MC Lyte recently spoke at a White House Council on Women and Girls, which featured a discussion on feminism in hip-hop. The legendary emcee revealed who she thought was promoting the idea of feminism right now, which included a list of all-male rappers.
"I think you can. And I agree. At this point in time it probably is Fetty Wap. What I mean is that he may have a very unique way of presenting his ideas, but he does love women...For what he's up against in this climate with all of the other emcees, he's taking a stand. He's being pretty courageous right now with what it is that he presents in his music. Because it's really not the norm. When I was trying to write down a few people that may have said something."
She added, "Now there's of course Kendrick, right? And then there's Big Sean. He raps about his grandma. Any man that raps about his grandma you gotta show some love to. And then of course there's Common and Talib."
During the discussion the "Poor Georgie" rapper spoke about the importance of lyrical content in hip-hop, and she revealed changing up her own lyrics to be more conscious.
"What I will say is that we need to give a few of these good men a chance in hoping that they will develop to be something else in the future. I know that when I first started I used a whole lot of profanity. I wasn't good at communicating, so I just used what I knew. And the more you understand that you're not just rocking for the block, that these words are going out across the entire globe. You at that point have to take responsibility and accountability. And I just think for Fetty Wap and some of these guys that I mentioned, that they really are on the forefront of what could be a great change in Hip Hop."
Source: ClutchMagOnline
