Lisa was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. At the early age of 10, Lisa and her brother asked their father for two turntables, a microphone and a mixer. Everyday they wrote rhymes and would break dance in the house. At age 13, Lisa walked to a nearby H.S. where DJ Afrika Bambaataa and Disco King Mario were playing. She asked Bambaataa if she could rock the mic and the next week her name appeared on a flyer, “Lisa Lee”! Zulu Queen Lisa Lee is an Original Zulu Queen who started with the Mighty Zulu Nation in the ‘70’s. Lisa Lee is the first was the only female member of the group Soulsonic Force. In 1979 she went on to do Zulu Nation Throwdown with the Cosmic Force, which is the first recording of the Zulu Nation. Lisa Lee also has a single called I’m A Pioneer recorded at RoofTop Records by B Fats.

To add to Zulu Queen Lisa Lee’s accomplishments she performed the legendary “limo scene” in the movie Wild Style where she and Chief Rocker Busy Bee went rhyme for rhyme as they rode the South Bronx streets.

She was also a member of the all female group Us Girls from the motion picture Beat Street.

Today Lisa Lee is an active Board Member at Cornell University for the Hip Hop Collection.

Queen Lisa Lee has audio transcripts of her history growing up in the Bronx which will be available at William n Mary University where she will make regular visits to share her knowledge of Hip Hop which is a curriculum at that College.

Zulu Queen Lisa Lee is a true female Legend that has laid the foundation for all female MC’s to look up to. Her message is always positive and powerful; Stand tall as a Queen and demand respect as a Queen……. 

VIDEOS:

Beat Street Us Girls

Lisa Lee in Wyld Style