Rashida's love for music began at birth when her father named her after a Jon Lucien album titled "Rashida." Although born in Los Angeles, her teenage years were spent in Atlanta where she went out to hip hop and bass clubs, dancehall spots and religiously recorded the local underground hip hop shows. While attending the Atlanta College of Art to pursue fine art and photography, she was seen dancing till dawn at deep house gatherings or working the door at drum 'n bass parties. Already in love with the music, she fell in love with the mix. "The idea of it thrilled me," says Rashida. "At first, it sounded to me like the DJs were creating new songs when they blended and mixed from one tune into another. I decided I wanted to be able to do that too." In 1998 after buying turntables and inheriting her fathers record collection, she got reacquainted with the sounds of her childhood. A couple years later in 2000, Rashida began buying and selling house, jungle and broken beat for More Dusty Than Digital, a record store from where Rashida built her own rare groove and hip hop collection. She started to guest on a local college radio station and soon became a resident at a local club and Frank 151 parties where she opened up for hip hop legends such as Maseo of De La Soul. Moving back to Los Angeles in 2002, Rashida has since opened for notable acts including Jill Scott, Floetry, Mr. Vegas, Common, Ty, Goapele, Spinderella, Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Planet Asia, and many more. Rashida currently holds residencies on Proper Sundays at the Little Temple, Cultura Wednesdays at Zanzibar, Fridays at the Temple Bar in Santa Monica, and House of Blues Saturday's located on the Sunset strip. She is known for playing a wide range of styles from hip hop and dancehall to rare grooves, soul and deep house.

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