Emilia A. Ottoo

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My award-winning mental health themed creative nonfiction "Y’all (Not) Gon’ Make Me Lose My Mind" is now an immersive listening experience available on a growing list of audiobook platforms including Audible & Apple Books. Also in hardcover and e-Book upon request at your local library. *

My award-winning debut music album "Chocolate Bars" is available now in physical, digital, streaming, and video formats. Much gratitude to listeners, collectors, curators, DJs, and reviewers all over the world for your support in making this an underground classic; it's meant so much. *

Dusting off my digital crates to give my 24-hour content a space to archive in peace! Starting with creative ideation, direction, video editing, photo editing, and graphic design for social first creative marketing, inspiration and audience engagement of the 9:16 aspect ratio (1080 x 1920) of Facebook and Instagram stories °

Continuing my side quest for centralized archival homes, digital portfolios and gallery spaces.

I've joined the media & research service ranks of Fox Archives: a growing hub of breaking news content, local to global stories, and "100 years of archive" from the Fox Movietone News library, one of the earliest & longest running newsreels in history.

Creative short of acceptance speech and social media promotion of winning the 2025 NYC Big Book Award in Arts & Entertainment. Created entirely by me (in a rough few hours!) with Adobe creative Tools.

Takeaways & inspiration for the creative, entrepreneur or ideator experiencing the repressive feels of "tone it down, tuck it back, and wait your turn." Ideas don't change lives or win awards stuck in your head. Get that idea out of your mind + into this world!

Much gratitude Gabby & Ted Olczak + the Independent Press Awards for recognizing my book as the 2025 standout in Arts & Entertainment.

Edited this two-minute micro-documentary with original footage graciously sent to me by Cee Knowledge aka Doodlebug of Digable Planets, a groundbreaking and Grammy-award winning Hip-Hop group who've greatly inspired me. To our delight on Instagram it reached over 15K views and 8K likes in one day. This was part of creative marketing for the "Like It's '93" song & music video featuring Masta Ace released by Ill Adrenaline Records.

We won!!! Many thanks to all contributors, listeners & viewers of "Like It's '93" by EMMA LEE M.C. & Roccwell ft. Masta Ace which has been recognized as one of the best rap songs in North America by the 2025 InterContinental Music Awards. Enjoy the acclaimed music video here which I also produced & edited.

Grammy Awards® voting season approaches and I'm excited for my first self-directed "For Your Consideration" campaign! FYC graphic designed by me with Adobe creative tools. How can you help? Visibility helps us get seen by more Grammy® voters, so sharing and word of mouth helps greatly!

Wrote the copy and designed this electronic press kit two pager for the release of the "Chocolate Bars" album being distributed on CD, vinyl & digital formats by Ill Adrenaline Records. Album cover photo shot by Monifa Perry.

Much gratitude to FEMI Magazine for covering our Twitch live virtual "Street Lit House Party" event celebrating healing, Hip-Hop, community wellness + the release of my audiobook and upcoming workbook companions.

I first saw this graphic in the Wall Street Journal and was shocked! Nipsey's $200+ million in community, technology, and STEM based social programs thus heavily inspired the "Nipsey Hussle & Hip-Hop Business History" chapter of my book.