This clip from hip-hop vlogger Jay Smooth (of hiphopmusic.com and WBAI in New York) succinctly calls out the gender-based hypocrisy of the music industry. He's absolutely right: industry execs fall over themselves to give record contracts to male rappers who are confessed drug dealers and murderers, but a woman who has traded sex for money? Never!
His message is completely on target. Plus, as Jessica at Feministing observes, dude throws in a sly reference to one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.
P.S. Is it just me, or does Jay Smooth bear an uncanny resemblance to The NY Kid? Must be a Queens thing?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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P.S. Check out Indexed's clever take on the Spitzer thing:
"Who's the Call Girl?"
I was actually moved to write to the FCC after reading this article about a fine imposed on ABC for a controversial NYPD Blue episode that aired 5 years ago.
It's completely backward--the government fines television stations MILLIONS of dollars for brief nudity (Janet Jackson's nipple? PLEASE!!!), yet it's perfectly fine to air shootings, stabbings, beatings, child abuse, rape, etc. at any time (day or night) on television.
I was really hoping the FCC would answer me so I'd have something interesting to post...
So you're saying that we all look alike?
Also, you know that Tribe Called Quest is from Queens, right? They randomly showed up one day to film that video, and everyone that was hanging around got to be in it.
I knew they were from NY but didn't know they were from Queens in particular. I seriously have had this song in my head for days now...not that that's a bad thing. This song -- and the entire album, for that matter -- is totally dope.
You on point, Phife?
All the time, 'Tip.
You on point, Phife?
All the time, 'Tip.
You on point, Phife?
All the time, 'Tip.
Then grab the microphone and let your words rip.
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