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Women’s History Month: Eight Female Archetypes That Transcend Derogatory Lyrics
Women’s History Month: Eight Female Archetypes That Transcend Derogatory Lyrics
Women’s History Month: Eight Female Archetypes That Transcend Derogatory Lyrics
As even the most brazenly misogynistic rapper must admit, women are complex. We're talking calculus problems written by supercomputers and translated into Navajo -- that kind of complex. They're more than just the "bitches and h--s" rhymed about in lyrics, and yet in mainstream hip-hop and R&B, they're often typecast as one or both. Lu...
10 Reasons Why Lil’ Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ Is Good for Hip-Hop
10 Reasons Why Lil’ Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ Is Good for Hip-Hop
10 Reasons Why Lil’ Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ Is Good for Hip-Hop
November 12 marks 15 years since Lil' Kim dropped her solo debut. 'Hard Core' took a burgeoning femme fatale and placed her in the heart of the neo-gangster movement hip-hop was embracing at the time thanks to the Notorious B.I.G. Oozing slick sexuality and punchy, reckless man-eating musings, 'Hard Core' was an X-rated experience...