This video of Murs discussing the disappointing and disturbing lack of prominent female MCs on the hip-hop touring circuit, or in hip-hop in general
And the follow-up debate at Soulbounce are smart, and interesting, and I don't have a vast amount to add other than I agree that a) it's rational for some women not to feel entirely at home in hip-hop, b) the talent among women is undeniably there, but c) for some reason, the record sales and concert tours are not, and d) that's really too bad. Avril Lavigne is incredibly annoying, but what Lil Mama does on this remix of "Girlfriend" is fantastic, and it should sell millions of tracks. Huge ditto for "Truly In Love":
Murs suggests in the video that female rappers should do some limited city tours, even if they're in small venues and with small audiences, if only to build credentials for tours like Rock the Bells. If any female MCs tour in DC, I'll commit in advance to buying tickets and bringing friends with me. It's not a bad idea, it's just too bad it's come to this.