330

Check out the trailer of Raising Wolves. It looks good. Not to mention, one of Topp Bottom’s favorite rappers, 330, is starring in the film. You may know her from her appearance in the hit web series Skye’s the Limit, but she’s also a dope lyricist. Check out her latest mixtape, 330: The Demo and her new single Harlem Shake. Purchase them, you won’t be disappointed. - ToppBottom.com

I recently designed this mixtape cover for up and coming female rappers 330 No Big Deal mixtape.
She hails from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and currently resides in DC. No Big Deal is free to download from DatPiff http://www.datpiff.com/330-No-Big-Deal-Mixed-By-Dj-Big-Talk-mixtape.332764.html - Alexander Hughes (UK)

At the Show & Prove Super Bowl, the culmination of 3 Show and Prove competitions came to a head on July 9th as Brooklyn Bodega and the Brooklyn Bowl hosted an event to crown the “man” or woman for that matter of the Hip-Hop year from their standpoint. With the 3 winners being 330, a young female rapper from the DMV, which can only mean lyrics, delivery, and emotion, Rasheed Campbell out of NYC, which means delivery, flow, glitz, and swag, and Charmingly Ghetto out of Beantown, which means delivery and word play (well enough to grab the crowd); the competition was set.

Going into the battle, the crowd favorite was Mr. Ghetto, however, 330 set the tone doing what she does and posing herself as a formidable threat. With a voice that beckons for listeners and a walk and talk seemingly full of swag, she created the energy for the evening. She grabbed those individuals drinking at the bar and made them listen. Young rappers out there, this is called stage presence and stealing the show. It will not go unnoticed. - Profanity Magazine

I’ve probably been to DC three times but never before noticed its rap scene. Well 330 definitely brought to Brooklyn her skills and talent and rocked the crowd with each track. In this male-dominated genre, it’s always refreshing to see a female MC who can actually, ahem, rap and not cover-up her talent by shedding off her clothes. I was especially done when 330 brought out her beat-boxer and later did a quick freestyle for the audience— nice touch. - Brooklyn Bodega Reviewer

Amanda “330? Carter is a rapper originally from Harrisburg, PA, currently living in D.C. She’s probably one of the few musicians you will ever encounter with both a J.D. in law and a love for West African rap. She has also recently branched out into film, starring in various new queer-minded webseries. It was dapperQ’s pleasure to sit down and chat with this unique talent about labels, style, and authenticity. - DapperQ.com

Amanda Carter aka “330” isn’t your average rapper, what you think is the complete opposite of what you get but in the most inspiring way; particularly for our teenagers and young adults of 2012. 330 is an out and proud lesbian rapper who has not only a Bachelor of Arts in French, Business Administration from Howard University she then went on to graduate with her degree in Law from George Washington University in May of 2012. This I wish for every rapper, actor or athlete to make a point of showing how important it is to have some sort of degree to fall back on to the young impressionable youths of today while chasing their dreams . After obtaining those degrees 330 jumped straight into her dream career, a hip hop rapper.




330 was born in Harrisburg, PA but she moved to DC in 2001 to go to Howard University she embraced the DMV as her second home, she has lived in DC MD and VD, 330 loves her home town and eventually wants to go back and give back to her city, she states it made her who she is then DC helped her to refine her character. She is currently splitting her time between Maryland and Virginia.



I asked Amanda (330) about her coming out story and she told me her father passed way before she had the chance to come out, it was her sophomore year of college that she told her mother that she liked girls, over the phone she states “there were crickets for a really tortuous length of time and she finally responded with "you're my daughter and I love you." it meant everything”. Her family is conservative and Christian; they play an important role in the church and cities communities, she states she knows it can’t be easy for them and they have their battles with it. There have been discussions in choices of clothing and she said it’s not entirely comfortable taking her girlfriends home but it’s a work in progress to quote Amanda (330) “When two people have two different schools of thought, understanding may never come but we definitely have developed a healthy level of respect. And the love has always been there.” I love that statement; in 2012 I live to see the gap getting smaller and tolerance growing.




330 is in her twenties and started to take her music more seriously in the summer of 2010, she was fresh out of law school and the market was a mess she saw people with great grades lose jobs before they even got to start. 330 had already decided she didn’t want to practice in a law firm and that she would use what she’d learned to start her own business maybe in consulting she thought but that was a real disappointment she said they all believed a law degree guaranteed them a six figure salary and job stability but it’s a myth surrounding the legal education.




