeling & Talent Agency 8115 Fenton St. Suite 208, Silver Spring, Md 20910
Email Agent Mike Styles pics, contact information, sizes and location to sebookings@yahoo.com to get an early appointment (Include casting for Rare Chocolate Magazine in the subject matter) We will except phone calls for appointments also 301 562-5930 Models:
Please bring a bathing suit and photos (photos don't have to be professional) to the casting. We will accept walk-ins. We prefer emails or phone calls to schedule interviews.
Visit
http://www.styleelitetalent.com/
http://www.officialglamgirls.com/
http://www.styleelitetalent.blogspot.com/
Celebrity Talent Agent Mike Styles Ceo of Style Elite Modeling & Talent Agency
VISIT OUR NEW OFFICIAL GLAM GIRLS DIVISION WEB-SITE
http://www.officialglamgirls.com/ is our new site for our Glam Models & Actress. This site will show case the Official Celebrities and New Face Model / Actress in the business. Each model / actress that makes this site will be setup with our intense marketing team to move them into an higher demand towards a ICON type level for bookings. If your Official you want to be a part of this team. Thanks Mike Styles
Open Casting for Beautiful Brown Skinned Female Models Friday, November 6, 2009
Celebrity Agent Mike Styles is holding an Open Casting for Beautiful Brown Skinned models for a new magazine, "RARE CHOCOLATE" this Friday, November 6, 2009 from 2-7pm.
Female Models: Please bring a bathing suit and photos to the casting
Style Elite Entertainment Office,
8115 Fenton St. Suite 208,
Silver Spring, Md 20910
# 301-562-5930
Mike styles
Ceo of Style Elite Modeling & Talent Agency
Please send contact info, pictures, location and stats (sizes) to sebookings@yahoo.com
Female Models: Please bring a bathing suit and photos to the casting
Style Elite Entertainment Office,
8115 Fenton St. Suite 208,
Silver Spring, Md 20910
# 301-562-5930
Mike styles
Ceo of Style Elite Modeling & Talent Agency
Please send contact info, pictures, location and stats (sizes) to sebookings@yahoo.com
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