DEJA K. TAYLOR is not your typical Renaissance woman. She is an international artist having toured respectively in Amsterdam and London. She's shared stages with artists such as Common, Will.i.am, The Roots, David Banner, and Marsha Ambrosius to name a few. Recently she has become one of the new VJ's on Power 92 Chicago's True Star Radio segment. In 2009, thousands were introduced Deja K. Taylor the poet on Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices on HBO, with a perfect score for her poem, Ode to the Female MC. She has since made her transition from participant to Coach/Mentor by coaching the Chicago All stars in 2009. Taylor is a mentor and Teaching-artist in classrooms across the country expounding on the meaning of a leading lady. Having played famed roles such as 'Mama' in A Raisin in the Sun, as well as the coveted 'Ma' in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Her one-woman show entitled FREE DEJA TAYLOR, previewed at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art for the Hip-Hop + Reel Festival in '08 also getting her a mention in American Theater Magazine. In conjunction with her one-woman show Taylor is currently broadcasting the FREE DEJA TAYLOR Youtube Mixtape, boasting 50000+ views and counting, which can be seen LIVE! on youtube.com/freedejataylor. Her unique way of weaving elements of hip-hop-theater and song coupled with her fearless approach to social issues make her a front-runner in the ever evolving genres of Spoken Word, Hip-Hop and Musical Theater.
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