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Michael Eric Dyson discusses the evolution of rap music from its origins. Early rappers spoke about the struggles and violence they witnessed in life. As rap developed, female rappers like MC Lyte and Queen Latifah emerged and addressed issues of feminism and demanding respect. Dyson argues that education is needed to address the sexism prevalent in some rap lyrics and culture, and changing attitudes requires awareness of how gender relations have been historically constructed and violated.
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- 3. EVOLUTION OF RAP MUSIC : MICHAEL ERIC DYSON http://bigthink.com/ideas/784 He covered not just FEMALE rap but the evolution of rap in general by listing historical facts and highlighting the things that rappers used to speak about such and the issues around them. Life >>> caused them to speak on violence !
- 4. WHAT IS AN ? The gradual development of something, esp. from a simple to a more or less complex form. Bettsie Smith
- 5. LIGHT AS A ROCK VS. BARBS In the beginning of Hip-Hop, there were female legendary female MC queens. In these times, we had MC Lyte, the only woman clever enough to equate her femininity and strength to a rock. Lyte had sisters everywhere feeling as if we were "lyte as a rock." While there may not have been many female rappers to compete with Lyte at the time, males made it clear that even they were afraid to see Lyte on the mic. Queen Latifah called for UNITY. In the early 90s, she created the female anthem that had women everywhere demanding respect. "Who you calling a...?"
- 7. IN CONCLUTION Some female artists try to work within the current male-dominated industry and play the expected role. Others are seen as misusing sex and feminism and devaluing black men, or just "shootin' off at the mouth.” Education is the first step in changing gender relations in the hip-hop community. People first need to be made aware that women's rights are being violated verbally in the sexist lyrics, in physical interactions at hip-hop events, and in the general way that hip-hop youth interact with one another everyday. Each individual can remember the roots of his/her own internalized sexist ideology. Knowing the history of this ideology, we can keep history from being repeated. A change in the hip-hop culture's collective consciousness can spread to the larger population, or vice versa. We need knowledge to act and speak out against the exploitation of women, not only in hip-hop culture, but in all cultures everywhere.