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My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

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Ava DuVernay focuses on the history of female MCs in the hip hop industry in this short documentary that features Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Eve, Jean Grae, Roxanne Shante, Trina, The Lady of Rage, and many more.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2010-08-30

Runtime: 43 mins

Director: Ava DuVernay

Spoken language: English

Genres: Music, Documentary, TV Movie

Original title: My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Production Companies: Forward Movement

Production Countries: United States of America

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