EMERGENCE

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"When I moved to the States, I didn't speak English and hip hop was all around me and I would listen to it and start looking up the words and the lyrics and stuff," says Invincible, who was born in Illinois, but moved to Israel when she was still a baby. Eventually, she started creating her own lyrics and got more serious about her craft at around the age of 15, freestyling and performing at open mics and in clubs. But while she's recognized today as one of the most talented MC's in the U.S., labels aren't what matter most to Invincible. She'd rather focus her energy on making good music and fostering change.

"Musically it's about skills first . . . . It's about innovating the art form, it's about making sure my flow is tight, making sure the beat is banging and everything. That comes first. And then I always say I slip the medicine in," she says, explaining her content is all influenced by things she's experienced or witnessed, or issues she's hoping to shed light on.

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