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Philadelphia's lady DJs, b-girls, and hip hop hip-hop   or hip hop
n.
1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents.

2. Rap music.

adj.
 heads came together in February for the first PHRESH: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop. The event, which included workshops, discussions, and film screenings, culminated in an evening of funky funky - Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces.  collaborations between female dancers, rappers, musicians and DJs. Dancer/choreographer/organizer Michele Byrd-McPhee said that, surprisingly, the panel discussion was packed. The speakers on the panel were from all parts of the hip hop world, including I-Rize, a business woman at Jazzy jazz·y  
adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est
1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical.

2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car.
 Jeff's record label; and Rockafella, a Bronx-based break dancer. This was part of a recent surge of events bringing women together to highlight their involvement in hip hop. And to this we (and Queen Latifah
''"Latifah" redirects here. For the similarly named Arab singer see Latifa
) say, "You gotta let 'em know!"
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Title Annotation:PHRESH: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop
Publication:Dance Magazine
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2006
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