Medusa was born twice. The self-described gangsta goddess of hip-hop was first born in the city of Los Angeles, and then spent her childhood in Pomona and Altadena. After a yearlong stint in prison almost 15 years ago, she was reborn ? creatively, spiritually ? in the heart of the legendary Good Life Caf?/Project Blowed hip-hop scene in Leimert Park, where she?s lived for more than a dozen years. A stalwart on the local music scene with her collective, Feline Science, she?s perhaps best known for her womanist anthem, ?Power of the P,? as well as for a high-velocity live show that she performs regularly at Temple Bar and Club Fais Do-Do. She?s appeared in a slew of hip-hop documentaries, acted onstage and had a large part in the HBO prison drama Stranger Inside. With three different projects tentatively set to drop this year, she?s on a career high. She spoke with us about gentrification, doing time, misogyny in hip-hop and more.