Queens Chess Part I: The Diamond Dame

24 year old, Bay Area raised, Filipina , Hopie Spitzhard is the Diamond Dame. The oldest of two girls Hopie has strove to be a role model for her younger sister, and now with the release of her debut solo album "The Diamond Dame," she has the chance to be the witty big sister voice of wisdom that Hip-Hop has been missing these past few years.

Here are a few of my personal favorite songs from the album. Super Nova-Featuring EyeAsage is one of the hot performance tracks from the album, Six Finger's "bouncing '20's" beat creates a comical back drop, while Hopie Spitta and EyeAsage's witticism and smooth rhyme schemes speak on over coming sexism in the industry.

Hopie Smile- Is a tribute to her parents, who should know that their own struggles were not in vein. This song exhibits her talent as a song writer, M.C and songstress.

Check out more of her songs go to www.myspace.com/hopiespitzhard And vote for her at. The next big thing on the Hopie Spitz Hard calender:

Jun 29 2008 6:00P	Pista Sa Nayon Celebrity BBall Tournament	Vallejo, California
Jul 5 2008 1:00P	ALBUM RELEASE PARTY- Streets of Gold @ Club Cocomo’s	San Francisco, California
Jul 5 2008 10:00P	ALBUM RELEASE PARTY @ The Cellar	San Francisco, California
Jul 17 2008 10:00P	ALBUM RELEASE PARTY @ Etiquette Lounge	San Francisco, California

The show at Pista Sa Nayon is highly anticipated. Hopie recently joined forces with Krush L and Charlie Darker (whose aliases are both derived from prolific Jazz musicians), these three masterminds have been cooking up something special for ya'll but you have to go to Pista to see their on stage premiere. Here are some shots from rehearsal.