{"id":2991,"date":"2017-12-10T23:06:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T23:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westminsterradio.net\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2017-12-10T23:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T23:06:04","slug":"female-rappers-ive-got-bars-too-natalie-malcolm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/female-rappers-ive-got-bars-too-natalie-malcolm\/","title":{"rendered":"Female Rappers: I’ve Got Bars Too – Natalie Malcolm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Female Rappers: I\u2019ve Got Bars Too <\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC Radio\u00a01Xtra Stories 2018<\/p>\n

Duration: 18 minutes<\/p>\n

Presenter: Natalie Malcolm<\/p>\n

Producer: Natalie Malcolm<\/p>\n

Short Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year Cardi B was the first solo female rapper to reach number 1 on the ‘Hot 100 Chart’ with ‘Bodak Yellow’ since Lauryn Hill back in 1998 with \u201cDoo Wop (That Thing)\u201d. This shows how tough it is for female rappers to get recognition for their work. I explore what it is like for UK female rappers in a male dominated genre.<\/p>\n

Long Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy can\u2019t I just do what I want to do freely without feeling like people are trying to put me in a box all the time? Do you know how annoying that is? When you feel like you\u2019re doing something greater than life, but you\u2019re always just a female rapper?\u201d
\n<\/em>Lil Simz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Female rappers have continuously throughout the years been passed to one side and not given the recognition they deserve. They never get the chance to headline festivals and get dropped by record labels very quickly. Not just that, female rappers are constantly labeled in a separate category and told that they should not rap because they are women. Things would be a lot different if they were males as the hip – hop \/ rap and grime scene is very male dominated.<\/p>\n

I speak to MC Stush along with\u00a0upcoming rappers Lady Sanity, Noname Disciple and Yasmin about their experiences with male judgements and who inspired them. I also speak to upcoming male rapper David Cisay Rule and BBC Radio 1Xtra Producer David Akosim. On top of that, I speak to\u00a0music editor for Gal Dem Antonia, artist manager and advocate for women in the creative industries Kaiya Milan and Rinse FM presenters Lily Mercer, SK Vibemaker and Jyoty Singh. Some of the questions that have been asked are: How does it feel to be labeled and judged when people haven\u2019t even heard you? How hard is it being a female in a male dominated industry? What more can be done in order to try and make female rappers stand out more? What is the future for female rappers?<\/p>\n

I will also examine how female rappers hardly get recognized at award ceremonies. Lady Sanity was the only woman to win in the latest GRM Rated Awards out of the 4 nominated which shows how bad things are for female rappers. It is the same for the Brits and MOBO awards too they do not recognise female rappers in any of the categories. Another issue explored is how female rappers don\u2019t stick together because females rarely collaborate together and don’t have each others back which is what we see males do, so this could be a key factor to where they are going wrong.<\/p>\n

In \u2018Female Rappers: I\u2019ve Got Bars Too\u2019 I will discover what is going wrong for female rappers in the UK and how it can be changed.<\/p>\n

COMISSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

This email is from the Head of Radio 1 & 1Xtra at Somethin Else who create documentaries for 1Xtra.<\/p>\n

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CUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year Cardi B was the first solo female rapper to hit number 1 on the ‘Hot 100 Chart’ with ‘Bodak Yellow’ since Lauryn Hill in 1988 with \u201cDoo Wop (That Thing)\u201d.<\/p>\n

British rap has a long history of not recognising women and grouping them together based on gender. They are still waiting for the day that “female” no longer sits infront of rapper. This is is one of the many struggles female rappers face.<\/p>\n

Rap enthusiast Natalie Malcolm explores the different problems UK female rappers face within the male dominated genre.<\/p>\n

[CLIP]
\nIN: (JINGLE) “On air, on the ground, turn it up” …
\nOUT: … “and put greatness out there (jingle)”
\nDURATION: \u00a018’13<\/p>\n

BACK ANNO<\/strong><\/p>\n

That was Natalie Malcolm exploring the issues UK female rappers face in a male dominated genre. Head over to twitter to join the discussion using #I’veGotBarsToo.<\/p>\n

AUDIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/natalie_malcolm\/female-rappers-ive-got-bars-too-1<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to listen to Female Rappers: I’ve Got Bars Too<\/p>\n

TWEET<\/strong><\/p>\n

This weeks #1XtraStory @natalie_malcolm explores the struggles for UK female rappers. \u00a0Join in the discussion using\u00a0#I’veGotBarsToo and lock in<\/p>\n

PROMOTIONAL IMAGES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lady Sanity winning her award at the GRM Rated Awards 2017. Copyright: Getty Images. The BBC has an agreement with Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Princess Nokia preforming at Electic Brixton in London.\u00a0Copyright: Getty Images. The BBC has an agreement with Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I created a playlist on Spotify which is available for anyone to go on to hear the full versions of the songs used in this documentary in the same order. There is only 1 song unavailable on this playlist ‘Say My Name’ by Yasmin as it is unreleased.<\/p>\n

MUSIC REPORTING FORM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name of track: Tomboy<\/p>\n

Composer: Princess Nokia<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Rough Trade<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2016<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Boogie<\/p>\n

Composer: Paigey Cakey<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Self Released<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2016<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Pause<\/p>\n

Composer: IAMDDB<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Self Released<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2017<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Hurtin Me<\/p>\n

Composer: Stefflon Don<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Polydor<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2017<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Dy \u2013 na \u2013 mi \u2013 tee<\/p>\n

Composer: Ms Dynamite<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Polydor<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2002<\/p>\n

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Name of track: U-N-I-T-Y<\/p>\n

Composer: Queen Lafita<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Motown<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 1993<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Doo Wop (That Thing)<\/p>\n

Composer: Lauryn Hill<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Ruffhouse Records<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 1998<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Say My Name<\/p>\n

Composer: Yasmin<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Un Released<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2017<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Diddy Bop<\/p>\n

Composer: Noname<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Self Released<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2016<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Skwod<\/p>\n

Composer: Nadia Rose<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2016<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Queens Speech 7<\/p>\n

Composer: Lady Leshurr<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Self Released<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2017<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Shutdown<\/p>\n

Composer: Skepta<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) BBK<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2016<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Big For Your Boots<\/p>\n

Composer: Stormzy<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) #Merky Records
\nYear of publication\/release: 2017<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Ain\u2019t Nothing Changed<\/p>\n

Composer: Loyle Carner<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Caroline Records<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2015<\/p>\n

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Name of track: Bodak Yellow<\/p>\n

Composer: Cardi B<\/p>\n

Publishing company (record company) Atlantic<\/p>\n

Year of publication\/release: 2017<\/p>\n

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