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�� you wanna rap with me ♪ I'm a rap aider ♪ you wanna rap against me ♪ I'm a rap terminator ♪ Ron nelson: Eventually she got signed by americans Because there's no infrastructure here, There's no scouts here That could see the
talent for themselves And do something about it. She is another example of the struggle that we had In the early days of rap music in canada. [upbeat music] ♪ ladies first ♪ Mark campbell: The fact that michie mee Was part of the "ladies first" video, Her contemporaries were
queen latifah, monie love, Mc lyte, roxanne shante, It tells you that there was no difference really Between the talent that
was available in canada And the talent in the u.S
talent for themselves And do something about it. She is another example of the struggle that we had In the early days of rap music in canada. [upbeat music] ♪ ladies first ♪ Mark campbell: The fact that michie mee Was part of the "ladies first" video, Her contemporaries were
queen latifah, monie love, Mc lyte, roxanne shante, It tells you that there was no difference really Between the talent that
was available in canada And the talent in the u.S
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♪ you wanna rap with me
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♪ I'm a rap aider
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♪ you wanna rap against me
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♪ I'm a rap terminator ♪
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Ron nelson:
Eventually she got
signed by americans
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Because there's no
infrastructure here,
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There's no scouts here
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That could see the
talent for themselves
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And do something about it.
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She is another example of
the struggle that we had
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In the early days of
rap music in canada.
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[upbeat music]
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♪ ladies first ♪
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Mark campbell:
The fact that michie mee
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Was part of the
"ladies first" video,
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Her contemporaries were
queen latifah, monie love,
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Mc lyte, roxanne shante,
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It tells you that there
was no difference really
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Between the talent that
was available in canada
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And the talent in the u.S.
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Movie Summary
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.