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Article Evaluation

 * I wish they would've used Kimberlé Crenshaw's definition of intersectionality—in the beginning when talking about intersectionality—to follow in the vein of black feminism, rather than Johnson's, although it is a great source. I think it would've been more appropriate if the black woman who coined the term was used to define the term. In fact, she doesn't appear at all in the entire article. Which I think is something that should be fixed if we're gonna talk about black feminism/intersectionality.
 * I checked on about four of the sources that lead to articles and they all were up and running!
 * They only delved into the lgbtq+ community's critcal-ness to hip hop briefly. Wish there would've been more on that rather than just a paragraph's worth.
 * I feel like the ending to the "social change" part is awkward and there's more to be said.
 * There were quite a few sources that were listed, I'd say that was done well.
 * A good chunk of the article was a part of an assignment.
 * Of what I read, the community in the talk section is pretty receptive!
 * I'm glad that everything flowed well, and chronologically. Things seem up to date.
 * I have assigned myself to the hip hop feminism page. I plan on adding some more things about the presence of queerness in hip hop. There is only a brief mention, which is a good start, but that is not where it should end. There is a lot to say about gender, but not so much sexuality and not so much in how gender and sexuality may or may not relate to each other. I have three sources that I plan to include on gender and sexuality in hip hop. They include: Aja Johnson's "Keep It Coochie", Bettina Love's "A Ratchet Lens...", and Ryan Harris' "What Is Meant To Be, Will Be" to support my claims.

theme for hip hop feminism
Hip hop and feminism and the intertwining of the two, a path in which Joan Morgan—first person to coin and call themselves a Hip Hop Feminist—describes it as "[finding the truth at a] juncture where 'truth' is no longer black and white, but subtle intriguing shades of gray."

DJ-ing in and of itself is a very male dominated part of hip hop, essentially acting as a microcosm for not the only the Hip Hop community itself, but of the music industry in which Hip Hop is encased, and so on and so forth. The narratives around DJ's and DJ-ing is very male-centric. However, just like every other aspect of hip hop women were involved, too. An exemplary example of women who DJ, would be Beverly Bond, who had been a deejaying since 1999, not only is she a DJ she's an entrepenur as well, and founder of Black Girls Rock. An initiative which has turned into an annual awards show, on the network BET, which commemorates and honors Black girls and women who are making impacts on the people around them and their communities.

Deejaying in and of itself is a very male-dominated part of hip hop, essentially acting as a microcosm for not only the Hip Hop community itself, but of the music industry in which Hip Hop is encased, and so on and so forth. The narratives around DJ's and DJ-ing are very male-centric. However, just like every other aspect of hip hop women were involved, too. An exemplary example of women who DJ, would be Beverly Bond, who has been deejaying since 1999. Not only is she a DJ, but she's an entrepreneur as well, and founder of Black Girls Rock; an initiative which has turned into an annual awards show—on the BET network—which commemorates and honors Black girls and women who are making impacts on their communities.

Rapping is the most well known part of hip hop, so much so that it is thought of as the only part of hip hop. There have been a plethora of women-rappers past and present  that show the where the trajectory was aiming and where things are heading now.