About
Hopie Spitshard is not your average rapper. Really. First, she independently released her debut album, The Diamond Dame, in July 2008, immediately garnering national attention and a nomination for URB’s Next 1000. Then, Hopie did a 180 & took a short hiatus to earn her doctorate from U.C. Hastings, emerging only to release 2 music videos & a T-shirt series w/ Adapt Clothing, & to perform at Paid Dues in April 2010. Now, as the ink on her law degree dries, Hopie is again returning to the music scene with an eclectic body of work, her second full-length album, Raw Gems
The pint-sized, tattooed academic has always carved her own, decisively rebellious path. has always carved her own decidedly rebellious path. To distract from realities of her rocky start in Manila, & a difficult, short-lived childhood in San Francisco, Hopie dove headfirst into music. To date, Hopie is self-taught &/or classically trained in violin, voice, music composition, spoken word, drums, & guitar. Still, Hopie's primary allegiance remains far from the ivory towers of music theory, lying markedly in experimentation with rap. In fact, Hopie’s brand of hip hop is anything but sullen, or conventional.
Raw Gems is an experiment. It’s an ode to inventive hip hop, drawing influence from 90s-era underground rap, dubstep and outer space. It’s an album made for a hip hop fan by a hip hop fan, boasting features ranging from anointed up-and-comers to pioneers of independent rap. Armed with inventive wordplay & no-holds-barred beatmaking by the same producer behind The Diamond Dame, 6Fingers, Raw Gems is sure to prove that 2 years hitting the books hasn’t derailed Hopie’s left brained schemes or creativity in the least.
DISCOGRAPHY
The Diamond Dame
Released July 8, 2008
Raw Gems
Projected release 2010
Dolls & Robots
Collaborative album with Del the Funky Homosapien
Projected release 2010
The Pawnshop
Collaborative album with Alexander Spit
Projected release 2011
SOME ARTISTS HOPIE HAS WORKED WITH:
Del the Funky Homosapien
LuckyIAm
Psalm One
Bambu
Kid Static
Alexander Spit
Rocky Rivera
Exile
Josie Stringray (Honor Roll)
Donwill (Tanya Morgan)
Topkat
Smigg Dirtee
J Billion
Hollywood Holt
Moe Green
Nump
Delorean (aka DLRN)
Vinroc (Triple Threat DJs)
DJ Ras Cue
NOTABLE PROJECTS & APPEARANCES
Kid Heroes & Xylophone present “The Traffic Gods” – Ford Fiesta Short Film, Released June 2010
Features “Peek-A-Boo” by Hopie Spitshard & Del the Funky Homosapien
Appeared on websites advertising a nationwide contest for the Ford Fiesta commercial.
Aired on Current TV cable television station.
Kid Heroes & Xylophone present “YUMMY” – Music video for “Yummy” by Hopie Spitshard, Released February 2010
Appeared & has been a featured selection in the following film festivals:
April 2010 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival, Portland, OR
May 2010 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
July 2010 Asian American Film International Festival, New York City, NY
August 2010 HollyShorts Film Festival, Hollywood, CA
Aired on MYX TV Comcast On Demand television station. Voted Visual Crunch’s Top 5 Best Indie Music Videos of 2010.
Hopie Spitshard x Adapt Advancers present “I AM” T-Shirt Series, Released April 2010
6 custom-designed T-shirts featured in a lookbook modeled by up and coming music and fashion personalities.
Appeared in music and fashion internet blogs nationwide.
Everlasting B.A.S.S. presents "BASS in Yo Face Vol. 2" hosted by Hopie Spitshard, Released April 2010
Renown Bay Area all-female DJ crew, Everlasting B.A.S.S. released a second installment of "BASS in Yo Face" hosted by and featuring an original track intro by Hopie.
Released on hard copy and distributed at Everlasting BASS events. Available online worldwide on www.Mixcrate.com.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
24Karat Milkcrate presents Hollywood Holt, Million $ Mano, J Billion & Hopie Spitshard
Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA – April 2009
Guerilla Union presents Paid Dues Independent Music Festival
NOS Center, San Bernardino, CA - April 2010
ESSA Hawaii presents Hopie Spitshard
Fresh Café, Honolulu, HI – May 2010
Del the Funky Homosapien presents The Funkman Tour featuring Del, Mike Relm & Hopie Spitshard
Avalon, Sacramento, CA – June 2009
Alexander Spit presents The Open 24 Hours Album Release Party featuring Alexander Spit, Trackademicks, LuckyIAm & Hopie Spitshard
Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – September 2009
24Karat Milkcrate presents Summer Don’t Leave Me featuring Johnny Polygon, DJ Val the Vandle & Hopie Spitshard
111 Minna, San Francisco – August 2009
Fully Laced presents Dunkxchange
City Nights, San Francisco – September 2009
Mighty 4 Hip Hop Cultural Festival
Cow Palace, Daly City, CA – September 2008