330 had been rapping since the 7th grade, she never stopped but the summer after she graduated and couldn’t find a job saved her life in her words she was like “f**k it” I’m about to drop a mixtape and she said it’s been happening since then. 330 is influenced by what she hears on the radio, however she supports any artist that’s doing it from commercially or underground because she knows how insane this industry is, she lost interest in the radio she used to love it but 330 started making music she would want to hear, that people like her would want to listen to, music that people who think they are immensely different from me could hear and find something they can identify with. Artists specifically influence her are in her own words “Jay Z because he reminds us it’s cool to have class, freeway due to his insane delivery, Outcast both Big Boi and Dre represent this unwavering dedication to creativity in a genre that is under immense pressure to main the status quo” outside of that 330 listens to underground artists such as DJ Fia and Dim Dudes. 330 wants to recognize her producers @jeromevo and @os_Kill.



330’s Debut Mixtape "Sorry I'm late"














“Gone”

330’s word play hit me first, her rhymes are intense and infectious, and the beat just beams off of her rapping style.




Lowkey ft. Cypha Chef and Max Bent

The production on this track is on point, her lyrics make my ears prick up to make sure I’m hearing it all, I don’t wanna miss anything, her vocals aren’t hard, they are soft. 330’s voice is one of a kind




“No One”

330’s lyrics on this track are meaningful and relevant; she knows her rhymes like she knows her pop culture mixed with the daily news. She knows her art and knows it well from the beat to the voice she knows how to execute her rapping style like a slam dunk.




“Might Have a Problem”

Again I’m impressed it is so refreshing to not hear about hoes, clubs, cars, ice and money, real life is what we live and real events is what 330 is bring us.




“Make Moves”

I cannot compare 330 to any artist she is lyrically different in every way she knows her words and how to play them; however her words come from the heart and hard times. I am blown away again with this track. I love the message she is sending.




“I'm from Cali”

This beat had my head movin as soon as I heard it, lyrically I cannot fault 330 her calibre is so vast and extensive she its every topic with knowledge and experience. Again she won me over with this track.




“Sammy Sosa”

Her rapping on this is fast as a car going from zer0 to 100 miles per hour my head was crisscrossing keeping up but I loved it, from the beat, the rapping, and the production but this song I was like LOL #Busted. We as listeners love to hear real life situations. If it didn’t happen to 330 we know it happened to someone.




“Runnin' After Dreams ft. Young Steel”

330 kept me picking my jaw up off of the floor. This mixtape is insane; it’s new, fresh and not the same old stuff we hear every day that we can’t relate to. Can you drop $1 million on a car and some ice? I can’t that’s why I can related to 330 her lyrics are real life, hard life and real times. But she’s “Runnin” after her dreams.




“LOL”

This beat with her lyrics = classic. 330 was made for this industry to shake it up, and bring them down off of their high horse (I hope that isn’t Australian slang) and get back to basics.

(Download Link http://www.datpiff.com/330-Sorry-Im-Late-mixtape.165696.html)






“No Big Deal mixed by DJ Big Talk of Coast to Coast Mixtapes”








“Money’

330 only gets better after listening in full to sorry I’m late, everyone wants the $$$ I find most of her lyrics are relatable and as a listener that’s what I look for something to relate to or go yeah I feel that too. At the end of the day we all make money; but we all want more.




“Watch the Dow”

Wow, this track had me almost on the floor the subjects she touched on, to the way she rapped the production of the track, each track she just nails like this was meant to be her life.




“Night Life”

Her word play I can’t lie it leaves me with my mouth open I love the topics she touches on from interlacing her university learning life to her everyday life she brings it to life on her tracks. The production is always magic.




“No Girls Allowed” Featuring Tobare

This tracks beat had me bouncing in my seat, the lyrics again it’s a winning single which I read after I heard it has had 40,000 listens in the first two weeks of its release thanks to Coast to Coast Mixtapes, it’s no wonder the track is pure fire.




“You Get On My Nerves”

I think anyone who’s had a relationship can related to this track we both get on each others nerves again 330 hits her mark because she’s making music everyone can relate to in one way or another.

Those are just some of her songs from her new mixtape make sure you download it




(Download Link Below)

(http://coast2coastmixtapes.com/mixtapes/mixtapedetail.aspx/330-no-big-deal-mixed-by-dj-big-talk).




330 is a force to be reckoned with, she raps on every topic you could imagine from politics, the education system, girls. She has lyrics that we haven’t even heard yet stored in her head. I hope as her popularity grows, young girls and gentleman look at her as a role model. Now all I’m waiting for is an iTunes album where we have to pay to hear such a wonderful artist like 330.









