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Starrene Rhett Rocque
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Starrene Rhett Rocque is a new Chicago transplant, originally from New York City. She’s a freelance journalist who specializes in print, broadcast and social media. “GangStarr Girl” focuses on women in hip-hop, pop-culture, beauty, lifestyles, and randomness, telling the stories of people who are hiding in plain site. GangStarrGirl.com is a great resource for original content and edutainment. Most people discover that upon reading her left-of-center musings they learn something new while chuckling in the process.
Starrene is currently the consulting digital manager for JETmag.com, where she interviews celebrities, covers news, TV and film.
Previously, she has contributed to VIBE magazine, VIBE.com as pop culture editor, BET.com, Honeymag.com, AllHipHop.com, The Amsterdam News, Scripps Howard Newswire, worked as Assistant Editor at XXL magazine, as well as web editor for Roc4Life.com, which was overseen by Jay-Z. An accomplished and well-rounded journalist, she has also worked in television as a production assistant for NYC TV, on shows like Blueprint NYC and Eat Out New York.
Starrene has been a public speaker since elementary school, participating in panels for The National Urban League, The New York Urban League, Merrill Lynch, Kingsborough Community College and her alma mater, Hampton University. She won the popular vote in the 2009 Black Web Log Awards for Best Hip-Hop Blog and Best Music Blog and has been featured by Essence Magazine online, Rocawear’s 10th Anniversary C’Webrity Campaign, The Joy Daily Radio Show, Black Enterprise online, The Michael Baisden and she appeared on Vh1′s Love & Hip-Hop Season 2.
Disclosure:
Occasionally, Starrene will receive beauty products for review, as well as sponsored posts. Reviews are honest and thorough and not considered unless it’s a product Starrene believes in. Sponsored posts are always specified.
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