Women have played an important role in shaping hip hop since the beginning. From rappers and producers to stylists, directors, and choreographers, women have been essential to the evolution of hip hip.
Missy Elliott is known for her out of this world music videos that visualize a future where black girls can do anything. Black Futures explores the afrofuturistic imagination that Missy Elliott embodies.
Queen Latifah's "Ladies First," featuring Monie Love is a women's empowerment anthem that celebrates women as leaders and change-makers. Remaking Black Power highlights how black women challenged sexism within the movement and redefined black womanhood.
She Begat This celebrates the legacy of Lauryn Hill's 1998 album, The Miss Education of Lauryn Hill.
Misogynoir has impacted hip hop from the beginning. After speaking up about the violence she faced, Megan Thee Stallion was attacked online. Misogynoir Transformed names what Megan and so many other black women experience on social media.
Rico Nasty is known for using her music to create a space for black women to be angry. Like Rico Nasty, Eloquent Rage explores how black women have channeled their rage.
Rapsody's album "Eve" is a love letter to black women, with each song being named after a remarkable black woman. A Black Women's History of the United States centers the complex stories of black women in the creation of the United States.
Cardi B is outspoken when it comes to politics and challenging what it means to be a feminist. In Bad Feminist, Roxanne Gay discusses being a flawed feminist who loves rap music while also being is committed to fighting oppressive systems.
