Let’s go down memory lane for a bit. Twenty-eight years ago marked the release of MC Lyte’s seminal debut album, Lyte as a Rock. It was hip-hop’s first meaningful album from a female emcee. Twenty ...

ATLANTA — Rasheeda Frost’s relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a kindergartener when her mother gave her a record player, and she would continuously spin it, not knowing what it was.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Illustration by Tatyana Alanis / For The Times) I knew little about the music industry before becoming editor in chief of Honey, ...

In 1973, 25 dollars and a mission to go back-to-school shopping pushed adolescent Cindy Campbell to host an event that would inadvertently lead to the genesis of hip-hop. Campbell planned and hosted ...

It’s been a year-long celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with the spotlight on the art form’s undeniable impact on music and culture. And a notable cap to the year was Grammy-winning recording ...

The Hip Hop Convene came to a close Friday evening under dimmed lights and amplified voices, ending its run with a powerful focus on women in the culture. Carolyn Randolph-Kato moderates a panel on ...

On the last night of Rolling Loud Miami, a coalition of hip-hop's latest and greatest female rappers paid homage to the Queen. Not Queen Bey. Or Lil' Kim. But Trina. When the DJ dropped "Look Back at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credits: Netflix Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop is a documentary from 2023 highlighting the significant impact of women ...

The class will focus on Hip Hop through a gendered lens, highlighting the impact of women emcees. Princeton University is offering a new class focusing on the women that shaped hip-hop. Launching in ...

Hip-hop, a genre that has dominated the music industry globally, has a long history of innovative lyricism and cultural impact. Although it’s frequently considered male-dominated, women in hip-hop ...

Rapper Roxanne Shanté has a theory about why women in hip-hop now wield not only massive popularity, but respect. “(The music industry) is able to see that female rappers are worth money. They are ...

Last week, America celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Anyone could find their pick of perspectives on the genre, as well as dozens of concerts, festivals, and other events across the country.