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Dessa - Alibi

Dessa is one of the many unsung women of hip-hop. Alibi is a very different song. It concerns Dessa telling her friend that she doesn’t have to defend her husband’s crimes in court, and potentially getting locked up herself. Dessa reminds her that she is willing to help her with a place to stay…and her alibi.

It really upsets me that there are currently no well known female hip-hop artists in the game  that have a real message, that spit intelligent verses that depict the harsh reality in which we all live. Guys like me have artists such as Nas and Common to look up to as positive hip-hop role-models…females have no one.

One of the main reasons I dislike Nicki Minaj’s presences in hip-hop so much is that her grossly overrated watered down music casts a heavy shadow over all the other female hip-hop artists that actually have something real to say. Dessa is no exception. Alibi has more meaning in it than Nicki Minaj’s whole discography put together X10, but you’ll never hear any of it on the radio of course.

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My Song Rating: 9.75 out of 10

Dessa really is awesome. I got her album and was like…why isn’t she more well known!?

I know. My fellow Ohioan hip-hop head speaks the truth. Everyone from Doomtree is outstanding…all low-key though.