Monday, August 30, 2010, Princess (of Crime Mob) played host to a special Atlanta viewing party for BET?s new documentary ?My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth about Women and Hip-Hop?.
Female MC, Rasheeda, V-103 DJ Traci Steele; model, Dawn Motgomery; hip-hop publicist, Dee Dee Cocheta; pop-culture expert Ronda Racha Penrice; music industry executive, Shanti Das; and rapper, Eshe from Arrested Development all took part in a panel discussion which highlighted issues that females in hip-hop struggle with in the music industry.
The panelists all revealed a common thread in their discussion, which was that hip-hop is a male dominated world. Women in hip-hop constantly have to fight to maintain respect in an industry where men call all the shots.
Video ~ Women in Hip-Hop Panel Discussion
Photos from the Atlanta view party PLUS watch the full episode of BET’s “My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip-Hop”:
Rasheeda
V-103 DJ Traci Steele with Princess and Rasheeda
The ladies discuss women in hip-hop…
I ran into Yung Joc on my way out. He was the only male rapper who came through to support the ladies…
Have you watched the episode yet? In case you missed it… check it out below:
Photos: JoiPearson Photography