Rita J is a breath of fresh air for female emcees in hip hop. In such a cutthroat, competitive genre, you’ve got to bring something different and interesting if you want to get noticed. Favorite tracks include, “Body Rock feat. Steph Staa, “No Regrets feat. Adad,” “Outlasted feat. Guilty Simpson,” (and we might be biased about that one because we’re always up for some Guilty, but “Outlasted,” is yet another banger). Rita J and Guilty Simpson kill the track seamlessly. Another couple songs that caught our attention are “Dreamin feat. Ka Di,” and “The Warm Up.”

Maybe this will sound Cliché, but whatever. We’re reminded of a little Jill Scott and Res vibe when listening to Rita J. Of course, Rita J has a completely unique sound, but she’s destined for big things with her sound.

Artist Workshop is her debut album (she’s on the Chicago-based independent label All Natural but lives in Atlanta, GA) Production on Artist Workshop is shared by Black Spade, Kenny Keys, Yuani, Rashid Hadee, Tre Styles, Willowtreez, Vick Lavender, and K-Kruz Guest features include: Steph Staa, Cap D., Guilty Simpson, Yaw, Ka-Di, Adad, Mr. Greenweedz, Rashid Hadee, and Dylan Jones among others.

Available in iTunes now for download.