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... Nelson argues that this becomes evident in many ways—mostly seemingly simple moves that rippled out, all contributing to the loss of the R&B essence. ... These demands extend much further than just in terms of the governmental and legal justice system, this relates to all realms of society as well. ...
The larger pay checks resulting from minorities of all careers having more opportunities that resulted in them moving to nicer neighborhoods. ... While in a situation as the one we are presented with, we can choose to nit pick and fight in-group, we can also take a step back to notice that the inclusion of women in this mass "migration" towards more capitalistic recording labels are slim. One thing I have learned in my old age of twenty years is that we must choose our battles wisely—and this issue of the absence of women recording artists is worth the battle. ... Britney Spears, Mariah Carey to name a few, where were the women following the Civil Rights Movement? ... Neal says, "The voices of Black women have obviously always been present within hip-hop discourse as witnessed by the popularity of artists like Salt ‘N’ Pepa, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and the recent emergence of Missy Eliot, Lil Kim, and Foxy Brown, though such voices have been often marginalized" (Neal 168).
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Approximate Pages = 4
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