Why Hip Hop Never Had a #MeToo Movement
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 23 March 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Background:
- Los Angeles Times: Behind the calamitous fall of hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs
- LA Times: Russell Simmons and Brett Ratner face new allegations of sexual misconduct
- Reuters: R. Kelly challenge to sex abuse conviction draws skepticism from US appeals court
- The New York Times: Music Mogul Russell Simmons Is Accused of Rape by 3 Women
- Variety: Russell Simmons Sued for Alleged Rape of Def Jam Producer in '90s
- Hollywood Reporter: Writer Jenny Lumet: Russell Simmons Sexually Violated Me (Guest Column)
- TMZ: Usher Vacations in Bali with Russell Simmons, Partakes in Yoga Session
- AP News: Rapper Kodak Black gets probation in teen's assault case
- Hollywood Reporter: Russell Simmons Sued For Defamation By Former Def Jam Recordings Executive
- The New York Times: Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades
- Body And Soul featuring Sista Dee Barnes & Rose Almighty - directed by Tamra Davis
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So Aaron the other day I heard a deeply unserious phrase that I've heard otherwise serious people use many times in the last few years and I want to talk to you about it. |
| 0:09.5 | Okay, was it mom-traprane okay but the phrase I was thinking of was |
| 0:16.8 | post me to error I bet you can guess why that one really grinds my gears too first |
| 0:22.2 | of all it implies that all of the work of the cultural movement |
| 0:25.1 | to confront and address power and sexual abuse |
| 0:27.4 | and harassment is done and behind us, of course, |
| 0:31.0 | you know, many abusers were called out and rooted out and I don't want to downplay the work of those who made sure those stories were told. |
| 0:37.0 | However... |
| 0:38.0 | Yes, a big old however, all right? There is still more accountability to be had for whole parts of the |
| 0:43.9 | entertainment industry that didn't have their reckonings while everybody was |
| 0:47.8 | talking about Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby right? Like maiming and Cirque du Soleil? Are you talking about those parts of entertainment? |
| 0:55.0 | Listen, very cute guesses once again, but I'm actually talking about the music side of the |
| 1:03.0 | community community, |
| 1:04.0 | but now with a new spade of lawsuits against Eddie, |
| 1:06.0 | maybe hip-hop's Me Too moment has finally arrived. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm Erin Ryan, |
| 1:12.0 | and I'm Trevel Anderson and this is how we got here a new series where we |
| 1:16.6 | explore a big question behind the week's headlines and tell a story that answers that |
| 1:20.9 | question on our minds this, why did the Me Too Movement miss a huge part of the music industry? |
| 1:28.7 | And is it finally time for the hip-hop-loving community to take out the trash. A content note this week's |
| 1:34.2 | episode contains details of alleged sexual abuse and harassment. If you're going |
| 1:38.4 | to continue listening and I hope you do, make sure to take care of |
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