Emilia Ottoo

#LegendsNeverDie #SayHerName. Tap into this 1 minute-30 second trailer of intelligent hot takes and a community labor of love. An untold story and original documentary uplifting the teachings, tools and legacy of mother, teacher, therapist, counselor, organizer, writer and revolutionary thinker Patricia Murphy Robinson in which I was editor, producer and creative director.

1 minute portfolio with captions, descriptions and bonus links to filmography, video editing, directing, and creative production by Emilia A. Ottoo (emma lee).

2020-2021 reel coming soon!

Let me ease your #WealthGap pain with a heavy dose of pop culture references.

Seems like ever since the beautiful Adeola Ariyo from Ghana/Nigeria became Elizabeth Arden's first African Brand Ambassador, more stories about African models, designers, and "African inspired" fashion weeks have flooded the media-waves.

Whether Khaled's classic Snaps or Kanye stirring the talk around mental health, Hip Hop culture's always serving up more than one "Major Key" on feeling better, achieving your goals and living the "Good Life."

*YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS IMPORTANT*

They say "youth is wasted on the young" but the NBA's breakout star, quietly established champion* and former Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard has proved otherwise since his low-key entrance to the league. What's his story and exactly what did he take from the legend Kobe Bryant to get here?

When you're a musical genius but you're never mentioned because you're also a dark skinned Black woman making history from the 1930s-70s...

Multimedia recap of my curated art piece ("outta sight, outta mind") & film within the Bronx Art Space multi-site group show on the intersections of prison labor.

Much love to Nelleke Schmidt & FEMALE MCs 365 in Germany for teaming up with me for a look at my creative journey, musical inspirations, pandemic survival and global Hip Hop culture!

Is it you, or is it your programming?

Not just a surgical concert of who’s who and what’s what in the entertainment industry but a hybrid manual, case study, story and self-help book centering how the global super culture that is Hip Hop is both the red and blue pill for everyone who comes in contact with it.

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Are you making your good heart a liability instead of an asset?

"Dear Nice Girl" was published independently by young “author-preneur” & accomplished mother, wife and community builder Akosua Nyantakyi in 2019 initially for “women ready to take control of their lives & give themselves happiness.”

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Are you hustling backwards?

"For The Hustler" Vol. 1" by young family man and financial consultant Trevor Cassaberry is a Nipsey Hussle goes to Harvard Business School lecture thoughtfully broken down for a wide range of enterprising visionaries.

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"Across the globe, bloggers are showing love and support for EMMA LEE's remedy for the quarantine blues on "DEAR CORONA." With her visionary skills, soulful imagination and lyrical prowess she slices through the fear and panic of the COVID-19 pandemic with song, art & video to match."

(Big thanks to Maishah Hendrix & Asanteworks Public Relations!)

"DEAR CORONA" is now a part of the #SolidarityShows art initative! A global collaboration between the World Health Organization and Create2030, the viritual art gallery, programming & media network highlights contributions from the creative community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The announcement of confinement struck us all. Some may be more than others. This is the case of the New York rapper EMMA LEE. To escape the anxiety and depression that such a situation could have caused, she used her art as catharsis. By addressing the virus personally in “Dear Corona,” it makes it even more alive."

- Laurent Perrin for "Les rappeurs et le coronavirus"