You can reach 330 at the following social media and websites;

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/330_music



Facebook Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/330MUSIC



YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/330music



Soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/itz330/money



Until my next Music Review




Be good or be good at it,

Tristan-Rose

https://twitter.com/tristanrose


- Rainbow Affair Magazine (Australia)

Call it a wonder or the reason but “Money” is an influence that does not have to drive the purpose of the reason but it motivates an opportunity to expand, which results in a reason with a purpose to influence. It is a common misconception that schizophrenia is based on a split personality, which 330 Music clarifies with her work ethic as a “scholar” & her ability to showcase the fact that she is an “entrepreneurial beat killer.” People that suffer from schizophrenia frequently have delusions, which results in false beliefs about reality with no factual facts but once again 330 Music proves that she owns the foundation of her purpose. She has discovered a method to the madness of female emcees that only understand the concept of rapping by presenting a comfortable solution. Indicating that she is the missing component to having a defining purpose without a disorder otherwise known as a gimmick, 330 Music is prepared to “make money” as a female emcee that is invincible to delusions provided by hallucinations. - DMV Culture

i Can’t Wait to hear more from 330 Music - LGBTUnderground

* Lawyers who rap are a dime a dozen; lesbian lawyers who rap are more rare (and more interesting). Meet GW Law alum Amanda Carter, aka “330.” [DCist] - AboveTheLaw.com

Who is 330?!? Such a small question yet loaded question that I am happy to answer. 330 was born Amanda Carter in Harrisburg PA. She received a Bachelor of Arts in French and Business Administration from Howard University. Then in May 2010, Amanda graduated from George Washington University with her degree in Law. Although some might disagree, she is an educated sister with two degrees from esteemed universities, but chooses to follow her heart which lives in and for the music. It is the music that motivates her to bless the masses with a flow so hypnotic it’ll make you fall in love with the witty wordplay. Her influences extend beyond American hip-hop. She fuses both French and West African hip-hop in her music. 330’s ever changing flow compliments any beat or track she attacks.

Sorry Im Late
This sick flow can be heard on 330’s debut mixtape “Sorry I’m Late.” The mixtape is a sixteen track EP which resulted from years of writing, performing and perfecting her craft. It is packed tight with track after track of pure heat. “No One” has 330 riding a smooth, easy beat, delivering bar after bar of why she’s your girl’s favorite guilty pleasure. “I’m From Cali” is an ode to the West Coast and its laid back approach as well as its open - Misfit Tunes

From Harrisburg, PA to the DMV where this hip hop artist currently calls home, 330 is making major moves in the indie rap scene. A recent winner of the May preliminary round of Show and Prove, a hip hop contest in Brooklyn, 330 is definitely an artist to watch out for. Her debut mixtape Sorry I’m Late, released in 2010, fuses musical influences from the likes of Paris including French and West African hip hop (where she spent some time studying). Her second mixtape, No Big Deal, is an excellent follow up to Sorry I’m Late, boasting 330's ability to provide quality over quantity. We are definitely checking for 330 and hope she continues her rise to the top!
You can find out more about 330 and show her some love on Twitter @330_music and on Soundcloud.
Listen to two of 330's latest singles below! - TheyCallMeMayo.com

Before the show began men and women from a variety of backgrounds milled around in shirts that said “330,” in homage to the female rapper from the DMV. Soon 330 herself took the stage, blasting out a verse over “Rack City” which put Tyga in a coffin. Not too difficult a feat, but still charming and impressive. 330 is a dexterous rapper, the type to kick limitless flows over any beat. Her lyrics often cut through the overpoweringly loud beats to deliver hilarious thoughtful nuggets of wisdom. “I was minding my own business with an Arizona and some Skittles.” She’s the type of artist who assassinates Wale effortlessly, which is to say she’s a talented rapper. Yet that bum gets national recognition. Although she wasn’t awarded the aforementioned spot on the festival’s final day 330 truly did steal the show from the other two contestants, and was one of the two highlights of the night. - BrooklynFans.com

From the books to the mic, this artist has all the ingredients for success. Armed with her Bachelor of Arts in French and Business Administration from Howard University, and shortly after graduating with her degree in Law from George Washington University in May of 2010, Amanda Carter dove right into the career of her dreams: that of a hip hop emcee. Wait, we’re sorry; were you expecting something else?
- IKONS Magazine

Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Promotions Presents 330’s Latest Mixtape Project, Entitled “No Big Deal.” Mixed by DJ Big Talk, it is Available for Free Download From Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes

