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BitchTapes: American Black Music Month

Music post by Nicole Morales on June 10, 2011 - 12:23pm; tagged American Black Music Month, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, En Vogue, erykah badu, Funky 4+1, Ida Cox, Janet Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Mary J Blige, Missy Elliot, Monie Love, Prince, Queen Latifah, Rufus, Ruth Brown, Salt-n-Pepa, Sarah Vaughan, Tammie Terrell, The Chiffons, The Sequence.

It's been 32 years since the music industry officially recognized June as American Black Music Month. But, ask any casual music fan and she'll tell you that popular black music has been pumping through the speaker box since long before 1979.

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Genderlicious: Video Weekend Anthems

Social Commentary post by Thea Lim on August 13, 2010 - 10:11am; tagged don't sweat it anthems, erykah badu, genderlicious, jean grae, keyshia cole, missy elliott, music, videos.

I decided to share some of my favorite "don't sweat it, you got it" anthems with you.

Bag Lady - Erykah Badu

One day, all them bags gon' get in your way. I shook my booty to this song many a time before I realized that it is actually an anti-consumerist anthem packaged in the most compassionate older-sister-pep-talk-lecture I've ever heard.

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