"Queen Sheba is a dynamic performer…." Nikki Giovanni "Anyone who complains that spoken-word poetry is boring and predictable hasn't heard Queen Sheba's Domino Affect …" –Creative Loafing 2007 "Bethsheba A. Rem's life is a wonderful example of how extreme adversity can produce compelling art. Her story reads like a gripping novel, complete with abandonment, betrayal and ultimately, triumph." – Rolling Out Magazine 2007 Her works were recently nominated for the NAACP Image Award as a part of the Check The Rhyme anthology from Lit Noire Publishing in Nyc and 2006's Just Plain Folk's Spoken Word Album of the Year. From Ghana to Compton, Queen Sheba has taught and performed 8 countries and 3 continents, including appearances in Cuba, PanaFest in Ghana, West Africa, Winner of the 4 Nations International Team Slam Champion-Oxford England, performing for the troops on the US Airforce base in K-Town Germany and a teaching residency at the University of Ill, Urbana-Champaigne. Sheba's national and international radio and television appearances include but are not limited to, her unduplicated performances on the Classic-106&Park w/AJ and Free, The Apollo, BBC in London-England, VH1, Robert Townsend's The Black Family Channel, and NBC's Fly Poet showcase. In addition, Sheba has an instrumental role in Spit; A major motion picture about the different paths of Spoken Word. While Domino Affect, Sheba's highly anticipated 5th album, whispers promises from surprise, unexpected multi-platinum recording artists and other artists Too Good for Mainstream, is set to be released this August, any one of her 4 albums can be heard by millions on any mass media outlet, including, iTunes, Sunday Night Talks with Chuck D, XM Radio, from the Morning show with the Supreme Team on Clear Channel, your local Hip-Hop and alternative stations to classic jazz and world wide internet radio. Without a place for Spoken Word artists to call home, the Queen did want most geniuses do, invent a way. Her ambition earned her the tenured CEO position of Oya Xclusive International a record label for poets; bosting 6 albums, a 7-year event planning and consulting company, organizer and co-founder of Akoben: Words-In-Action International Music and Poetry Festival. Rewarded for thier committment to the community, Akoben has been ranked as one of the top 10 world fusion festivals to visit. Top honors include New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagen as he declared every 2nd weekend in October, officially: Akoben Weekend. Notably one of the hardest working and more business savvy artists Below the Radar, Queen Sheba partnered with multifaced event planners and introduced the Twisted Tongue Poetry and Concert series to Atlanta late 2006 with all sold out shows to boot. This premiere adult event has artists and eager audience members buying tickets and booking flights from across the country months in advance. Major companies recognize Sheba's impressive and strategic relationships with community and business leaders and continously charge her with agressive, multi-layered projects: She is currently the Spoken Word Expert for the Red Bull N. America, and has held political positions with the Fair Trade Commission and the National Organization for Women. Sheba's literary training has landed her a feature in Rolling Out Atlanta, this April, and she previously won the VA Individual Artist Fellowship Award, has been published in Essence, Vibe, The Syracuse University Anthology "Home girls make some noise", The Southern Griot University of South Florida, Skipping Stones Anthology of Hampton Roads Poets 3-years running a plethora of online interviews, websites and journals. It wouldn't surprise us if yo mama memorized one of Queen Sheba's poems by cyber-staulking her myspace page and downloading the lyrics as a screensaver. Yes, Queen Sheba has befriended and performed with numerous multi-platinum recording artists, however, we have a strong feeling her name is not in their bios either. One of the most dynamic artists in industry Queen Sheba does, consistantly, what the average person pines over; Deliver.