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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 ...

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2023, which seemed impossible when the genre was criticized as a fad early on. In 2017, Forbes reported that hip-hop surpassed rock as the most ...

Stacker pulled from various sources to compile a list of 25 of the best female hip-hop collaborations from the past 50 years. - Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images Stacker pulled from various ...

The hip-hop world is in the midst of a transformative era, with Southern female rappers emerging as forces to be reckoned with. What started as a small movement has now grown into a cultural ...

Lil’ Kim may have had a bit of writing help at the start of her career, but there’s a special kind of talent in knowing how to deliver those lyrics. There’s also something to be said about embodying ...

Does the name Sylvia Robinson ring a bell? For hip-hop fans, it should. Not only did she found Sugar Hill Records, the first hip-hop record label, with husband Joe Robinson, she also produced the 1979 ...

Fabolous is sharing his opinion on the current state of rap by honing in on what he considers redundancy in female rap. Taking to social media, the Hip-Hop veteran shared his opinion on the sector of ...

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 ...

November is Hip Hop History Month, a time for us to reflect on the pivotal moments that have shaped the Hip Hop genre and culture at large. One of those pivotal moments that will probably stand out ...

Latto wins Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the 2023 BET Awards tonight. On Sunday (June 25), Latto took home the crown at the 2023 BET Awards, which were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.