Jay-Z – dropping the word 'bitch' doesn't begin to cover it | Tricia Rose

The rapper's vow to stop using one word didn't impress me. Hip-hop has so much to answer for, not least hostility to womenSean Carter, who performs under the name Jay-Z, has apparently vowed never again to use the word bitch in the wake of the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. And while I celebrate and congratulate his new fatherhood, this vow didn't impress me.It doesn't begin to address his role in contributing to and profiting from the global power of a hyper-sexist brand of hip-hop mas...

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