Is there any non misogynistic hiphop?

[BornAgainFem]

I love hip hop - the production, the rhythms, the bass, the beats, the tempo etc.
Growing up listening to Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Busta etc definitely influenced me, and not in a good way. I thought my worth was based on pleasing men, often sexually, or boosting their damn egos. I can't pin it totally on the music I listened to, but it had to have played a part.
Now when I hear some of the lyrics I loved when I was 12/13/14, I'm actually disgusted by it.
I don't want to give up listening to hip hop though. Do you think it's possible to have non misogynistic hiphop, or are the two mutually exclusive??
The older I get, the more depressed I am when I look back at my teen years. So many negative influences that are mainstream. Its so damaging!

Have you listened to The Coup? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coup?wprov=sfla1 I love their first three albums, and the others are good too. Also, Boogie Down Productions (BDP/KRS1).

Does Macklemore count as hip hop?

Missy Elliot- apart from her, nope!

Try Ugly Duckling 'Journey to Anywhere'.

Do Rizzle kicks count?

Jurassic5 are more interested in lived experience than misogyny.

Lack of Afro? Jurassic Five?

Not sure they're true hip hop but worth a listen.

I was going to say Jurassic 5 too. Maybe The Roots too.

De La Soul
The Jungle Brothers
Tribe Called Quest
Freestylers
Queen Latifa
Roots Manuva
The far side
Scroobius Pip

A couple of contemporary ones:

Akala
Loki (Darren McGarvey)
Dizzee Rascal
Stanley Odd
Hector Bizerk

Not hip hop so much as hip hop inspired, but I check out M.I.A. if you don't already know her stuff.

There is an "underground" hip hop scene, or used to be called that, thought it's not actually underground iswim.

A lot of alternative and conscious hip hop as well.

Sage Francis.
Aesop
Eyedea and Abilities
Atmosphere
Talib Kwali

A lot of artists associated with Strange Famous records.

It's been a while since I listened to them closely but I don't recall them being mysoginist.

NERD\Pharrell Williams. The beginning of Lemon is actually a quote from Gloria Steinem. Pharrell is very feminist in my opinion.

Jurassic 5!

Lauryn Hill and TLC

MermaidUnicorn did you know that Pharrell Williams wrote Blurred Lines?! Such a shame as I really like his music otherwise.

Salt n Pepa? God I'm showing my age...

NERD stands for No-one Ever Really Dies, I heard once, not sure if its true!

Aggghh yes Crested, I knew that. I don't think he's in a hurry to do a follow-up!

Disposable Heros of Hiphoprisy
Spearhead
Marxman
MC Solaar
Senser
(Early 90's)

There used to be.

The Roots, Gangstar, Group Home etc. Some of the best and most beautiful hip hop ever made.

The Roots even did a track with Ursula Rucker.

Have a listen to these guys, definitely not misogynistic and don't really swear either, but great beats. Imperial and Kinetik - this one's about staying in being better than going out.

I take it you have listened to "Millie pulled a pistol on Santa" by De La Soul.

Based on someone the band knew - they added the ending with the gun but I think it really is just spot on.

How the narrators react to Millie saying she was abused with disbelief due to the charismatic perpetrator.

This is just a fantastic message they manage to highlight and get to the truth of abuse without further victimising Millie.

Anyhow love them and tackling this issue in a Christmas song.

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