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We have been blessed with one of the most diverse and successful independent hip-hop scenes in the country, but it didn't happen overnight. Most of the pillars of our scene have been recognized one way of another over the years for their work in building this community, but one pillar keeps getting skipped over. Go figure -- it's a female. Pretty common in the male-driven sport we call hip-hop.
But she isn't about the recognition or the status, she just wants to help others and rock a stage.
We are talking about the poet Desdamona, who moved to Minneapolis in 1996 from the plains of Iowa with her best friend, and a strong desire to perform. At first, it was hard to break into the close-knit community dominated by males who would rather take her out on a date than let her step in a cypher.
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