In honor of women's history month Vera Creative, Inc. partnered with SPKRBX and Healthy Hood Chicago for GRLZ WKND. The showcase will feature five fem-cees from Chicago and the creator of the GRLS WKND anthem herself, Tay Money.
This event was put together by the fem-cees themselves. They had a conversation and became inspired over how T$ had thrown her own show. This inspiration lead them to team up and write out a plan on what to do in order to have the showcase come into fruition.
Here at Clark Street we decided to talk to a few of the fem-cees and ask them what being a woman in today’s day and age means to them.
is a DJ who is one half of Bougiebabiez. Her mixes include both of her favorite genres Rap and Hip-Hop. She decided to begin mixing after attending shows throughout her life and noticing there was a lack of female DJs in the industry.
“Being a woman has always been the most important thing to me. Women are always the underdog especially the entertainment industry you know women are looked at a certain way and they say they can't do as much as a man can do. They don't get the credit that they deserve compared to a man being in the same lane as them.
Feminine energy is such a beautiful beautiful thing which we have in this world. We have a very nurturing different type of energy and it's loving and warm. Being a women is the most beautiful thing to me its the reason why I work harder because woman just fucking rock and we deserve all the credit ever.”
is a jack of all trades who grew up in the North West Side and comes from an Afro-Mexican and Native American background. She began her career modeling at 18-years-old and in 2019 she dropped her first single and from there her career as an artist began to flourish.
“Taking power back, being a heavy hitter and it's like when you think about it women are so crucial to our society. Over the years it has gotten better as far as advocacy but I feel like pretty much these men in business and even in relationships you aid to the man.
They take your ideas and they’ll say like, ‘wow you're like my secret weapon you see things I don’t see.’ Why can't I be in their shoes? Being a woman to me is powerful knowing my worth and place. There's no more rules anymore in modern times if I set my mind to something if I work hard towards it i'll do it.”
is a rapper born and raised in the South Side who loves to perform and create music that makes people feel good and turn up.
“Being a woman it's all about pushing the boundaries on what being a woman is. As time has progressed the things that people believe that women can do have been rolling and they're growing because we're constantly pushing the boundaries. Knocking down door and breaking the glass ceilings showing people that we can really do anything at all.”
is a singer-songwriter, dancer and all over artist from the South Side.
“Being a woman in today’s age is not waiting for anyone to open doors for you, just opening doors for yourself, believing in yourself. Recognizing the power that you have as a woman and standing up for yourself and being everything you need to be for yourself.”
GRLZ WKND will be Sunday March 8 at Avondale Music Hall. A day before the show they will be having a pop-up shop at 1400 N. Halsted St. from noon to 7 p.m.
Get your tickets to GRLZ WKND here.