Legend is the word that comes to mind when discussing the countless women who had enough courage to enter into the male-dominated hip hop industry and flip it on its head. Female rappers climbing to ...
GloRilla and Cardi B perform onstage at the 2022 American Music Awards. Doors didn’t open easily for women in hip-hop. Female hip-hop artists have been trying to break that glass ceiling since hip-hop ...
The 50th anniversary of hip-hop demands a tribute to the female artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping the genre into the cultural phenomenon we witness today. Hip-hop has long been ...
Black women were instrumental in the early stages of hip-hop and continue to make history today. We’re looking at those who made their mark doing what they love. The success of hip-hop is rooted in ...
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill and Lil’ Kim deconstructed barriers that negated the artistic expression of female rappers in mainstream hip-hop music. In their records, ...
Multiple women have become central figures in the culture over the last decade. Rapsody will drop Please Don’t Cry on Friday (May 13). The Grammy Award-nominated recording artist had a message for Hip ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a curious, energetic kindergartener — eager to touch and explore anything put in front of her. Rasheeda ...
Music artists MC Lyte, Saweetie, acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and host Leslie Segar, known as Big Lez, and Sierra Lever, Head of HipHop and R&B at Amazon Music, dropped gems on their respective ...
It's no secret that women in hip-hop haven't always received the respect and praise that they deserve. However, when they join forces and support one another, the results are nothing short of powerful ...
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and BRIC today unveiled THE FUTURE BEEN FEMALE, a multimedia installation that pays homage to female pioneers in Hip-Hop. Funded by a NYC Department of Small Business ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Caresha and Santana, both hailing from Miami’s vibrant ...
DENVER — An all-female hip-hop celebration featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Rapsody will take the stage at Levitt Pavilion Denver on Aug. 23, highlighting the contributions of women in hip-hop ...