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Women Rappers Who Made Hip-Hop History

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this feature.It may seem far-fetched now, but there was a time when women who rapped were few and far between, at least when it came to being in the spotlight. While the battle for equality remains, there’s been progress over the last few years with the rise of female rappers such as Megan Thee Stallion, Latto and GloRilla. But in order for them to do that, a roster of courageous and talented women like Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj and, more recently, Cardi B, among others, had achieved major accomplishments despite being in a male-dominated field.From MC Sha-Rock, who’s heralded as hip-hop’s first female MC, to Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa,...

Has the Competitive Landscape Changed for Women in Hip-Hop?

[ad_1] About Damn TimeWomen in hip-hop have climbed their way to the top for decades while seemingly only one female rapper at a time could exist. Has the landscape for women changed in 2022? With more ladies than ever succeeding, it’s a resounding yes.Words: Kathy IandoliEditor’s Note: This story will appear in the Winter 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.In American history, 1992 was coined the “Year of the Woman,” thanks to a record number of women achieving party nominations in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Prior to that year, women were a congressional novelty, with only two holding simultaneous seats at a maximum, as if that were enough...

Things Hip-Hop Fans Need to Get Over in 2022

[ad_1] Hip-hop is huge and all encompassing both as a style of music and culturally. When a genre has a lot of artists and fans, that leads to more people being passionate about it. But with that passion comes with complaints and hang-ups, some of which can be unfounded at best and offensive at its worst. Everyone has thoughts on hip-hop and the direction it's going in, and that's fine, but certain issues are silly, and not worth the time put into them. As it comes to hip-hop, a lot of the thing rap fans hand-wring over have been there for a long time. In other cases, new things pop up that fans...