From Bessie Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, Southern Black women have built on a long legacy of giving their bodies a voice through the blues. On this week’s Call & Response, hip-hop scholar Dr. Regina N. Bradley makes it clear that Southern Black music is not frozen in time, but embracing and challenging the issues connecting younger generations. For the playlist of songs curated for this week’s episode visit: https://bit.ly/cr-regina

/ Music In This Week's Episode /

Rapsody, “Nina”

Victoria Monét, “Ass Like That”

Janet Jackson, “The Pleasure Principle”

Angel Olsen, “Lark Song”

The Chicks, “Gaslighter”

Tweet feat. Missy Elliott, “Oops (Oh My)”

Megan Thee Stallion, “Body”

Nina Simone, “Feeling Good”