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Threads: Moments in Hiphop photos by Darlene Lewis
1984, New York, NY, United States
Having Nigerian Grandfather, Paul Eford, and Blackfoot Native American Grandmother, Emma Lee Price, gave me a sense of pride and a desire to become independent. Being the first female host/producer of any hiphop music video talk show on Cable TV was a cha
Having Nigerian Grandfather, Paul Eford, and Blackfoot Native American Grandmother, Emma Lee Price, gave me a sense of pride and a desire to become independent. Being the first female host/producer of any hiphop music video talk show on Cable TV was a challenge. Because unlike the discrimination I experienced trying to model or be signed to a major agency in the early eighties, I faced a different type of barrier. Male dominance and total alienation from the media who felt that Hiphop was not music. When I think of the pioneers of the hiphop culture and the lack of respect they receive it really shuns me. Today's artist should pay homage to those of us that paved the way so that they can indulge in the luxury that exists. The legends should be rewarded and their legacy preserved. I will try to do that with my tv show Celebrity Showcase TV and my book Hiphop before the Bling and my dvds Moments in hiphop