This very sad but true commentary on why females are M.I.A. in hip hop, should make all of us who claim to love the music and culture take a look at themselves. The absence of women in hip hop is the big ugly elephant in the room that few want to talk about. It’s really a scary sign that the culture is not moving forward. In fact, women are playing less of a role than they did just 10 years ago. Some say that they’re not good enough to compete with their male counterparts. Of course this is not only point to obvious double standaard, but it’s equally ridiculous.
Sure hip hop can be degrading to women and misogynistic . I also believe that this is reflective of society as a whole. But, even the porn business has women who are running companies, distributing and producing their own products. This is a problem in hip hop that needs to be fixed. Women have something to say and we need to listen. Their absence could be one of the reasons why hip hop started going sour. Think about it!
For me it was another year and another subpar BET Awards show. I usually make it a point to miss them and the MTV awards because they’ve consistently been so disappointing, but due to the tragic loss of Michael Jackson, I decided I’d watch this year. There were close to no memorable moments but even worse, hip hop added more damage to it’s image last night. I decided I’d grade the hip hop performances with commentary. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re an independent hip hop artist, why do continue to do this? I’m referring to music of course. Is it because you love what you do, or is it the fame and potential riches that drive you? Is it a little bit of both? Would you do it if there was no money to be made in this game?
These are rhetorical questions of course and I’m not just asking you these questions, I ask myself these questions to keep my artistic focus in tact, because if you’re human, you are susceptible to distractions. Read the rest of this entry »
An overwhelming amount of hip hop artists I’ve come in contact with, throughout my years in the biz, spend a lot of time trying to perfect the recording process and not enough time perfecting their stage show. Hip Hop is one of the most influential genres of music today yet there are only a handful of artists who can fill a large venue or have a newsworthy tour.
This is largely due to the fact that fans are often disappointed with the performances of the hip hop acts they pay to see. Being a fan of hip hop myself, I too am often the spectator of performances by artists that are just plain wack. I pay to see some cat walk across the stage, looking ordinary, spitting rhymes that I can barely make out and after two songs, I’m either heading towards the exit or looking to strike up a conversation with someone. Read the rest of this entry »
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