New Tachelle Shamash Wilkes Novel Explores the Effects of Hip-Hop on Teens

Seen over at BallerStatus.com, details about Amanda’s Ray, written by Tachelle Shamash Wilkes, hip-hop journalist, NYC school teacher and founder of www.femmixx.com. An excerpt from their article/interview with Ms. Wilkes:

In the new book, readers will immediately compare the protagonist: Kendra Star’s struggles to those of currently incarcerated hip-hop artist, Remy Ma. Tachelle doesn’t deny the connection and notes that Remy Ma’s struggles made her become more sympathetic to the challenges faced by many popular hip-hop artists.

“Remy was my muse,” Wilkes tells BallerStatus.com. “I didn’t realize all of the crazy things she went through as a child. There was a time when I was writing for The Source magazine that I was hard on rappers without knowing their past. Many of these rappers are not brought up right and our kids follow them blindly.”

Read the rest of the article/interview, and check for the book at www.femmixx.com and Amazon.

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