DJ Carisma is Santa Ana's Hometown Heroine!

When it comes to spinning hip-hop on the ones and twos, DJ Carisma is the sole woman you'll find on the FM dial in Los Angeles. Her distinctive platform on Power 106 didn't come easy. Deejaying, as with other elements of the culture, is all too often a man's world. Carisma, who grew up all over Orange County, finally landed in Santa Ana, whose only notable claim on rap radio comes courtesy of a verse in Warren G's "This DJ." While an unlikely launching pad for a girl with DJ dreams, the city influenced Carisma's eclectic take in her mixes.

Read more on my latest OC Weekly Music Feature out on newsstands tomorrow. If outside the distribution area, click the link below:

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2014/11/dj_carisma_santa_ana.php