b. Jason Lewis, 29 September 1970, Brooklyn, New York, USA. This male US rapper’s lyrics were unfortunately highly misogynistic. Typical titles on his debut album, which unaccountably made number 63 in the Billboard charts, included the ominous title track, ‘Lick ’Em Low Lover’ and ‘Mai Sista Izza Bitch’. His justification was equally skewered: ‘OK, so my record’s nasty. But come on. I’m surrounded by negativity. If I go make a positive record, it might flop. So here’s what I do: I use me something negative to make enough money to do something positive.’
