. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ pennachio pennachio . >>> before i send mying to parents, this deals with adult themes. this week a scandal ripped through the hip-hop community when mr. c., a dae "d" jay on hot 97 and a foundational figure in the new york hip-hop scene resigned after admitting to sex with transgendered women. he quit not because he admitted to criminal activity because he felt the shaming and criticism based on his sexual practices would distract from his effectiveness as a deejay and harm the station. but the program director refused to accept his resignation and that is why my letter this week goes to him. dear mr. darden, it's me, melissa. i'm writing to you as a lover of hip-hop music, a feminist, and an ally to lbgt communities. let me just say, you surprised me this week. i was warned just seven weeks after cool hurt threw that legendary party in the south bronx that started hip-hop. they're the soundtrack of my life. but with each passing decade it has been harder to love hip-hop when it seems so willing to hate me. as major corporati