Desdamona
 Desdamona is a hip-hop and spoken word artist from Minneapolis Minnesota United States. She has won five Minnesota Music Awards for 'Best Spoken Word Artist' in the years 2000 2003 2004 2005 and 2006 (the awards were not hosted in 2001 and 2002). For that reason and her strong standing in the male-dominated hip-hop scene she is considered to be the best female spoken word and hip-hop artist in the Midwest.