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New-found fab female MCs plus new music recs and news!

Music post by Kjerstin Johnson on August 18, 2009 - 6:16pm; tagged Christina Aguilera, Emmylou Harris, female artists, hip hop, hip-hop, Invincible, Joy Jones, Kim Deal, Lady Gaga, music, Pens, Rap, Shilpa Ray, the Breeders, women in hip hop, Women in Rock.
After WireTap blogger Biko Baker asked "Where is the Next Lauryn Hill?" last week bemoaning (what seemed like) the lack of women in rap and hip-hop, MC Invincible (interviewed in Bitch's Loud issue) wrote back suggesting dozens of female MCs from around the country. Check out her excellent list of recommendations and discover all the amazing female rappers you didn't know you were missing (I'm already hooked on New Jersey's Lady Luck).
New York female hip-hop collective ANOMOLIES

Read on for music shorts, plus new music recs and an mp3 from Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers!
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We Hope Asher Roth Gets His Wish

Music post by Ehren Gresehover on May 7, 2009 - 7:51pm; tagged Asher Roth, hip-hop.
Malori brought us all up to speed yesterday on the Asher Roth phenomenon, I thought I'd call everyone's attention to point out that his new video, for the song "Be By Myself," only digs himself a deeper hole for anyone hoping to see anything other than a spoiled frat boy in the young pop culture phenom. More after the jump.
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