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Music 1003 Alternative Women’s Voices
Course: Popular Music and Diversity in American Society (MUSI 1003)
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University: University of Connecticut
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Alternative Women’s Voices
Lauryn Hill (b. 1975)
●Early success with hip- hop trio, the Fugees (mid-1990s)
○ Blend of rap, reggae, and R&B
●Soloist, alternative hip- hop
●Commitment Female empowerment
○ Builds on the ground- breaking example of Queen Latifah
●“Doo Wop (That Thing)” (1998)
○ Number One hit from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
○ Number One album, 7 million + copies sold in a year
● Hip Hop: Rapped verses
○ Synthesizers; digital drum machine
● R&B: Strong lead vocal (soul)
○ Four-part vocal harmony (doo-wop)
■ Horn section (soul)
● Lyrics: observations on both male and female social behavior
Some Other Stars of the 1990s
● Gloria Estefan (b. 1957)
● k.d. lang (b. 1961)
● Selena (1971–1995)
● Ani DiFranco (b. 1970)
Women in Today’s Pop Music
● Beyonce
● Adele
● Megan Thee Stallion
● Taylor Swift
● Halsey
● Dua Lipa
● Ariana Grande
● Rhianna
● Rhianna
● Dua Lipa
● Doja Cat
● Lady Gaga
