Episode #60: Lovely Marie - The Demands of the Modern Artist

Lovely Marie and I discuss what it takes to be a successful Hip-Hop artist in the modern era, being a woman in a male-dominated field, her experiences dancing in strip clubs, and personal challenges she's faced on the road to the top. Lovely Marie is an up and coming American Hip-hop artist, dancer, actor an business owner. Since her debut in 2020 the rapper has connected with thousands of fans worldwide. Her songs count their streaming numbers in the tens of thousands. However, she took a hard road to get here. As a child she lived in an abusive home, away from her parents. Encouraged by her teachers, the bright student turned to writing as an escape. Eventually she finished school, went to college and became a nurse. Unfortunately the hardships did not end there. Even with an education she found it impossible to make ends meet. She ran into one streak of bad luck after another, including losing her home to a collapsed roof. She lost her father and nearly her own life as well. Eventually she knew she needed to make a change and dancing saved her life. Lovely Marie is an up and coming American Hip-hop artist, dancer, actor an business owner. Since her debut in 2020 the rapper has connected with thousands of fans worldwide. Her songs count their streaming numbers in the tens of thousands. However, she took a hard road to get here. As a child she lived in an abusive home, away from her parents. Encouraged by her teachers, the bright student turned to writing as an escape. Eventually she finished school, went to college and became a nurse. Unfortunately the hardships did not end there. Even with an education she found it impossible to make ends meet. She ran into one streak of bad luck after another, including losing her home to a collapsed roof. She lost her father and nearly her own life as well. Eventually she knew she needed to make a change and dancing saved her life.