FEMALE RAPPER

Azelia banks: New wave female Hip hop. At the moment I think I can count the number of female rappers on one hand that don't perpetuate the stereotype of either women as sex objects, or products of the media. Ms. Banks transcends her eccentric personality through her music, as opposed to exploiting the concept of females as sex objects. Her music is empowering and inspiring to me, I think its important to have female icons that don't fall under the pressures of sexualizing their music to promote to guys.
In the film about Graffititi that my film crew and I are making, hip hop has had lot of involvement over the past 40 years in Graffiti. But there has not been as many female rappers and graffiti artist as males because both are male dominated industries. BUT THINGS ARE CHANGING.

Outkast

Outkast is one of the longest lasting groups that has maintained its place in the limelight.  Outkast although, not the original rap, has influenced many hip hop and rap artists of the 21st century.  With their upbeat tracks, and influential style, Outkast is one of the main reasons that newer artists in the rap scene are more melodic and use more than just a drum beat.

Music Choice for Film

This song is what my group and I choose for our minute trailer, but for the 5 minute film we are having one of our group members use the instrumental of the song and rewrite the lyrics so they are not contradictory to what Rooftop Legends stands for.

Musica Post: RatKing/Wiki1993

Ratking, "New Band of the day" as stated by the Gardian.uk, is an upcoming band in the New York DIY scene.  They have played at almost all of the smaller well known venues in NY, including Shea Stadium, Apostrophe, Mercury Lounge as well as larger festivals like SXSW.

Wiki, Hak and Sporting Life, are the three members of the band.
http://www.xlrecordings.com/ratking

"RATKING manage to mix youthful hardcore energy with pure NY beats and rhymes in a post-hip-hop crew that could only exist in 2012." -XL RECORDINGS