Born Natassia Zolot, the San Francisco, California-based rapper and director is better known by her stage name, Kreayshawn. The daughter of Elka Zolot, guitarist for the famous Bay Area garage-punk band the Trashwomen, Zolot got her start in music after attending the Berkeley Digital Film Institute by directing music videos for the Based God himself, Lil B. The MC then struck out on her own with two mixtapes, 2010’s Kittys x Choppas and 2011’s Kreayshawn x the Mob, establishing her reputation as the “female Lil B” before gaining wider attention with the her single “Gucci Gucci,” resulting in a record deal with Columbia Records. ~ Gregory Heaney