(This one is sorta old because I have been finishing school.)

I choose Mz Unique's Show Me My Opponent for my mixtape this time around because, well, it was hosted by someone called DJ Black Jesus. But also because I love my Lady Rappers. And that may be entirely unjustified--a lot of Lady Rappers just aren't that good. But these are dames in an industry that is sort of against them and I feel a need to support that (via free downloads).

Mz Unique is, like all rappers these days, young. At 18 her career is either just starting or never going to take off. Her age shows a bit--the tape is decent, but it's a been unpolished, a bit simplistic. But man, do I love "Mah Hustle On". I mean, check the chorus:

I don't need a plan/I don't need a man/we could be friends baby/we could be cool/but I get mah hustle/I'm on the move

There's so much out there that says girls need a man or girls want a man or if not, then they are sort of bitter about it. And this song perfectly captures how me and most of the women I actually know are. It says, dude, a man can get in the way of me. We can be friends. We can kiss. But if you're not going to be cool about it, them whatever. I'm just here to be awesome.

That's a message I support and I think it's a pretty awesome conclusion for such a young lady to make, especially because when I was 18 I was doing god knows what. Mz Unique may not be the Next Big Thing and she hasn't earned my heart like Lil' Mama, but I feel confident dropping her in the category of Lady Rappers worth paying attention to.

Mz Unique - Mah Hustle On (zShare)

Show Me My Opponent torrent