PR Girl Rant! S2 Ep.10-For the Love of Hip-Hop: Publicist & Author Lynn K. Hobson shares her journey to becoming "the go to" publicist in the Hip-Hop Community and inspiration for her first book

On this Episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Lynn K. Hobson, one of NYC's sort after Hip-Hop artists publicist.  Hailing from Washington, DC, Lynn started her career as a Publicist in 1995 while interning at The Terrie Williams Agency in New York City. She went from intern to becoming Ms. Williams’ assistant and a Junior Publicist very quickly. 

After leaving the Terrie Williams Agency, Hobson was hired as the Director of Publicity for Undeas/Untertainment Records via Epic/Sony Records where she launched the careers of artists such as Cam’Ron, Charli Baltimore, and Junior Mafia.

Bit by the entrepreneur bug, In 2000, Lynn opened the doors to her own boutique PR firm, HobbieCom. There she worked with the likes of Sister Souljah; Mike Tyson, Grammy Award winning music producers Bryan-Michael Cox and Rockwilder, Gucci Mane, Rasheedah, Khia, DipSet, and more.

From 2006-2009, Ms. Hobson produced episodes of “My Super Sweet 16” which aired on MTV while still operating an an independent publicist.

In 2015, she wrote and self published her first book, “Diary of A Hip-Hop Publicist”. This book commemorates her twenty (20) years as a Publicist within the entertainment industry. 

In 2016, Ms. Hobson was appointed as the Adjunct Professor of Public Relations at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. 

Ms. Hobson has also become a motivational speaker. She has spoken at Georgetown University, Howard University, Pace University in New York City, St. John’s University, and more.