“We need to hold everybody accountable,” said Clover Hope, author of “The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop.” “And especially men need to see, you're not protecting women in hip-hop, and you need to be more vocal.'
), two longtime participants in the hip-hop dance scene, for an in-depth discussion that explored the roles women have played in creating, expanding and preserving the artform and culture.“The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop,”
Hope said that women from different generations and disciplines were purposely gathered on stage, so that audiences in the venue and online could appreciate different viewpoints on the culture’s evolution. Addressing the subject of age, Hope noted how normal it is for male rappers to rap into their 50s, while women aren't afforded the same privilege. Both Garcia, a mainstay in the breaking community, and Byrd-McPhee, the founder of the nonprofit organizationGarcia emphasized the importance of gatekeepers expanding their palettes and choosing women for jobs based on their talent, not their age – something she’s encountered a number of times before.
“I know we're talking specifically about hip-hop, but it's just a reflection of society as a whole,” Byrd-McPhee said. “So that’s the same kind of thing that we deal with in everyday life, in terms of what is your value as you age.”
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