no diggity is the masterpiece of the new jack swing era. we out hip-hop was a male-dominated music. seriously. like, women were thought, you re not sexy ah. get outta here. you re not shaking that ass, get out of here. i want to take a minute or two give respect to the man that made a difference in my world female emcees wasn t a pop cultural phenomenon really until salt n pepa, and that blew the doors off it. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man it opened up the door for people to go well, who else are females rapping? oh. m.c. lyte. can i get a who you calling a bitch? oh. who s this queen latifah girl? and then later on, oh, who s this missy? oh, missy try to maintain they were respected as artists. they didn t have to shake booty
hm, get out of here. you re not shaking that ass, get out of here. i want to take a minute or two give respect to the man that made a difference in my world female emcees wasn t a pop cultural phenomenon really until salt n pepa, and that blew the doors off it. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man mighty mighty good man it opened up the door for people to go, well, who else are females and rapping? oh, here s that m.c. lyte. can i get a rock show can i get a rock band oh, who s this queen latifah girl? then later on, oh, who s this missy? oh, missy try to maintain they were respected as artists. they didn t have to shake booty or wear a low-cut blouse. it changed the way we viewed things. to me, the best two female emcees to come out of the 90s are missy elliot and lauryn hill.
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bang bang bang we got our own thing it all had this kind of rhythm that made you have to dance. get down, good lord new jack swing was someone that could sing with the level of stevie wonder with the break beat background of a public enemy, and marry those two. baby, i can get you with my ride i like the way you work it no diggity no diggity is the masterpiece of the new jack swing era. we out hip-hop was a male-dominated music. seriously. like, women were thought of, oh, you re not sexy? hm, get out of here. you re not shaking that ass, get out of here. i want to take a minute or two give respect to the man that made a difference in my world female emcees wasn t a pop cultural phenomenon really until salt n pepa, and that blew the doors off it. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man mighty mighty good man it opened up the door for people to go, well, who else are females and rapping?