http://trueendeavorsblog.com/2009/12/29/women-mcs-politics-pleasure-and-art-a-letter-from-dessa/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://trueendeavorsblog.com/2009/12/29/women-mcs-politics-pleasure-and-art-a-letter-from-dessa/#comment-2036 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:15:14 +0000 http://trueendeavorsblog.com/?p=7942#comment-2036 It is hard not to notice when a group or culture casts your individual presence in a unique light. In hip hop reviews women are often emphatically praised as *able* to compete with the guys. As if the foundation of hip hop might just crumble if a woman’s work was evaluated not by (a nod and wink) comparison but rather it’s own merit. Talent and commitment care not about social, cultural, or biological attributes. Bravo to Dessa and the Doomtree crew for casting categories aside while allowing the art and story to take center stage.

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