One of First Ladies of Hip-Hop Ms. Melodie Passes Away
By Lora Neng
WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER
July 20, 2012
Early female rap pioneer Ms. Melodie was confirmed to have passed away on Tuesday by The Urban Daily. She was the first wife of KRS-ONE and a member of the seminal Boogie Down Productions.
The Brooklyn MC made her first splash into Hip-Hop with the 1988 single “Hype According to Ms. Melodie” and released her solo album “Diva” on Jive Records one year later. The song “Live on Stage” from that album became a hit on the radio as well as in the new medium of music videos. She used her craft to preach nonviolence, and her death was met with condolences from fellow New York rapper Talib Kweli, who tweeted, “I’m Ms. Melodie and I’m a born again rebel. Rest in power sister,” referencing her lyrics in “Self Destruction” while she was with BDP.
Ms. Melodie died at the age of 43, reportedly in her sleep.
Posted by Lora
on Jul 20 2012. Filed under Entertainment.
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I HAD AND I STILL HAVE MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FOR MRS. MELODIE. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR MRS. MELODIE, MC LYTE, QUEEN LATIFA, PATRA, ROXXANNE SHANTA AND A LOT MORE FEMALE RAPPERS WHO STARTED THE LIL KIMS,THE NICKI MANIJS,THE BRATS, THE TRINAS, THE EVES AND THE REST OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FEMALE RAPPERS,WE (FEMALES) WOULD NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO SPEAK UP FOR OURSELVES AND TELL ANY AND EVERYONE (WHETHER ITS MEN,OUR BOSSES,THE INDUSTRY,POLITICS OR WHATEVER THE SITUATION MIGHT BE) THAT WE (FEMALES) DONT HAVE TO TAKE THIS SHIT AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT!!!! MAY GOD CONSOLE MRS.MELODIES FAMILY,FRIENDS,FANS AND ESPECIALLY KRS-ONE!!
people forgot all about her, only did 1 album.