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jezebel.com - 11/7/2008

Doesn't Anyone Miss Having Ladies In Hip-Hop? [No Rhyme Or Reason]

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We've posted about the lack of female rappers before, and yesterday, Jonah Weiner had a story on Slate in which he wrote, "Today, female rappers are flukes on the charts, and exactly zero women were...

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filmforum.org - 11/13/2008

WILD STYLE

— filmforum.org — 25TH ANNIVERSARY! NEW 35mm PRINT OF GROUNDBREAKING HIP HOP MOVIE, PLUS SHORT BONGO BARBERSHOP, OPENS THIS FRIDAY,... NOVEMBER 14. ONE WEEK! (10 PM SHOWS ONLY) Showtime: 10:00 ONLY* Director Charlie Ahearn & surprise guests in person on Friday and ... WILD STYLE

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slate.com - 11/7/2008

Where did all the female rappers go? - By Jonah Weiner - Slate Magazine

— slate.com — Illustration by Charlie Powell. Click image to expand. This winter, Queen Latifah is set to release her... eighth album—her first to feature rapping since 1998. As her star has risen in Hollywood, onetime collaborators Monie Love and KRS-One have given ... Where did all the female rappers go? - By Jonah Weiner - ...

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xxlmag.com - 11/13/2008

To catch a hip-hop predator

— xxlmag.com — A guide to the beef between Gillie da Kid and Dirty Rik.... To catch a hip-hop predator

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Stand Up! We're Not the Only Ones Disgusted with the Lack of Women in Hip-Hop
SOULBOUNCE.COM — ... is not just a sign of acceptance but also an active disavow of the talent, struggles, and importance of women's voices. Period. It's a veritable equity embargo that, amid such momentous change and proof that grassroots movements are effective, is frighteningly unmoving. It affirms my peaking ambivalence toward hip-hop as a woman, frustrated not only with the decline in quality all around but also the self-hating undertones of being a fan of something so flagrantly exclusionary. [H/T: Jezebel] ...