Oaxacan rap has a female voice, finally. Words and images for The New York Times.
“The men can become aggressive with us and use harsh and sometimes violent words against us,” said Leslie Reyes, the only female rapper on a local music label. “So we create our own spaces like this.”
Rapped gloriel villalobos, 26, known as doma, standing in a circle with four other female rappers in oaxaca, mexico. A portable speaker blared an instrumental beat as the women took turns rapping.
This scene is replicated nearly every month in the main square by a tight-knit group of women who are rapping as a way to draw attention to issues like poverty, gender inequalities and disenfranchisement of indigenous communities.”
Said Mare Advertencia Lirika, one of the best-known rappers in Oaxaca.