... social and sexual power that women really have, deviating from those of black male rappers, a voice more readily heard. However, this opposition to the common voice of male rappers is not an easy one to undertake. Tricia Rose states, "First, and most obviously, it places female rappers in totalizing oppositional ... hooks took after her grandmother and spoke out at all costs, despite what her family and community did to hinder it (hooks 210). In this sense, hooks like the black female rappers, did not take "the path of least resistance" and fought against those who wanted to keep her qui...

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