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After the duet was successful, and then "The Show" soundtrack hit number one on the R&B chart, shipped platinum, it really helped build our credibility with PolyGram records. I was suddenly on the radar with the parent company. I wasn't just Drew Dixon from Def Jam. Lyor sent me this, like, massive gourmet gift basket to thank me for my hard work and to sort of say, "I'm sorry I didn't appreciate how talented you were." - That's one of the beautiful things about the music industry. If you have a great work ethic and you have some talent, you can end up running a label. So it is a space where there was a lot of mobility for women, but at the same time, there was tremendous amount of sexual harassment that was just baked into the culture
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After the duet was successful,
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and then "The Show" soundtrack
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hit number one
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on the R&B chart,
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shipped platinum,
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it really helped build
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our credibility
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with PolyGram records.
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I was suddenly on the radar
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with the parent company.
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I wasn't just Drew Dixon
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from Def Jam.
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Lyor sent me this, like,
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massive gourmet gift basket
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to thank me for my hard work
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and to sort of say, "I'm sorry
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I didn't appreciate
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how talented you were."
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- That's one
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of the beautiful things
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about the music industry.
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If you have a great work ethic
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and you have some talent,
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you can end up
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running a label.
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So it is a space
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where there was
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a lot of mobility for women,
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but at the same time,
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there was tremendous amount
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of sexual harassment that was
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just baked into the culture.
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Movie Summary
A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
