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Queen Jo (Ciarra Lambert) is a femcee hailing from Philadelphia, and 1/2 of the now defunct music group Jo Darling. She is a Girl Power Enthusiast, President of the infamous ST crew, an illVibe crew ambassador and Philadelphia Hypebeast.

     As a personality for G-town Radio (2012), QJ co-hosted and co-produced, Places & Spaces, with DJ Aura, interviewing local artists and tackling minority and women’s rights issues from an urban perspective.

     As an illVibe Collective ambassador, QJ has become a Philadelphia nightlife staple hosting and promoting events, leading to her hosting and performing at the Red Bull stage at The Firefly Music Festival (2013).

     In 2014, Queen Jo released her first solo single,  Red Lip Bandit, leading to New York's, Deli Magazine crowning Queen Jo as Philadelphia's best new artist of the year. Rehab Online Magazine called Queen Jo's debut album, Cleopatra's Rapture, the most slept on EP of the year.

     In 2015, Queen Jo released her sophomore EP, Can I Meet Your Mamma?, a house-music compilation, she dedicated to f*cked up love; deceitful love, obsessive love, possessive love, needy love and vanity.   This EP gained Queen Jo a broader audience; gaining popularity among UK producers.

     In response to 2016's Trump administration retracting funding from Planned Parenthood, QJ co-curated and performed in the event, and mixtape, Pussy Claps Back, which allowed them to present Philadelphia Planned parenthood with a $2,600 donation.

     From 2016 - 2018 she was the official emcee for the Kimmel Center’s “Sittin In“ Series directed and produced by Anthony Tidd, sponsored by Macy's and Coca Cola, bringing international artists to Philadelphia for a free show.

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