B.Dot & Panel On Women In Hip-Hop
January 6, 2011 @ 10:43 AM EST
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A few nights ago, Dee Vazquez rounded up yours truly, Karen Civil, and rappers Nina B and Lady Luck to discuss my favorite subject: Women in hip-hop. (That’s sarcasm for all you folks in the back.) Rah Digga also phoned in with her two cents. Female rappers that look like and rap like Biggie? I’m all for it.
B. Dot look at the type of music Lauren Hill Makes…..She is the G.O.A.T
Cosign everything Lady Luck said, the music game is fast food music right now, the music doesn’t stick to your ribs like soul food does. People listen to music like how they drink Red Bulls nowadays, they take it to get a boost for a couple of hours and lose interest and get tired. I really think the game is ready for a Pac and Lauryn Hill type of mc to bring some soul back to it, that’s why my bet is edging on J Cole, all he needs to do is make the right singles and he can get that following. As for the female raps, i think the reason why Nicki is popping is because she represents for low self esteem black girls who aren’t comfortable with themselves. She relate to the fake ass, fake tits, fake persona, fake hair,etc stuff and Nicki fills that void.
You know what. Thats a Good question. And My answer would have to be…. Yes. If the Girl can Spit, has a Good Flow, and Have good Subject Matter(I swear with all the BS women go through. I STILL Cant understand why They cant put Deep and Dope Storytelling together. Not no “LifeTime” shit but Lol you know What I mean).. Anyway. I would buy her album. If you have Talent. I dont give a Fuck what Gender, Race, etc you are. Because After I heard Nicki in “Monster” and a Couple songs from two or three years ago. I was about to Co-sign her… THEN i went to “Youtube” and listen to the album and…………………………. Well you know…… But anyway Like I said I would check her out if she was Dope. NOW.. Will she be able to get that “Mainstream” crossover Success?. Ummmm, Honestly Right now… Naw. Not at all…..
NICKI MINAJ IS THE GOAT END OF DISCUSSION LAURYN HILL IS A RNB SINGER NOT A RAPPER
what’s the beat in the beginning? i can’t remember
flawda says:
Thursday, January 06 2011 at 11:02 AM EST
Cosign everything Lady Luck said, the music game is fast food music right now, the music doesn’t stick to your ribs like soul food does. People listen to music like how they drink Red Bulls nowadays, they take it to get a boost for a couple of hours and lose interest and get tired. I really think the game is ready for a Pac and Lauryn Hill type of mc to bring some soul back to it, that’s why my bet is edging on J Cole, all he needs to do is make the right singles and he can get that following. As for the female raps, i think the reason why Nicki is popping is because she represents for low self esteem black girls who aren’t comfortable with themselves. She relate to the fake ass, fake tits, fake persona, fake hair,etc stuff and Nicki fills that void
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LOL THIS GUY SAID J.COLE AS IF WE DONT ALREADY HAVE JAY-Z, LIL WAYNE, KANYE WEST, EMINEM, RICK ROSS, DRAKE, NICKI ETC…
STOP OVERRATING THIS BITCH LAURYN HILL SHES AN RNB ARTIST
In regards to wheather a plus size female can drop an album, Mia X has already done that. 3 albums, 2 of which went gold. Participating in a Sprite ad campaign, and being regarded as the Godmother of Southern Hip Hop. I still play Mama Drama to this day.
That girl at the end had it right and like it or not that’s what Eminem’s music does and Kanye’s music does…..it affects you emotionally
Not that poppin shit oh this is good for a club hit shit
zoomzoom you hell gay ! … lauryn hill iz a fucking talented rapper/soul singer
nicki iz a talentless pop singer …
zoomzoom 13 years old young money fan… i’m not mad at you. you jus a kid
I think hip-hop isn’t progressing as much bcuz niggas are to petty. Think abt what the avg emcee rhymes about (money,cars,clothes,hoes) and if by chance they try to get serious they’re usually so self-righteous it becomes a sermon. The sexism,homophobia and materialism keeps us acting like fckin teenagers and the soulstealing record labels aren’t much help either. The day these rappers rap out of love and passion for the art will be the day the genre returns to its former glory. We don’t need another ‘Lauryn’ we need oringinal emcee regardless of gender.
@ZoomZoom THA FUCK ARE U 12? AND WHITE? ALL THOSE RAPPERS YOU NAMED LOOKS UP TO L BOOG, U THE TYPE TO GET SHITTED ON IN FRONT OF A PANEL LIKE THIS.
@Pauper cosign
@ Pauper Co-sign
@Pauper
Cosign. its funny how people think that as long as you making money it don’t matter what you talk about. Just make hits for the label. No balance at all. You CAN do both. I was tryna tell this nigga that on a post the other day about how some artist just make music for radio and ringtones And think they run shit. his only response was, we making Monet so of course we run shit.
@ B. DOT
PEOPLE PUT LAURYN HILL ON A PEDESTAL CUZ NOBODY AIN’T NEVER HEARD A FEMALE RAP ARTIST LIKE LAURYN HILL!!!! RAH DIGGA IS DOPE AND SO WAS HER DEBUT ALBUM BUT SHE SOUND LIKE ALOT OF OTHER FEMALE MC’S OUT THERE!!!! LAUIRYN HADTHAT ONE-OF-A- KIND SOUND!!!! SHE BROUGHT MORE TO THE TABLE THAN ANY OTHER FEMALE RAP ARTIST THAT I’VE HEARD!!!!
…AND I THOUGHT U WOULDA BROUGHT OUT THE DOO-RAG FOR THAT OCCASION!!!! HA!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
@ITHINKYOURLAME
COSIGN! Dude has got to be 16 or under. Yu see the reckless shit dude say? And then call Wayne and Nicki GOATs? The fuck?
Surprised yall didn’t say Lday kaka katie pary onika and keesha the goat of females.
@B.Dot,
People deservedly put Lauryn Hill on a pedestal. Her album was more than a rap album. It was emotional music, coming from a true place. The Miseducation is not that different from D’angelo’s joints or some classic 70s R&B records. It wasn’t watered down, it was genuine and it was a timeless sound that didn’t chase singles. It STILL holds up today.THAT’s what people want to hear. And they’re not getting it out of Nicki Minaj. And while I love Rah Digga, she’s a solid rapper that happens to be a female, but she’s not a great rapper. If anything she’s bolstered by being female because she’s not extraordinary.
Another reason that people felt Lauryn was that she was sexy as hell but didn’t use her sex appeal to sell herself or her songs. If Jean Grae could actually write some good songs and not just pen dope verses then maybe she could be on that same level…
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^…exactly, well-put.
@ Zoom Zoom
BURY YOURSELF! Lauryn is the greatest female MC of all Time!
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Useful to me. jhfibfd
LAURYN WAS THE FIRST FEMALE RAPPER THAT REACHED THAT HEIGHT OF SUCCESS WITHOUT DEGRADING HERSELF.7 grammys Tripple platinum.Go figure.