Young Jeezy proclaimed that he "put on" for his city which is all good. The question for the established rappers out there now is how have they "put on" for the boys in their crew?
Hope the blog title caught your attention. No we're not talking about the latest beef between 50 cent and Officer Riicckkyy, but the difference in music quality between rap artists' mixtapes and their marketed albums.
As hip-hop is expanding its paradigm for what is normative and authentic, women should be encouraged to create their own niches and define their music and their images outside of the archetypes that have traditionally been placed before them.
Should rappers be entitled to modify and manipulate their voices in whatever fashion they deem appropriate for their artistic vision or does Auto-Tune pollute the form?
Today's front page of The Daily Beast features an article by Elizabeth Gates titled, "Does Kanye Dress Too Gay?"
Young Jeezy proclaimed that he "put on" for his city which is all good. The question for the established rappers out there now is how have they "put on" for the boys in their crew?
Hope the blog title caught your attention. No we're not talking about the latest beef between 50 cent and Officer Riicckkyy, but the difference in music quality between rap artists' mixtapes and their marketed albums. 
As hip-hop is expanding its paradigm for what is normative and authentic, women should be encouraged to create their own niches and define their music and their images outside of the archetypes that have traditionally been placed before them. 
Should rappers be entitled to modify and manipulate their voices in whatever fashion they deem appropriate for their artistic vision or does Auto-Tune pollute the form?