Debbie Harry was the first and only...
   
  bob
  

Benjamin Lukoff <blukoff@alvord.com> wrote:
  That makes me wonder...ARE there any white woman rappers of note? No one
comes to mind immediately...

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 synthhtnys@comcast.net wrote:

> Aaron have you ever noticed how few white women make Gangsta Rap lists?
> Why don't you go after them too?
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Aaron Milenski 
>
> >
> > I am enjoying the book very much and I think it is wonderfully done.
> >
> > That said, I will levy my usual criticism against the entire pop/powerpop
> > fanatic cult, which is that once again it's pretty much as if women don't even
> > exist. In the top 200, only 4 albums are by bands/artists with female singers
> > or songwriters (two of which are the same woman), and only one in the top 100.
> > There's very very little representation elsewhere, as well.
> >
> > I know part of the problem is that so few women play this type of music, and
> > it's awfully hard to truly define the term "power pop," but I can't imagine how
> > albums like Expresos' PROMISES AND TIES or Jale's SO WOUND or the Muffs' BLONDER
> > AND BLONDER could be snubbed.
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