Why Hip Hop Never Had a #MeToo Movement

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct. It’s the latest in a pattern of accusations against hip hop titans that spans decades, and features the likes of R. Kelly, Chris Brown, Russell Simmons and many others. So why hasn’t the industry faced the music? This week on “How We Got Here,” Hysteria’s Erin Ryan and What A Day’s Tre’vell Anderson break down why the music industry never had its #MeToo movement, and whether it’s finally time for the hip-hop loving community to take out the trash.

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