The Most Important Era of Hip Hop and the Black Women Navigating it FINALLY Telling their Truth.

Giving voice and reason to the many women that work in the music industry, specifically the hip hop industry. An amazing documentary Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick released August 5, 2020 about the sexual harassment and rape allegations that were first introduced to the world in The New York Times article in 2017. This documentary not only gave us insight to the new generation of the women behind the scenes working their asses off to pivot great moments and music in hip hop, but were also blackmailed and abused from powerful black men in the industry. Drew Dixon has taken us through the timeline from booking talents for her mother inauguration party to giving Kanye and John Legend a spotlight. She was a young, beautiful, powerful woman in her 20s when she was first harassed by Russell Simmons.

"HE IS LIKE RUSSELL SIMMONS, THE BLACK COMMUNITY WILL HATE MY GUTS"

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she explains in the documentary, for the younger generation that do not know the significance of Russell Simmons. He had been labeled the Godfather of hip hop, however we are not about to talk about what he has done for Hip Hop but how the women like Drew.. already knew what he had contributed to the culture. They wanted to be the part of the backbone that held up the culture, they trusted Russell Simmons. Def Jam was the most powerful company centered in hip hop in the early to mid 90s. Like Motown in the mid 70s Cash Money in late 00s, Def Jam wasn't just producing music but films, shows etc. Being offered a job at Def Jam was a dream come true, little did she know someone she thought was an icon a legend was really a rapist.

https://youtu.be/2ddHf5VXL3g

The Full Documentary can be streamed on HBO MAX