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Cynthia Gordy, associate editor of Essence Magazine, a lifestyle publication for black women, says that the contest promotes a “balance in mainstream hip-hop’s messages.” Part of this balance involves the gender representation in mainstream...
...perceived dengeneracy of hip-hop provides the rationale for another balance that the “Take Back the Music” contest is hoping to achieve—between the uninventive and the creative. Those involved with the contest seek to disrupt the creative stagnancy that stems from the monotony of mainstream hip-hop’s misogyny. Many people in both the contest and the genre’s broader community feel that while innovative music is being produced, it isn’t available from commercial radio stations or major labels. Thus, some critics argue that while...
...overall goal of the “Take Back the Music” contest is to help change the way that artists and the public approach hip-hop, both in its creation and its reception. This year’s grand prize winners, Jennifer “Nesi” Chanesi of Rhode Island and Justin “Jae Guttah” McGibbon of Pennsylvania, won full scholarships to the 2008 Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program. Through prizes like these, the “Take Back the Music” contest hopes to assist the participants in developing...
...When hip-hop was still a subculture, there was a lot more diverse set of music to offer,” Gordy says. “That people think there’s only this one type of music that can sell is ridiculous. [The contest] is in response to the cookie cutter, formulaic music we see today. Besides being misogynistic, honestly, it’s boring. This brings music that’s not only thought provoking, not only creative, but new and fresh...
...League North Division softball champions versus the leading team in America East. With two teams so accustomed to victory, it was a game destined to be a close affair.In yesterday’s highly-anticipated non-league contest at Soldiers Field, Harvard (22-18, 12-4 Ivy) prevailed over local rivals Boston University (26-17) in a slender 1-0 victory.“I thought we played very poised and very competitive—it was a good game,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “BU’s a great team...