February 24, 2023
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,...