hip hop
What the T.I. and Tiny Abuse Allegations Reveal about Hip Hop and Power
We don’t live in a society where the abused get justice.
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Short Shelf Life: For Women in Hip Hop, Aging Is a Heavy Burden
Men may have been able to eclipse ageism, but women in hip hop are still obscured by it.
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Cultural Disruptors: City Girls Flip Misguided Stereotypes into Their Superpower
City on Lock is their ethos at its finest—taking the stereotypes stacked against them as bold, Black women who demand good sex and long money, and flipping them into their super power.
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Petty, Egotistical Barbs Overshadow J. Cole’s Important Message
Holding people, including Black celebrities accountable for their inaction or misguided action, isn’t an attack or an attempt to create undue separation between Black men and Black women.
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Black Barbie in Bulgari: Revisiting Hip Hop’s Ghetto Fabulous Era
Though ghetto fabulousness doesn’t quite look the same as it did in 1997, its influence lives on.
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Beyond Expectations: Lil Nas X Forges a Freer, More Fluid Hip Hop
Lil Nas X is as interested in complicating genre as he is in complicating expectations of men in the music industry.
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“Cuz I Love You” Invites Women to a Self-Love that Runs Deeper than Hashtags
Cuz I Love You’s self-love anthems aren’t cheesy, forced, or performative, thanks to Lizzo’s evolution as an artist.
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Hell Hath No Fury: The Importance of Black Women’s Rage in Music
Black women’s screams are often purposefully ignored, but channeling that anger in music forces people to pay attention.
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Rapped Up: Why Can’t the Mainstream Media Address Female MCs One at a Time?
As soon as the spotlight expands to allow another woman in, critics trip over themselves, cranking out long articles stuffed with several different female artists.
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BitchTapes: Tunes For The Perfect Summer Pool Party
Summer’s in full swing, and so too are pool parties.
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