Re: Lauryn Hill Makes Me Feel Unwell (In defense of Lauryn)


ambroise@socrates.berkeley.edu
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 10:19:41 -0800 (PST)



one must admit the awards can be problematic. when the beastie boys get
a rap award, you have to wonder if someone's smokin crack in the music
industry

j'amboise

On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 IMHOTEP72@aol.com wrote:

> Damn!!! win some awards for being creative and EVERYBODY wants to rip you
> apart!!! So what if you don't "get it". If you feel unwell take some antacid
> BUT in the meantime as a Black man, I'm glad to see ANYBODY Black get some
> props in the very biased very racist music awards.....especially a Black woman
> making hip hop music. Winning all those awards is an inspiration for all Black
> women (and Black men ) trying to make it in the music industry. Big ups to
> Lauryn Hill. I really hope that this is the beginning of many walls being
> shattered so that others may follow and reap the rewards of their overlooked
> creativity. Keep building, Lauryn!
>
> Peace and Wisdom,
>
> Imhotep
>



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