The darker hip-hop became, the less safe it was for women, especially for Black women whose image was disproportionately influenced by the degrading and objectifying lyrics. And we knew it.

Rapper Itz*Nobi records a song in the booth of a recording studio, June 10, 2023, in Savannah, Ga. Women have fought to shape their identification in hip-hop and demand recognition.

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX11) — It was in August of 1973, at a dance bash in the Bronx, that hip-hop was born. And now, there will be many celebrations in all five boroughs throughout August.

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we’re taking a moment to honor some of our favorite women rappers, from Lil’ Kim and Missy Elliott to Megan Thee Stallion and Cupcakke.

It’s the erasure — that rewriting of history — that dream hampton and the other executive producers of “Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop” sought to correct.

Trina was the first to vocalize what every woman featured in the city's hip hop and nightlife scene had been feeling. Without the contributions of countless, unnamed women who have elevated the ...

Meet three women who are celebrating, and remixing, Black dance. ... After a youth spent as an athlete, a career in the military and years devoted to social dance, including hip-hop and house, ...

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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.