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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Yes maam

[00:38:35]
{SPEAKER name="Audience member"}
im wondering what ladies brought to the art [inaudible]

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Sexuality.
Ok emcee, let Lady Ice Tea answer that one now.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
They turn the fellas on, ok? Ladies turn the fellas on cause they get up there, they start moving and everything

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
and they bring another face to the art. To me they do.

[00:39:02]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Lady Ice Tea, lets hear your opinion here. Hold on emcee.

[00:39:07]
{SPEAKER name="Lady Ice Tea"}
Um, theres not too many females that do it, and those that are, there are some that-that are good but there are some that aren't good.
and um,

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{SPEAKER name="Lady Ice Tea"}
the only way you get to be good is if they think youre good. and ummm..
if you can compete with em. so.....

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{SPEAKER name="Lady Ice Tea"}
we just added sexuality as he says.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Rapping is still clearly a male dominated form. The city of Philadelphia was really fortunate enough to have a radio disc jockey

who is a woman, known as Lady B. become really one of the rap leaders of the city. SHe got a radio show where she played only rap records

and soon thereafter, they get a rapping and scratching herself on the show.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
She sort of inspired a new generation of new women rappers in the city.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Of I think In which we must include, the International Play Girls who are really close colleagues and friends of Lady B. So,

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
unfortunately the situation is still that such that if theres one person who happens to be in an influential spot

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
and if that person is a woman then she can gain a following and change the tradition.

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
By and large however, within cities such as Philadelphia, rapping is still primarily male dominated.

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{SPEAKER name="Lady Ice Tea"}
but we are the best in Philly and National Play Girls

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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Thats right.