It’s gotten easier for women to speak about their experiences with abortion. Here are four women in hip hop who already have.
Almost one month after the US Supreme Court announced its historical decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, groups across the country are continuing to organize in protest. Among the most vocal are artists inside the music industry, including Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion.
In earlier days, hip hop traditionally took a pro-life stance in music. Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew’s 1986 anti-abortion single “Abortion,” and Geto Boys’ graphic anthem “The Unseen” for example, tout aggressive lyrics that are religious and politically leaning. With abortion culture more visible now and less taboo, it’s gotten easier to discuss a woman’s options publicly through the years. Here are four women artists who have been open about a woman’s right to choose.
2000: In “Hold On,” a single off her 2000 album, The Notorious K.I.M., Lil Kim grapples with the decision to have an abortion, which she ultimately went through with. In the song, featuring R&B songstress Mary J. Blige, the rapper addresses other women who may be going through a similar situation: So to my ladies, don’t think I haven’t walked in yo shoes / or thought this was only happenin’ to you / Here’s my shoulder, you…
