Rap veteran MC LYTE is spearheading a new campaign to help her peers pick up more Grammy Awards. The Cha Cha Cha hitmaker, who became the first female rapper to score a gold single, is using her position on the Grammy committee to reinstall a category for the ladies of hip-hop at the annual music Oscars. She says, "We have not had a female rap category at the Grammys since 2003, and I'm trying to get this thing reinstated for 2009. "I'm getting all of these sisters ready, whether they're signed or unsigned." You go girl!MC LYTE fears the U.S. legal system is sexist when it comes to punishing the ladies of hip-hop - because they get a tougher deal than their male counterparts. The 1990s rap sensation admits she was horrified by the sentences handed down to Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, while T.I. served a house arrest term on illegal weapons charges over Christmas (07) and R. Kelly's child pornography case took six years to get to court.
In a recent statement on her okaysister.blogspot.com website, MC Lyte wrote, "After allegedly purchasing firearms and such, T.I. gets to stay home in the comfort of his luxurious Atlanta home, while nearly every woman in the game that has been taken in for something has either done time or (they're) waiting on pins and needles to know the outcome of their cases." And now she's speaking out about the trend for jailing her peers. Hey guys, she HAS A POINT! I love TIP dearly but also that REMY MA sentence is controversial too to some fans.....
No comments:
Post a Comment