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MY MIC SOUNDS NICE: A TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN IN HIP-HOP
A couple weeks ago, I attended a screening for BET’s first ever original music documentary, “My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women In Hip-Hop“. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the film takes a loving, yet critical look at the history of sisters in Rap music. It is equal parts celebration of pioneers and those carrying the torch and lamentation over the lack of estrogen in today’s Hip-Hop spaces.
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Commentary is provided primarily by woman rappers, including MC Lyte, YoYo, Trina, Salt n’ Pepa, The Lady of Rage, Diamond, Eve, Missy, etc. Other heads weighing in include Kevin Lyles, Joan Morgan, Questlove, Glennisha Morgan of The Fembassy and Russell Simmons. I was really excited to hear the thoughts Jean Grae, Tiye Pheonix and a few other female rappers who aren’t as familiar to the BET audience (there is a great independent artist roll-call at the end as well).
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MC LYTE – THE RETURN?
You may be wondering what Lyte the MC is doing these days besides being an announcer for the BET awards. Well just as we hoped she has been workin on a new album. Not only that, she’s got a new single out. Now I’ve loved LYTE since day one and I’ll even admit she was the first MC that I literally would rewind the tape to write down and learn her rhymes. (To this day I still know every word on “Eyes On This”) -but I digress.
So it’s no wonder when she comes out again that the first single would be called “Rockin’ WIth The Best”. Peep it and comment on the new track.
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ALBE BLACK – HI
Str8 outta the boogiedown South Bronx, Albe Back (I’ll be back!) has come out with a project for all us of to DL for that lovely price of $FREE.99 (minus the 99). I actually received an email to post this yesterday, but I caught that via the mobile mail since I was too busy celebrating 420 all damn day yesterday, but good thing I waited anyways, cuz that link went F.U.B.A.R. & since then has been replaced. For those askin “WTF IS A ALBE BACK?” Well, he is cousin of the late/great Big Pun as well as a MC/writer/producer/poet/actor/director. What most don’t know is that he produced & wrote the song “Good Night” featuring Mos Def on Kanye’s Graduation LP.
Peep my fave track off Hi entitled The Interlude Feat. Whosane …
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