California dreams do come true. Sherman Oaks to be exact. Britni Cardosa is a third-year Child Development major at California State University. She’s also a vision of a walking wet dream, as she’s been in a few music videos. “Money in the Bank” with Lil’ Scrappy, “Angel” with Pharrell Williams, “Snakes on the Brain” by Captain Ahab for the “Snakes on a Plane” soundtrack, and was even the ring girl for the Oscar award winning movie, “Million Dollar Baby”.

Ms. Cardosa is a vivacious young lady with an intellect to match. Her goals are to be able to help out young children to have a better and more productive lifestyle. This Crenshaw High School graduate only looks at her position in music videos as an opportunity for a greater goal that God is calling her for.

HipHopDX.com is blessed to have Ms. Cardosa sit down with us as she talks about her community, expresses her thoughts about Republican staples -- Governor Schwarzenegger and President Bush, andmore.

HHDX: You’re from Sherman Oaks, California, right? Since it is in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, what was it like growing up and how did it contribute to you being in the profession that you’re currently in?

BC: I’m originally from Los Angeles. At the school that I used to go to we used to have an after school program. In California, everything has been reduced. They’re losing funding for the schools around here. On top of that college fees have been raised. So, with my career, it kind of went both ways. I mean you have your obstacles, but the situation that goes on here in Sherman Oaks didn’t contribute to me wanting to be a model/actress. It did contribute to me being a Child Development major. I want to work with children within the community.

HHDX: For those that don’t know, what videos have you appeared in?

BC: The most recent was “Money in the Bank” and I just did “No Matter What They Say”, Lil’ Flip’s “What It Do?”, and “Angel” with Pharrell Williams. Supposedly, they didn’t use the footage that was shot with me for Pharrell’s video. They went back and re-shot it and gave it a totally different look. I didn’t like the fact they did that. Even though I was a stand-in, I did my job and it was a blessing that he asked me to be a part of his video.

HHDX: How did you find out about the video?

BC: I just heard about the video through the grapevine and heard it from other people. He’s supposed to release the single, but I don’t know if he’s going to. Continued on page 2 »