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Underground Girls of Hip-Hop is dedicated to the women of hip-hop who are contributing with their hearts minds, souls and bodies. We at UGG give the women and soldiers of hip-hop a platform to expose their talents and views of the hip-hop world today. We feature EXCLUSIVE!! Music, videos, new releases, articles and opinions the of all in the underground.

Shylise "Shay-Nutt" Simpson came up with the vision for Underground Girls Of Hip-Hop in 2007. Since then the site has become a place for the who's who of hip-hop to get their intell and deliver their exclusives not only the females of hip-hop but the industry as a whole. With over 300,000 hits a month UGG is the all-time hot spot for hip-hop.
Shay-Nutt, Founder of UGG

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Underground Girls of Hip-Hop Achieves Website Milestone
Hip-hop website creates a strong community that supports the rise of female emcees.

LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2009—Underground Girls of Hip-Hop announced today that their website has acquired over 50,000 unique visitors. This is a milestone and a major step forward for the online hip-hop portal, which is dedicated to enhancing the status of female hip-hop artists and exposing new talent through exclusive music, videos, interviews, articles, and releases.

“These are great results,” says Shylise Simpson, Founder. “It shows that we are reaching enough people to create a community that shares the same perspective and goals.” Promoting a strong community experience, the website encourages site visitors to interact with one another through topic-specific forum discussions and real-time online chat.

The website also encourages site visitors to participate and submit songs for the upcoming release of Underground Girls of Hip-Hop’s first mix-tape, The Pink Carpet. Those interested in submitting a song or track can do so by emailing Shay-Nutt at ugg@undergroundgirlsofhiphop.com. Still in the production stage, The Pink Carpet will feature exclusive songs as well as introducing new, talented hip-hop artists.

Founded in 2007 by Shylise Simpson, Underground Girls of Hip-Hop is a community committed to providing both aspiring and proven female hip-hop artists a unique platform to showcase their talents that further define the hip-hop genre. Through continuing dialogues with record companies and top-level executives and producers, Underground Girls of Hip-Hop works to enhance and revive the state of female hip-hop artists. Visit Underground Girls of Hip-Hop’s website at http://undergroundgirlsofhiphop.com for more information.