From: feministing.com
Ann linked this piece from Davey D's blog of an interview with KRS-1 where he discusses the lack of women in hip-hop:
And KRS is right, mainstream hip-hop (as in the stuff that is on the radio and sells the most) should take a cue from feminists, from the women that also broke hip-hop ground and take to task some of the blatant sexism and misrepresentation offered by mainstream acts such as Lil Wayne, Jeezy, Fabolous, Nelly, etc. But blaming individuals is not always productive, suggesting women should teach men and men should listen, dig deeper, empower themselves and empower the women around them are great suggestions, but that can't happen successfully if record companies don't show some diversity in the acts they push and the women they support.
Last month legendary music label Def Jam was honored for 25 years of producing some of the most amazing (and not so amazing, let's be real) hip-hop. Nylon notes that in an article in CNN honoring Def Jam, they left out Rihanna, along with some of the other women that have been signed to Def Jam over the years, including Amerie and Foxy Brown. They also left out honoring the first woman signed to Def Jam, Nikki D. Via Urban Daily,
Nikki D, the first female rapper signed to Def Jam Records posted a video on Facebook expressing her displeasure with this year's Hip-Hop Honors broadcast.
"You talk about creating history, 25 years of Hip-Hop and we begin to erase it ourselves," she says via her video blog.
In 1989 Nichelle "Nikki D" Strong was signed to Def Jam and in 1991 released the album, Daddy's Little Girl which contained the hit single of the same name.
"I'm really disappointed in the people who put together the Hip-Hop Honors. I've known you Nelson George (the producer of the show) forever. I've known Russell (Simmons) even longer. So it baffles me that no one called to ask me if I wanted to go to the (expletive) show. Nobody even sent me an invite to the show."
Also, at the bottom of the article a dope little slide show of female hip-hop acts over the years.
And KRS is right, mainstream hip-hop (as in the stuff that is on the radio and sells the most) should take a cue from feminists, from the women that also broke hip-hop ground and take to task some of the blatant sexism and misrepresentation offered by mainstream acts such as Lil Wayne, Jeezy, Fabolous, Nelly, etc. But blaming individuals is not always productive, suggesting women should teach men and men should listen, dig deeper, empower themselves and empower the women around them are great suggestions, but that can't happen successfully if record companies don't show some diversity in the acts they push and the women they support.
Last month legendary music label Def Jam was honored for 25 years of producing some of the most amazing (and not so amazing, let's be real) hip-hop. Nylon notes that in an article in CNN honoring Def Jam, they left out Rihanna, along with some of the other women that have been signed to Def Jam over the years, including Amerie and Foxy Brown. They also left out honoring the first woman signed to Def Jam, Nikki D. Via Urban Daily,
Nikki D, the first female rapper signed to Def Jam Records posted a video on Facebook expressing her displeasure with this year's Hip-Hop Honors broadcast.
"You talk about creating history, 25 years of Hip-Hop and we begin to erase it ourselves," she says via her video blog.
In 1989 Nichelle "Nikki D" Strong was signed to Def Jam and in 1991 released the album, Daddy's Little Girl which contained the hit single of the same name.
"I'm really disappointed in the people who put together the Hip-Hop Honors. I've known you Nelson George (the producer of the show) forever. I've known Russell (Simmons) even longer. So it baffles me that no one called to ask me if I wanted to go to the (expletive) show. Nobody even sent me an invite to the show."
In 1989 Nichelle "Nikki D" Strong was signed to Def Jam and in 1991 released the album, Daddy's Little Girl which contained the hit single of the same name.