Christy Lee’s introduction to hip hop culture began the early 80’s, when she attended various
breakdance events throughout South Florida. Within a year she joined the SBB Crew of South Beach and was
given the nickname “FlyChica”, which accurately reflected her b-girl dancing style. B-Girl FlyChica danced with
the SBB Crew at many major hip hop events in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area. In 1983, the crew separated and
FlyChica took interest into the other elements of hip-hop.
Cultural art and graffiti were on the next level and she spent endless amounts of time watching
graffiti art in it’s creation, photographing murals in the Miami area and working on her own emerging, artistic
skills. Though she has never completed a mural, a sketchbook full of personal drawings has proved her devotion to
graffiti and lowrider/aztlan style art. Currently she designs all her flyers and has an interest in poster art and
postcards that express urban flavors and scenarios.
The Power 96 Felix Sama mix show inspired FlyChica to experiment with the elements of
deejaying, freestyling and emceeing. Performing as DJ dLovely, she joined Flamingo Record Pool as a lifetime
member and immersed herself into fat beats and techniques. During this period she played the club circuit in
Coconut Grove, Miami Beach, sold mix tapes out of a backpack on South Beach and devoted the rest of her time to
freestyling, writing, mixing, scratching and recording. Crate digging became one of her biggest passions.
By the mid 1990’s, FlyChica relocated to Nashville, Tennessee to work as webmaster for MWI, a
well known entertainment marketing company. She also continued deejaying, selling her mix tapes at New Life
Records and various local hip hop events.
Nameplate Rosaries were a blessed accident in FlyChica’s life. She wore a handmade photo
frame necklace with a photo of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. People constantly asked her where she got the necklace
(it was a gift sent from prison) and one day she made several as gifts for friends. With several people wearing her
creations, many more people began to track her down to order one. She began to make them for sale at an
affordable price and at one point someone suggested she make a rosary.
She did, only hers came with a twist. Nicknames, slogans, themes and sayings were spelled out
with baby alphabet beads down the middle. It didn’t take long before she had established a reputation for putting
names on rosaries and her pocket sized order books filled over with hundreds of unique names and expressions. In
the late 90’s, while her business boomed in the streets, FlyChica expanded, forming “FlyChica Productions” and
opening a company website, “Nameplate Rosaries by FlyChica Productions”. Her product line and ideas have been
well accepted by the Internet community and she regularly receives orders through secure online ordering forms
throughout the United States and as far away a Belgium and Japan.
Dedicated and devoted to her hip hop roots, FlyChica is excited to be able to contribute to the Hip
Hop Nation and other cultures with ideas, goals and dreams that are positive and enlightening to all people.
FlyChica/ A.K.A. VERSE
