Lioness of the Week: Leah Rose!!

Name: Leah Rose

Hustle: Co-Hostess of Lip Service on Shade 45, Sirius XM/Brand Marketing Director for Birkedal Hartmann/Freelance Writer/great cook

City/Home Town:Presently New York City

Birthplace: Boulder Creek, CA

1. When I was a kid I daydreamed about....

Madonna appearing in my room to sing and dance with me.

2. As an adult I daydream about...

Having babies!

3. In my group of friends I'm the one who...

Knows tons of really random information about hip-hop

4. When I was growing up I was told that I couldn't...

Hitchhike

5. How did you break into your industry?

I got an internship at Vibe in late '99, worked there for free for 8 months then was hired at XXL where I worked for 8 years (for nearly free).

6. Favorite part of what you do?

Traveling oversees, eating really amazing free food and drinking fine wine and things

7. Least favorite part of what you do?

Waiting for people to call me back

8. Who do you admire in your field?

On the radio side, Angela Yee because she's self-made and incredible at her job.

9. My top five favorite artists/producers are....

Oh jeez, this is so hard. In no particular order I love Jay-Z, OutKast, Ghostface, Bjork, Fiona Apple, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Slick Rick, old Nas, Ludacris, Beastie Boys, CNN, Bob Marley, Burning Spear, old Janet Jackson, old Madonna, Stevie Nicks, there's too many...

10. My favorite fashion designers/brands are:

For jeans I would say Earnest Sewn or Paper, Shoes- Loeflerr Randall, Bags- Bottega Veneta (I wish!), Shirt/dress- Whatever looks good...

11. Moment when your hustle paid off was/will be when...

Shit! I can't say yet. It has something to do with a big rapper and a brand new cognac, details coming soon...

12. My family is proud of me because...

I've found success and happiness (cheesy)

13. One thing no one knows about me is....

I'm a man. Just kidding. I watch Tavis Smiley's show on PBS a couple times a week.

14. Shameless plug (what do you want the world to know): Twitter sucks! It kills brain cells! Follow me at twitter.com/LeahRosita

Describe your J.O.
Monday nights from 8-10 pm I talk about sexual hijinx on Shade 45 with rappers and porn stars. Every other day and night I am assembling and overseeing a marketing and PR team for the launch of a cognac blended by a super dope MC and manufactured by Birkedal Hartmann which will be available at a club/liquor store near you in September!