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Quoted: Menda Francois on Nicki Minaj and Feminist Contradictions in Hardcore...
As much potential as there is for female empowerment in hardcore rap through women rappers’ embrace of the erotic, given the restrictive conventions of the genre, which force female artists to...
View ArticleMy Mic Sounds Nice, Check One, Think Two
by Latoya Peterson “Male rappers have such an amazing amount of power and influence. If they spend their time dissing African American women, then what’s expected of the people that are buying their...
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Culturelicious Open Thread: Lauryn Hill and Fan Expectations In A Down Economy
We do the best we can with what we have. All those who aren’t happy, you’re always to go back and ask for a refund … I apologize for being late, but there’s a lot that goes on to get this out to you....
View ArticleThe Friday MixTape–6.8.12 Edition
We start this week’s mix with Lauryn Hill, who had, to say the least, an up-and-down week: on Sunday she made a surprise appearance at Hot 97′s Summer Jam and it looked like Hill was poised to embark...
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The Rise Of Beyoncé, The Fall Of Lauryn Hill: A Tale Of Two Icons
By Guest Contributor Janell Hobson; originally published at The Feminist Wire Fifteen years ago, the stardom of then-23-year-old Lauryn Hill had peaked when she released what would become her defining...
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