BWP (group)

BWP (Bytches With Problems) was an American female rap duo that consisted of Lyndah McCaskill and Tanisha Michele Morgan.[1]

BWP
Also known asBytches With Problems
GenresHip hop
Years active1989–1994
LabelsNo Face/RAL/Chaos-
Columbia Records
Past membersLyndah McCaskill
Tanisha Michele Morgan

BWP are perhaps best known today for their controversial music video "Two Minute Brother" from their 1991 album The Bytches.[2]

In 1991, McCaskill and Morgan paid amateur videographer George Holliday $1,500 for the rights to use 10 seconds of the video he shot of L.A.P.D. officers beating Rodney King in their video for "Wanted." McKaskill said that "for years rappers have been talking about police brutality and no one has taken heed of it, or justice has never been done. No one's paid this issue any mind. So now that it's been taped, it's been caught in the act and visualized, it's in black and white...we truly hope people don't just forget about it a week later."[3]

History

The group became well known for their sexually explicit lyrics and were often referred to as a female version of 2 Live Crew. The group released the successful album, The Bytches. Its follow up album, 1993's Life's a Bytch was, however, never released.[4]

BWP made a cameo appearance in the 1992 romance comedy film, Strictly Business.

The follow-up album Life's a Bytch was released on YouTube after 27 years on September 24, 2020.

Discography
Album information
The Bytches
  • Released: February 19, 1991
  • Chart positions: #34 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Singles: "Two Minute Brother", "We Want Money"

References
  1. Kieran, Yates (January 11, 2013). "Hidden treasures: Bytches with Problems – The Bytches". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. Clover, Hope (April 2, 2021). "Women made early hip-hop what it is today — here are the unsung rappers you should know about". Insider. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. Harrington, Richard (May 29, 1991). "GUNS N' ROSES' THORNY CONTRACT". Washington Post.
  4. Wynn, Ron. "Biography: BWP". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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