hip hop
Cardi B. is Free: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rocks the Mic
To cluck about the timing of a pregnancy in a woman’s career is surely to project one’s own antipathy about the visibility of motherhood for working women.
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The Impermissible Arrogance of Nicki Minaj
To be colored and a woman is to be perpetually ruled.
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BitchTapes: The Forgotten Women of Hip Hop
The mix features female hip-hop artists “from big names to virtual unknowns from the Golden Era to the mid-’90s.”
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We All Gotta Eat: “Atlanta” and the Illusive Boundaries of Fame
What happens when your face becomes currency that you can’t benefit from?
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Komplex Kai Is the Native American Rapper You Should Be Listening To
Komplex talks to Bitch about his popular freestyles, the Dakota Access pipeline, and finding his sound.
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Brooklyn Personified: Young M.A Tells “Herstory”
Despite her controversial themes, Young M.A is a reverb of the cipher, a new rung of New York’s hip-hop greats.
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The Beat Got Thiccer: “Feminasty” Taunts and Flaunts Self Love
Miss Eaves sneezed on the beat and the beat got thiccer.
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BitchTapes: The Ultimate Summer 2017 Playlist
Summer is partially over, but the music’s just beginning.
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13 Albums That Will Pull You Through the Summer
Summer is the perfect time to create soundtracks for meaningful memories.
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In Complete Control: SZA’s Album Follows Janet Jackson’s Blueprint
SZA maneuvers in a space carved out by Janet Jackson to control their gender, sexuality, and manifestations of Blackness.
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