From Kilamanjaro’s on Thursday nights where Nikki B is the host, all the way to club Faces where the ladies perform their hit single “Thurobread Riders” these are two of the hardest working female independent artists.

SHOWCASE: Hey ladies, how’s it going?

Nikki B & Enique together: We good Miss Myra, how are you?

SHOWCASE: I’m doing well, thank you for asking. So ladies, tell everyone where you are from.

Nikki B: We are from right here in Charlotte, NC

SHOWCASE: How long have you two been rappin?

Nikki B: I been rappin off an on now for about 8 years and started taking it seriously now for about 3 years.

Enique: I actually sing, and I’ve been singing all my life, and I’ve been singing with Nikki now for about 3 years.

SHOWCASE: What made you start doing what you do?

Nikki B: I have always enjoyed entertaining. And I always liked to rap.

SHOWCASE: What about you Enique? Who inspired you?

Enique: I have just always loved singing. And me and Nikki were friends and she was rappin one day. So while she was rappin I started singing to it, and there it was.

SHOWCASE: Nikki, has anyone influenced you and your style of rap?

Nikki B: Yes, a lot of people. Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Gucci Man,

SHOWCASE: Enique, anyone specifically who has influenced you?

Enique: I can’t think of anyone specifically because there has been so many.

SHOWCASE: I’ve heard your single “Thurobread Riders”. It’s good. How are you getting it out there?

Enique: Well, we are consistently at the open mics. We perform as much as we can, and we go to support the other artists as well.

Nikki B: Yeah that’ true. We support the other artists because it’s not about one person or group. I wish that more of the independent artists here in Charlotte would understand that when one of us gets on all of us could get on. We could be bigger than Atlanta if we work together. No disrespect to Atlanta. They got they shit together by working together. All I’m saying is we need unity like they seem to have.

SHOWCASE: I have heard that quite a bit. Everyone says something about it but no one seems to do anything about it. Are you ladies trying to do something about it?

Nikki B: Actually we are. Right now I’m working on a Queens of the QC mix tape. I am trying to get all the female artists in Charlotte to get a track on the cd. So I am at least trying to bring the female artists together.

Enique: It’s gonna come together too cause a lot of the artists have gotten back with us already and they are excited about it.

SHOWCASE: Well I’m glad to hear that. Ladies thank you for your time. Anybody you want to shout out?

Nikki B: I want to shout out my whole family, Miss Beatties Ford, Ms Pecan, and all the independent artists in Charlotte.

Enique: I want to shout out to my family, my classmates at CPCC, and all the independent artists.