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Also Known As, Mc Glamorous of the Legendary Juice Crew All Stars. Hajja Jamillah Abdul Kareem, wife and a mother of 9, revert to Islam 26 years ago. She is also the First Female MC from Long Island NY to hit Vinyl and go main stream. In 1983 Glamorous, was invited to the radio station to drop off a demo, It only took (1) track and Glamorous was signed to the Juice Crew. Mr. Magic immediately hired her to do a promo for his show "The Rap Attack" on 107.5 WBLS in the 80's. Mr. Magic debuted in 1981 on WHBI-FM in New York City with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station. Billing itself as Rap Attack, Mr. Magic's show which featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams as the show's co-producer. Mr. Magic moved to WBLS-FM in July 1982 and the rest is history. Glamorous (born JoAnn Berry July 19, 1967) Resided in Freeport, NY. Long Island's. She is one of the first female emcees to hit vinyl in the mid 80's. Glamorous was a very interesting artist from the very beginning. She is the cousin of the world renowned Chuck Berry. Her style placed her in position as one of the best female emcees since the 70's underground. Her first LP with the Glamour Girls "Oh Veronica Veronica" Was released on Pop Art Records, This would fuel her to target opportunity. Soon she released her own LP on Prism Records “Good to Go" and "I know you want Me". These tracks immediately positioned her as one of the top 3 On Cold Chillin Records' Juice Crew All Stars. She wrote her own lyrics on the Hip Hop Black history LP called "Evolution" where she portrayed Maya Angelou. She has performed with paramount talents such as Kool G Rap, Polo, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, T J Swan, Debbie Dee, Masta Ace, Grand Daddy IU and a host of others. Glamorous also work with various producers such as Nile Rodgers, Hollywood, and Tony D. Glamorous wasn’t only an Artist at Cold Chillin Record Label, she was a Cold Chillin Record Label employee. Currently: a Community Crisis Chaplain with New York State Chaplain Task Force (NYSCTF) also an American Red Cross Disaster Action Team Member (DAT). The First Female Muslim Clergy to Operate an Islamic Muslim Services Location at Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow L.I NY. 11554. Glamorous is an outreach worker, an advocate and mentor in communities and through-out The City of NYC. A volunteer for various different Not for Profit and outreach programs such as S.O.S. Crown Heights Save Our Streets that promotes Peace and help advocate for families who are victims of Gun violence. Also, she’s a member of East Brooklyn Connect. She has her training in Disaster Prepare readiness and she is an instructor for NYSCTF training other Chaplains to Dare to Care! Among her achievements she has various awards and Certificates of Appreciation. A Mortician for Muslim Women, Song Writer, Author, Baker, Seamstress, and Legendary Pioneer of Hip Hop! Glamorous manages to maintain her practices of her faith and shares the compassion to help others “Peace” #FromGlam2Islam Google Me: Jamillah Abdul-Kareem “Chaplain Jamillah” or FromGlam2Islam Always Known As, Mc Glamorous of the Legendary Juice Crew All Stars
