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Activist group UltraViolet just called out hip hop star Rick Ross for his rape-celebrating lyrics and got Reebok to cancel his lucrative partnership deal. Not all rappers’ attitudes are the same, however. Tyson Amir is spreading the message of peace, love and not being confused “with those other dudes.”
Las Krudas is part of an art movement in Cuba created by black feminists, says Fari Nzinga in this essay in the anthology “Getting In is Not Enough.” But like female rappers in the U.S., they fight invisibility in the industry.
Byron Hurt was asking questions about hip-hop’s portrayal of women for years before Don Imus ignited an explosive national debate on the topic. Now screenings of his documentary “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes” keep the discussion going.