Is this the truth about women in hip-hop?

A recent documentary offered female rappers the chance to tell their story in a bid to answer: where did all the women go?Earlier this year, American journalist Latoya Peterson wrote about the rise of Nicki Minaj and what it meant for the role of women in hip-hop. Well it seems she wasn't the only person interested in, or concerned about, the rise of the titillating female MC. This week, a documentary called My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip-Hop aired on US network BET. The show te...

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