DJ B-GirlIn my year-end column in ’07, I lamented the lack of media attention being paid to the thriving community of women crafting smart, subversive hip hop in the Northwest. As an old school feminist punk, I’m reluctant to spotlight groups according to gender-centric criteria, but in the cases where women are being dramatically undervalued, I think it’s important to seriously step up and recognize who is toiling under the radar.SW writer Erika Hobart has more than stepped up in that regard, profiling Filipina duo 1st Quarter Storm, the Ladies First collective, and MC BeLoved01 in recent issues. This week she gave us a beautifully written profile of local producer and artist DJ B-Girl who is throwing her record release party this Friday at Lo-Fi. It makes me damn proud to see this sort of coverage in our music section, so I had to give her a shout out.