Say My Name Analysis

“Say My Name” is a documentary by Nirit Peled. The film was shot in multiple locations such as Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, London, New York and L.A. In New York, there were such artists as Sparky Dee, Monie Love, Roxanne Shante, Queen Latifa and Chocolate Thai. Also there were immigrants to New York from other countries like Trinie from Trinidad. MCs from Detroit, Canada and Atlanta. Lastly in London, there was Estelle with Neo-Soul. There were multiple sub-genres shown in the films like freestyle rap, gangster rap, hardcore rap and conscious rap.
Hip Hop serves a sense of releif and release for some artists mostly for Miz Korona. In the film, ‘Say My Name” the Detroit rapper Miz Korona describes when she was only 15 years old;
Not knowing much about the history of Hip-hop mostly about female hip hop artists the documentary discussed the industry where anybody can understand. The most effective portion of the film is how Peled catures how each artist has sacrificed multiple things just to be accepted and be valued as lyricists by their male peers. The brilliant lyrical skills by these artists do more to address the boundaries that Hip hop culture imposes on women. Henry talks about how even though some women have only been seen as the eye candy artists there are some are artists who have proved through their lyrics challenging the male artists who degrade the women. “ hip-hop has also included the voices of artists such as Queen Latifah, Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Missy Elliot, T.L.C., MC Lyte, and others, who challenge the predominant sexist messages of their male counterparts in the industry with empowering lyrics” (Henry 2010, pg140). Juggling motherhood, personal addictions, sexism the tough women represented in “Say My Name” know what they face from the industry. These women don’t see themselves as victims but more than that they go up against the male-centric normality that dominates the hip-hop history. The film shows that no matter where you’re from or how successful you are, female artists in hip-hop will always stick together and be one. In the Article Hip Hop feminism Henry explained because of certain female artists who made their