Hey guys! I’m about to head off to the midwest to do some radio shows an visit a middle school in Detroit. Check out my schedule below. I hope I get to see all of you!

Thursday, April 10

WKKV radio interview w/ Bailey Coleman @ 1pm- Greenfield, WI
WPWX radio interview w/ Hot Boyz @ 6:15pm- Hammond, IN
WGCI radio interview @ 7:45pm- Chicago, IL

Friday, April 11th

I’ll be visiting St. Schastica middle school in Detroit, then the following interviews:

WHTD w/ Suga Rae @ 2pm- Detroit, MI
WJLB w/ Bushman @ 4pm- Detroit, MI

Hope to see you all out on the road!

Love,
Karina

Hey guys, a lot of you have been asking me for the official lyrics to “Sixteen At War,” since the ones on the internet have a few mistakes… here they are!

VERSE 1

Ain’t no daddies where I’m from it’s just mad mothers
And eyes that still seem they can’t look past color
Why am I disrespected by someone I should call brother
And why girls feel unpretty and constantly hate each other
Bad air in my lungs, man I can’t breathe
My eyes burnin’ from all the dirt and the debris
And it’s third degree, I’m motionless on the scene
It’s like a disease the way ya’ll killin’ me

HOOK
I’m sixteen and I shouldn’t have to feel like this
I’m sixteen every young boy out here want to kiss
I’m sixteen and me and my mama going through it
I’m sixteen on the block, sixteen on the block
I’m sixteen at war (6)
I’m sixteen on the block, sixteen on the block

VERSE 2
Around here cool is another word for fool
If he smoke, then she smoke, I gotta smoke too
Now what would I do if I didn’t have a clue
I’m sixteen y.o., asking God oh why oh
If my clothes ain’t tight, then he ain’t gon’ like me
Eyes on the prize so the next girl dress just like me
I’m so full of promise but why promise
If I’ma just be rewarded by bad actions
To him I’m just a transaction

HOOK

BRIDGE
I want you to love my mind, my smile, my style
I want you to know the best of me
I want to belong without being treated like property
Why does it seem like fantasy?

Check out the scan below of my feature in May’s edition of Vibe Magazine! Sorry for the small picture size–if you don’t want to have to squint your eyes to read it, pick up a copy at your local newsstand!

Love,
Karina

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As you may have already heard, I was blessed to be able to work with Ne-Yo for my forthcoming solo album, First Love. He was HILARIOUS! Lol–he still has me laughing! Check out the clip below of us working in the studio. Shout outs to the whole Compound Entertainment team!

Hey guys! I was recently blessed to be able to join the legendary DJ Clue on his radio show on Power 105.1 in NYC. I performed a few songs for the audience and sat down for an informal interview… here’s a clip of one of the songs I played for him, named “First Love”

Hey guys, it’s Karina. I wanted to thank you for checking out my blog. It’s currently a work in progress but make sure you bookmark this page because I’ll be updating it daily with everything going on in my life leading up to the release of my debut album, First Love, this June. Post a comment and let me know where you’re from. I can’t wait to meet all of you!

Love,
Karina