Female rappers
An Open Letter, A Call to Action to Our Hip-Hop Community: Put us Women on that Line-Up & Stop the Disrespect
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2010-06-28 11:17 Authored by DJ Kuttin KandiBig shout out to DJ Kuttin Kandi for always speaking up and reminding all of us our responsibility. What makes this letter so important is that as much as we in Hip Hop like to smash on the troubling aspects of mainstream and corporate backed Hip Hop, our so called progressiveness and 'us keeping it real' stop at the front door when it comes to women. Something is seriously amiss, we can turn on the BET awards as much as we like to criticize, and see MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Nicki Minaj and others hosting and performing and not see a cadre of women artists on the line up for a popular 'alternative' outlet like Rock the Bells. We all have to take a pause and ask ourselves some hard questions. Why and how is this happening?
Meet Dessa Darling of the Doom Tree Collective: A Badly Broken Code
Submitted by Southern Shift on Tue, 2010-03-16 07:12 Authored by Davey D
Dessa Darling is a dope singer and emcee who is down w/ the Doom Tree Collective out of Minneapolis. In this interview she talks about how Rhymesayers inspired the group to pool resources and work together to get their music out there independently. So in addition singing and rapping, Dessa did publicity as well.. She gives a run down on some of the songs on her new album 'A Badly Broken Code' including ‘Chacone’ and ‘Children’s Work’.
Below is a the full 30 minute podcast in which we go in and unearth a variety of topics including the story behind various tracks off her new album.. http://www.swift.fm/mrdaveyd/song/23776/
MC Lyte Rocks Houston - Female Emcees Are Right Here
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2009-11-09 15:19Pioneering Hip Hop icon MC Lyte touched down in Houston for the Discovery Green /Living Life Festival and got seriously busy. She let the packed crowd know that female emcees weren't a rarirty in Hip Hop and that people need to turn off their radios and not be a statistic for outlets that don't represent the culture. She then proceeded to rock the house and even brought fans upon the stage to rap along with her.
