hɜː mˈuːv tə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tə pɚsˈuː ɐ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪð vˈaɪb mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, lˈɛd tə ðə wˈiːkli ʃˈoʊ hˈaɪ vˈɪʒən ˌɔn sˈɪɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪtʃsˌiːˈɑːɹɹˌɛfˈɛm, wˌɛɹ ɹˈækɪjə bɹˈɔːt hɜː pˈæʃən fɔːɹ kəmbˈaɪnɪŋ sˈoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuːz wɪð hˈɪp hˈɑːp mjˈuːzɪk tə ðɪ ˈɛɹweɪvz ˌoʊvɚ fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz.
Her move to New York to pursue a journalism career with Vibe Magazine, led to the weekly show High Vision on City College's WHCR-FM, where Raqiyah brought her passion for combining social issues with hip hop music to the airwaves over five years.