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RSSInvincible – March 21, 2009 – Back Alley Social, Austin TX (SXSW)
Mar 21
Detroit MI – I was very disturbed by this show – it was a white female in a boy haircut, baseball cap and baggy clothes … the point is, of the few showcases that highlighted genuine rap, all the SXSW officials could come up with was some little white girl????… reeks of racism to me – not to downplay her – she could flow, as they say, and had intricate lyrics – far more political than the act before her – similar hardcore but minimalist style – but in reality, her voice was pretty weak – she also had a lot of technical difficulties with her CD/DJ which probably wasn’t her fault – I enjoyed her more when she was joined by a black guy with a resounding voice – was really at this showcase to see Pigeon John but they were running late and I had places to be : (
Mar 28, 2009 @ 22:14:44
Invincible is an Israeli activist who combines two of her passions (activism and hip hop) fluidly. What does her race have to do with her talent? If you disliked her flow then comment on that rather than her skin color (which is equally racist if you ask me). I do not know what other hip hop sxsw showcases you went to but if you went to more than just this one SET, you would have seen that ALL of the showcases were diverse (as they should be). I went to a hip-hop show case almost every night during sxsw and saw a variety of talented emcees. Talent is talent, regardless of skin color and gender.
Mar 29, 2009 @ 06:23:48
The days of rap being a color-exclusive (tho I don’t think it’s ever been particularly gender exclusive) are long gone.
I thought she was pretty bland myself. The political thing made it interesting, but without the lyrics, there was nothing to her set.