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Female Rap Edit
The emergence of rap or hip hop music in the United States right before the turn of the 21st century was a movement giving voice to the voiceless, and more importantly, the silenced. As Foster in I Don’t Like the Blues traces Blues epistemology, which some might argue is the root of Black music, back to African polyrhythms as Black communication. The new yet old discursive that established an ontology that revived the socially dead. In Southeastern Africa, griot can be storytelling, but its roots go back to the village, where a resident stands on a mound in its center and airs their grievances to the world as loud as they wish, without judgement. From Queen Latifah to Lil Kim, to Left Eye, and Yo-Yo, the emergence of female rap redefined the genre to music that was shaped by, but more importantly shaping society’s normative understandings and behavior, especially regarding gender, sexuality, and Blackness (Baker 2023). Each artist contributed to the third wave of feminism, highlighting different experiences and attitudes regarding women’s agency regarding work, gendered relationships, and sex, highly influenced by their regional and local backgrounds. While many rappers came from New York, rappers like Left Eye, Rhapsody, and Gangsta Boo unapologetically brought their own sounds and experiences from the South. Contemporarily, “stud” rappers like Jenn Carter and Young M.A. are openly gay, building on the foundation of many of their 90s predecessors and have flourishing rap careers, establishing themselves uniquely in a genre dominated by masculinity.
Rappers, Cardi B and Megan the Stallion revived the digital-age fourth wave of feminism drawing the nation’s attention to female sexuality and agency with its lyrics (Needleman 2023), but also specifically by bringing together Megan’s Southern and Cardi B’s New York Afro-Latina/Caribbean backgrounds and resulting expression. Rapper, Noname, draws on the fifth wave of feminism, colloquially discussing queer theory, Black womanism, and the abolitionist movement. Songs like “Diddy Bop” illustrate her personal connection to these movements growing up in Chicago, Illinois and the continuity between her past, present, and imagined future. One of the biggest new female rappers, Glorilla, is known for her motivational lyrics, drawing loyal listeners ranging from NBA legend Lebron James, to D1 American Football teams, to other rappers, and the Black church. She is best known for her thick Memphis accent, playful personality, and inter-generational love for the Pittsburg Steelers. As people we are inextricable from the places we live, we shape them and they shape us, and it is best exemplified in our expression. From our accents to our diction to our syntax we are able to make meaning of ourselves through the world around us. People often listen to music from their hometown, their places, because it reflects them best. Female rappers have established a tradition of taking people from places nowhere like their own and still speak to their experiences and cultural understandings, their ontology, and create something from their place - a moment or spur a movement. They created a new way to make music to deeply and impactfully feel, an attribute unique to the feminine production of culture, and to express being a complex, multi-dimensional person much like the places they dwell in. Amkandawire0701 (talk) 02:50, 9 May 2025 (UTC)Reply
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You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Hip hop music § Requested move 23 November 2024. InfiniteNexus (talk) 07:04, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Aydoh8[what have I done now?] 02:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)