Miami, FL (PRWEB) April 13, 2012
Hip hop artist 330 (Now of Y.H.I. Ent.) is pleased to announce her second independently released mixtape, “No Big Deal,” hosted by DJ Big Talk of Coast 2 Coast Mixtape DJs. The project comes one year after her first release, “Sorry I’m Late.” It is now available for free download.
“No Big Deal” boasts ten tracks of new and original songs written by the witty, female lyricist and produced by great local talents—Jerome Vo, Triple Threat, Sicc, and Kane, for starters. She even boldly takes on Ghostface Killa's "Be Easy" (Watch the Dow) and The People Under the Stairs’ "Jappy Jap" (Cool Ass Beat) as remix tracks. The self-recorded project was mixed by Fess, Awthentik & Drum Mage—engineers from Philadelphia, D.C., and NYC, respectively.
A few features help to add to the project's diverse appeal: smooth vocals on "Night Life" courtesy of Kareem and Maia; an energetic, upbeat collaboration with Jenni Fair of Mogul Music, LLC on "When You Say Ready;" an uncharacteristically relationship-friendly song for 330—"You Get on My Nerves"—features singer/songwriter/producer O.S.K. on the hook with Maia; and the all-female emcee track, “No Girls Allowed” could easily be considered a hip hop classic. Tobare, Hollywood Prada, Triple Threat and 330 prove that they can go bar for bar with the best of them in four well-composed verses that showcase each artist's distinct style and potent delivery.
2012 has been a productive year thus far for 330. She has joined forces with Y.H.I., a small inde label out of Baltimore, MD and is already preparing for the summer release of her next project. As with any serious artist, 330 has little time for anything outside of recording, performing, and networking. However, we have a sneaking suspicion this newcomer to the game will have a lot more added to her plate before the year's end!
“No Big Deal” is available online at datpiff.com, soundcloud.com and for free streaming and download at http://coast2coastmixtapes.com/mixtapes/mixtapedetail.aspx/330-no-big-deal-mixed-by-dj-big-talk
To schedule interviews, or to request a copy of the new mixtape for radio play, please contact Kash at: info4yhi(at)mail(dot)com.
Katie Kervin
Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes
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DCist Interview: Amanda Carter a.k.a. 330
Imagine that, out of the blue, a resume or CV crosses your desk. It lists the individual's educational credentials as having completed a bachelor's degree in French, studied at the Sorbonne and recently obtained a J.D. from George Washington University. What would you project as the the person's probable career path? The State Department? Maybe something on K Street or in academia?
How about underground rapper?
It might seem a little far-fetched, but Amanda Carter is charting such a course. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native first arrived in the DMV in 2001 as an undergraduate at Howard University. On campus, she took part in MC competitions, spent numerous hours freestyling with friends in dorm rooms and obtained her current moniker, 330, which is a play on her March 30th birth date. After spending six months in France, she came back to the States with an expanded perspective on hip-hop, but also an idea about going to law school since it seemed like the "right thing" to do. Once that three-year hell -- in which her notepads were filled with rhymes as opposed to lecture notes -- ended, Amanda knew she needed a more creative outlet than the legal field to express herself.
But hip-hop isn't necessarily the most appealing avenue, especially when you identify yourself as a gay woman in a male-dominated industry that, well, has a less than stellar reputation as it pertains to the treatment of both women and gays. Regardless, 330 refuses to shy away from themes that may not instantly translate in to record sales. She recently released a mixtape album, Sorry I'm Late, which highlights her mental dexterity and encompasses her wide range of thoughts and feelings.
A few weeks ago, we caught up with Ms. Carter to discuss what it's like being 330:
So how did you get into rapping?
I was a little bit of a class clown and I was totally amazed by how I could put words together in my head and make them rhyme and make other people laugh. I remember taking off my point shoes, freestyling after ballet class as a kid. At Howard, I would sit in my dorm room and freestyle for hours with my friends. We'd go in the Yard and make a little cypher. We did a program called ResFest at Cramton Auditorium. That was my first time on stage. I'm a nut. There were three rounds. The first round you had to do a spoken word piece. My poem was off the chain. Second round, we had to pull a word out of a hat and freestyle about it. I totally froze up. Everyone was kind of laughing, but I had a good attitude about it.
Who are some of your favorite artists out now?
CeeLo Green is one. Outkast and Jay-Z are others. Philly is a heavy influence on me. I love Beanie Sigel and Freeway. I really love how Freeway's style is entirely unique, you can't name anyone who sounds like him. His voice is literally an instrument and he's aware of it. He plays with his voice, his intonation, his tone, his delivery. Beanie is the total opposite. His vocabulary is elementary but the way he delivers the words is so forceful that you look past that. I'm a fan of a few female rappers like Foxxy Brown, Rah Digga and Lauryn Hill when she was doing her thing.
Do you come across people who want to paint you as simply a "female rapper" and, if so, what do you say to that?
I do come across that, but people don't voice it to me. I try to let my work speak for itself. I feel sorry for a lot of female rappers. You're either a "conscious" female rapper or the hood chick/sex symbol. I'm neither of those. I'm somewhere in the middle.
As an artist with no big-name company behind you, how much time are you able to devote to music? In short, do you have a day job?
I am working a part-time, tutoring kids every day. My day is pretty busy, even though I'm working part-time. I get up in the morning, apply to 600 jobs, run errands, write music, look for beats, book shows and then go to work. I come home, apply to jobs, go to meetings, meet musicians. Thin - DCist