Sister Souljah is a rapper and community activist. Her musical accomplishments include her debut album 360 Degrees of Power and her work with Public Enemy. She is currently working on a new album with producers Sean "Puffy" Combs and Kenny Gamble. Souljah is the author of the nonfiction book No Disrespect and recently the novel The Coldest Winter Ever. Souljah has been a political commentator on New York City radio station KISS-FM and made her acting debut in the sitcom "A Different World." She has appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Phil Donahue Show, The Today Show, BET, and MTV.
As a community activist, she has organized a number of service programs. She financed and developed the African Youth Survival Camp for children of homeless families, a six-week summer sleep-away camp in Enfield, North Carolina. She is currently executive director of Daddy's House Social Programs, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation for urban youth, financed by Sean "Puffy" Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment. Daddy's House educates and prepares youth, aged 10-16, to be in control of their academic, cultural and financial lives. The students earn through their progress the right to travel throughout the world. She has been a motivating force behind a number of hip-hop artists' efforts to give back to the community, organizing major youth events, programs and summer camps with artists such as Lauryn Hill, Doug E Fresh, and Sean "Puffy" Combs. She also worked as a volunteer at a medical center in Mtepa Tepa, a village located in Zimbabwe.
Souljah is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she earned a degree in American history and African studies. She also completed the advanced placement program at Cornell University and studied abroad at the University of Salamanta in Spain.
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