Maya Jupitar Research Paper

When thinking of hip-hip, one may not expect to see a Mexican woman, from Australia, having a part in its influence in Los Angeles. In fact, hip-hop being a genre of music that is highly dominated by men, makes it a rare sight for when women do share a role in its musical impact, especially a Mexican one at that. Nonetheless, Maya Jupitar is a breath of fresh air when it comes to the generalized definition of what modern hip-hop has become. She has flipped the script on hip-hop music and instead has put her own unique twist in her artistry as a rapper. Maya Jupiter is the epitome of what it means to not only define music in a new and invigorating way, but also to produce musical hybridity that offers innovation to a specific genre. Maya Jupiter is actually the stage name for rapper Melissha Martinez who was born in the year of 1978 on December 21. Also, Jupiter was born to a Mexican father and a Turkish mother whose cultures impacted her musical endeavors. Her …show more content…
Her mother was keen on playing traditional Turkish pop music, occasional classical music, and also dabbled in varies soul and jazz artists. Her father on the other hand would constantly play Spanish music that was said by Jupiter to “fill all the rooms in their house.” However it was actually because of hearing the American radio in the 1990s, that Jupiter was first introduced to hip-hop music. Yet, her passion for the hip-hop genre did not start to take off until secondary school. Jupitar was able to encaptivate her friends with her ability to spew out the lyrics at the same pace as the rappers they would hear. It was because of such enjoyment of entertaining and the overall interest in the hip hop that proved to be vital in further developing her musical palate. As a result, by the age of fourteen she started to write her own original rhymes (Artist