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(Photos) Summer Jam 2009

June 7, 2009February 26, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

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As an intern on the Funkmaster Flex show at the time, I got to be a “runner” at Summer Jam 2009. My assigned artist was Serani – and I had an awesomely awkward encounter with him when after an hour of being together, I thought his hypeman was him (because I had no idea what he looked like and someone had incorrectly identified this guy as Serani) and found out the hard way that it wasn’t. LOL!

It was really cool to work behind-the-scenes on the big summer show I had grown up attending!
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(Photos + Video) Nicki Minaj “Beam Me Up Scotty” Press Run [New York, NY]

April 28, 2009February 26, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

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In April 2009, I helped Mizay Ent. coordinate Nicki Minaj’s press run for her new mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty. We’d connected when I interviewed Nicki for AllHipHop.com, and they’d reached back out when Nick had to come to NYC for press – as the firm is Atlanta based.

I made a lot of good friends over the course of these few days from the stops we made including Rahim the Dream (at Vlad TV at the time), Lowkey and Andreas Hale (at BET at the time) and Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes (at MTV at the time.)
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Music Video: Jadakiss – Who’s Real (Hot 97 Remix)

April 17, 2009February 26, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

Being an intern at Hot 97 at the time for Flex’s show, I got a little cameo in Hot 97 TV’s video for Jadakiss’ “Who’s Real.”

Thanks, Drewski!

Interview: “TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Nicki Minaj”

April 15, 2009May 8, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

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I got Nicki Minaj‘s top 5 emcees for AllHipHop.com. Read the interview in full below, via AHH!
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Interview: “TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: French Montana”

April 7, 2009May 8, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

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I got French Montana‘s top 5 emcees for AllHipHop.com. Read the interview in full below, via AHH!
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Interview: “Mack Maine: Lil Wayne’s Presidential Homey”

March 27, 2009May 8, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

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I interviewed the homie Mack Maine for AllHipHop.com. Read it in full below, via AHH!
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(Photos + Video) Lil Wayne’s I AM Music Tour [Washington, D.C. x Baltimore, MD x Memphis, TN]

March 22, 2009February 26, 2018Marisa Mendez Leave a Comment

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Lil Wayne headed out on the road with Keyshia Cole, T-Pain and a few others for the I AM Music Tour in late 2008. I attended the D.C., Baltimore and Memphis stops. (I just so happened to be in Memphis at the time for the 2009 SEA Awards.)
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