All things comedy: HBO's 'Rap Sh!t,' plus, what's going on with late-night TV?

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🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What do we expect from women rappers? Guest host Tracie Hunte and music and culture journalist Naima Cochrane discuss HBO's Rap Sh!t — and how it portrays women in hip hop walking the line between sexuality and respectability.

Then, Tracie talks to NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about recent shake-ups in late-night TV. They look at the genre's influence on comedy and what the future looks like for women and comedians of color.

Plus, we play Who Said That! Tracie brings on her WNYC colleagues Alex Neason, producer and editor for Radiolab, and Janae Pierre, host of WNYC's Consider This.

You can follow us on Twitter @npritsbeenamin and email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Okay, it's recording.
0:03.0	Okay, so lots of energy.
0:06.0	Do it.
0:07.0	Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:12.0	Here's your guest host and my daughter Tracey Hunt.
0:16.0	Let's start the show.
0:22.0	Hey friends and soon to be new friends.
0:25.0	I'm Tracey Hunt and I want to thank my mom Monica Hunt for introducing me.
0:29.0	I'm your guest host for the next few weeks and I'm so excited to be here.
0:34.0	So last week over a plate of prosciutto and fresh mozzarella,
0:40.0	asked a friend if she was listening to any new music.
0:44.0	So we started talking about Beyonce, obviously,
0:47.0	and then shipped it to Megan the Stallion and Cardi B.
0:51.0	Whether it's getting ready for a big interview or a night out dancing,
0:55.0	nothing gets me more hype than Meg's Freak Nasty.
1:00.0	But my friend told me she was becoming a little disenchanted with these artists.
1:11.0	She wanted to know why all the music had to be like that.
1:16.0	Songs about sex, money, and basically talking about how hot and amazing you are.
1:22.0	At her age in this economy, what on earth does this music have to do with her?
1:28.0	This is one of the themes on Issa Rae's new HBO show, Rapp.
1:33.0	It follows two female rappers in Miami.
1:36.0	And on the show, they confront questions like,
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