Lady MJ Warrior

Location: Birmingham

Challenge: Acquired Brain Injury

Website: facebook.com/LadyMJwarriorQueen

Lady MJ Warrior is a singer, rapper, writer, advocate for disAbled people from Birmingham in the UK.

Her work has given her the opportunity to perform on MTV, BCC radio, festivals, shows. She says "I study and practice Classical singing. I sing and rap to many genres. I write my own lyrics covering a wide array of topics, mainly life experiences, political and challenging society's perceptions."

Lady MJ collaborates with a disabled orchestra called 3Dom based at Birmingham UK Conservatoire. She adds "We have a show in late October"

She studied music theory and recently started the piano, with vision so that with lots of work and studying she can teach in the future. Lady MJ says "I currently work with a group of children teaching them how to write positive music and the process behind this."

She adds "Music is my life and passion, I feel so lucky to have a great focus in life and I hope to inspire others".

She currently resides in California, collaborating with big talent including Steelo magazine. She recently toured with her crew from Krip Hop nation.

She adds "We toured San Francisco. This was a massive success! We then moved on to LA to work with DJ Quad for his album launch party, the reception was mind blowing! We took a quick detour to New York to meet Sugar Hill gangs Rob Da Noize and his wife who plays Bass Judy "Solid" I am now back in Los Angeles".

Lady MJ Warrior helps run a project called Krip Hop and Mcees with disabilities.

She adds "Krip hop Nation has changed my life and helped me grow as an artist and a person. Finding likeminded creatives, has been a massive development for my music career, enabling me to express myself and work alongside people that have the same principles. We are circulated all over the world but our passion for music unites us".

She loves working on projects with disabled musicans because she says "we can support each other through the good times and bad, which enables us to work together as a strong team".

She adds "We promote positive messages through our cultivated gifts and raise awareness of disabilities, culture, heritage, and diversity. There are so many different disabilities to learn about, I make it my mission to educate myself through as many as I can. Being part of the crew gives me and other members the chance to speak to more people with different disabilities. This furthers our knowledge and understanding of another's pain and sufferings, enabling us empathise and write expressive lyrics to help others".

"One of the very special things about being part of these projects is the remarkable people I have had the honour to meet! Each individual brings something new to the crew and opens up my mind even more!"

Closing 2013, Lady MJ Warrior was given the honour of performing at Sir Nelson Mandela Tribute Birmingham, She adds "It was an beautiful evening and a great privilege for me to be part of such a cultural event in light of a great man on his sad passing".

Lady MJ Warrior - "Warriors of the world"