Join Nas and Minya "Miss Info" Oh, for The Bridge - candid conversations with legendary figures who developed the culture and the new generation of voices carrying hip-hop forward. We celebrate hip-hop now, and through its 50th anniversary in 2023. It was written, now it's heard.
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Join Nas and Minya "Miss Info" Oh, for The Bridge - candid conversations with legendary figures who developed the culture and the new generation of voices carrying hip-hop forward. We celebrate hip-hop now, and through its 50th anniversary in 2023. It was written, now it's heard.
One thing that separated Salt-N-Pepa from their contemporaries is that they didn’t tone down their femininity in order to compete with their male counterparts. They were able to be themselves. But it did take some struggle. As they explained to Nas and Minya, Salt and Pepa had to break from the artistic control of their mentor Hurby “Luv Bug” Azor in order to be able to feel completely free. They also talked about “Let’s Talk About Sex,” and why they felt the need to turn the hit song into a PSA about AIDS, and how they dealt with being called “sell-outs” when their music crossed over in a major way.
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The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop
Join Nas and Minya "Miss Info" Oh, for The Bridge - candid conversations with legendary figures who developed the culture and the new generation of voices carrying hip-hop forward. We celebrate hip-hop now, and through its 50th anniversary in 2023. It was written, now it's heard.
