sexism

You may recall the backlash from John Mayer's controversial comments about black women in the February issue of Playboy magazine, and it seems that we might have a similar situation on our hands. In a Vibe blog published on Monday (June 7), rapper Slim Thug decided to vent freely on the pitfalls of dating black women, but his words have caused quite an uproar...

Sexism has long been an issue within the hip-hop community, and the lack of strong female MCs this decade has been even more disappointing than usual. Nicki Minaj, the lone lyrical female on Lil Wayne's Young Money label, could change all that...