Dominique is a Cultural Alchemist, Diplomatic Disruptor, and creative whose work fuses music and social impact into a singular creative force. A respected cultural strategist and consultant specializing in justice, equity, diversity, inclusion (JEDI) and creative systems change, she is widely recognized as a cross-pollinator across industries — moving fluidly and building bridges between the arts, philanthropy, community organizing, activism, spirituality, and institutional leadership. This multidimensional perspective allows her the unique ability to connect dots that others can’t to design innovative solutions, illuminate hidden patterns, and guide organizations toward more liberatory, values-aligned futures.

Artistically known as hip-hop artist and freedom rocker, Nique Love Rhodes, her liberation-centered lyricism and electrifying performances uses hip-hop as a vessel for awakening, resistance, revolution, and inner transformation. Her forthcoming creative project, LGHTWRK, explores the sacred relationship between revolution and personal peace—inviting listeners into a sonic journey that is both spiritually reflective and politically resonant.

Dominique’s work has impacted audiences across the country and internationally through performances, workshops, keynotes, and collaborations that center reconciliation, cultural organizing, and creative resistance. Whether she is delivering liberation hip-hop that sets the soul on fire, facilitating conversations on decolonization and justice, guiding institutions through culture-shifting strategy, or holding space for spiritual reflection, Nique moves with a rare combination of clarity, compassion, and visionary fire.

She has partnered with organizations such as the Kresge Foundation, CitizenDetroit, and the Michigan Energy Michigan Jobs Coalition, and has shared ideas at Ohio State University, Michigan State University, the American Musicological Society Conference, and more. As a performer, she has rocked stages from SXSW to the Detroit African World Festival and cities across the U.S. and Canada. Her work was the focus of Women Rapping Revolution: Hip Hop and Community Building in Detroit (2020) by professors Rebekah Farrugia and Kellie D. Hay, who examined how hip-hop serves as a vital space where Black women shape identity and practice self-care as a core principle of community organizing.

Dominique is also co-founder of D.Cipher, a music mastermind collective advancing Detroit’s music economy through collaboration and cultural organizing—investing over $250k directly into local artists and activating hubs across the city through partnerships with Michigan Central, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and East Warren Development Corporation.

A Salzburg Global Forum Cultural Innovator Fellow and CultureSource Creators of Culture awardee, Dominique holds a B.A. in Urban Ministry—a transdisciplinary major she designed combining theology, philosophy, sociology, and psychology. Through every project, performance, and partnership, she builds spaces where art is sacred, community is transformative, spirit is central, and liberation becomes both a practice and a pathway home.