She is. She told a story of her being in a battle rap and clearly being the winner but one of the judges, a well known rapper or dj (forgot his name) was a hater and gave it to the guy she was battling smh She has a segment on LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells channel on XM radio now
I have to disagree. as long as I can remember Roxanne Shante has always been given her props mostly because she was apart of one of the biggest hip hop beefs/rivalries the Roxanne wars. Her response to UTFO’s Roxanne Roxanne was the biggest mainstream rap battle at that time. I will agree with other women early on like Sha-Rock . She was first female rapper recorded on vinyl. And she was dope ASF but no one really talks about her outside of hardcore hip hop fans. I’m glad she spoke on her.
I’m so glad that you created this! My mother Rachel (known as Nouveau) was an early female MC in the late 80’s - early 90’s. There were so many unsung voices that never “made” it or got major fame.
I love this! people love to minimize women’s impact on everything and hip hop is not excluded; it’s annoying when people call it “female rap” when it’s literally just hip hop written, produced, and/or performed by women.
Nowadays it should be inclusive but they probably had better intent back then for calling it female rap to make sure those emcees got their own awards, section in magazines, categories etc. Because they wouldn't get the same respect of the male artist unfortunately where it would more bias. But currently I feel Rapsody is one of the better rappers currently period, not just female
You can’t forget something you never knew of. In order to know about some of the originals you have to do your research, in this generation, no one really researches. It’s all about what’s hot NOW.
Yeah that's never going to happen. Latifah's brand would suffer. She now has a current multi series show and she's a movie star. Lyte has only just begun her foray into screen work. So yeah never gonna happen, nor should it. Wish people would temper their expectations with a reality check for verzuz possibilities.
Latifah, MC Lyte and Monie Love were my heroes back then. i used to love Miss Melody. My fondest memory of her was in the video for “Self Destruction”.
“Pillow Talk” is my JAM! Sylvia is so dope! i didn’t even know that was her singing “Love is Strange” and i didn’t know that she wrote all those other songs. i am doubly impressed by her now.
The great late Sylvia was so much the pioneer.!She did start as the duo "Mickey & Sylvia".Solo ,she went to #3 pop hit ,"Pillow Talk"and her hit rap song "it's good to be the queen "!
Yeah, Pillow Talk was my mother's theme song. I wanna cry every time I hear it, as my mother was very pretty. Sylvia Robinson undeniably is very responsible for the success of early rap music, even though Sugar Hill Records was very shady.
Mia X…one of the rawest rappers of all time. She is literally the first lady of No Limit…if you’re older than 26 you will definitely understand the importance of that. Mia X is also the first plus size female rapper that I have ever seen and her skill and sex appeal definitely shine. She is that girl!!!! She just doesn’t get the recognition she deserves because she is a plus sized dark skinned woman from the south. This was really good! Maybe your best expose to date!
I'm 31 and I remember hearing her on the radio and was so happy to see a woman holding it down. She pretty & she was confident. I follow her on IG and literally fan out every now & then 😂😂. Ppl sleep on Mia X but shes DOPE!
This episode was fabulously done! We have a great and rich history. I’m so proud to be Black. Our accomplishments to this world are vast and wonderful. Our creativity is unmatched. Black is more than beautiful. 😁✊🏾
Thank you for this it is a reminder that’s needed because without black female promoters, producers, music executives and emcees who were apart of the birth of hip hop, those women in the industry and rapping today wouldn’t be here period.💅
Thank you so much for this video! My aunt is Sydney from Finesse and Synquis! I remember growing up and listening to her music and her coming to visit me and my mom out here in Pittsburgh ❤️
as a female rapper i love stumbling across videos like this. i get to learn about the great women who mastered this craft before me and learn a few things
So cardi b and them dont count? Theyre lyrics are as bad as it gets. C,mon dont blame men for what the ladies prefer to hear. Plenty of female rappers and DJs i listen to are well respected
@@reptilemark7346 so women are to blame for condoning it, but the men aren’t for saying it? This was a thing long before Cardi B, and long before the 2000s so to blame her doesn’t make sense.
Salt n Pepa’s the Show Stopper was when I really fell in love with Hip Hop. Staying up late on the weekends listening to the radio and making my personal mixed tapes and watching Music Beat Box was it. I use to sit in class in Newark, NJ and on a clear day I could see The World Trade Center. I would fantasize about what it would be like to just be there in NYC. I wish I had been old enough to go out and experience the culture in its purest form.
This was a great documentary. So many female rappers was all about women empowerment in their songs back then. Now a days the way females rappers degrade themselves in songs is sad 😥
@@Kevin-rg3yc First off im not saying all female rappers are like that my comment is mostly geared towards mainstream rappers like Cardi b, Megan Thee Stallion, City girls etc. Im just saying its becoming played out. I would like to hear others lyrics besides sex, drugs and money. Almost all rappers sound the same and rap about the same topic. Just because I have an opinion like that does not mean I'm stuck in the 80s (which Is not an era I was born in) im just calling it what it is and how I see it 🤷🏾♀️
@@brebre23461 first and foremost you’re contradicting yourself completely bc you’re saying you were referencing specifically mainstream female rappers but your whole initial reference was more general and made it seem like you were talking about all the female rappers today, and also even in mainstream female rappers they are still empowerment are you gonna sit and act like Megan thee stallion didn’t create the hot girl summer movement as a way to empower women to be confident in their sexuality as well as level up financially and not letting no-ish men get in their way? That was her whole message and even city girls have songs that are encouragement to women with their money, so no and 2) that’s exactly why I said there are female rappers today who do more than talk about sex and drugs like noname, Tierra wack, rapsody, flo milli, Bree runway, leikeli47, Rico nasty, etc and side note there’s nothing wrong with talking about those topics but if you don’t want to hear go listen to female rappers today who aren’t takling about those things. Like I said before you are too busy stuck in the 80s and 90s in addition you’re only looking female rappers today from the mainstream lens instead stepping out who’s the ones on the billboard top 40 chart and expand your horizon
U know that reminded me of when Amanda Seales said on The Breakfast Club that 1 day she'd write a book titled "Your Favorite Rapper Is A Lame," cuz she witnessed a lot of that misogyny 1st hand while she hosted on MTV back in the 2000s, so I believe her.
This doc really need to be on TV. So much info I had no clue about. A friend told me about Antoinette because I never heard of her back in the day. Some of her videos are on here and she was fierce! Thanks for including her. So glad I watched..
Thank you for making this video! I feel so educated! We need a movie or a series or a documentary made about this! These ladies' stories need to be told so future generations know!
What’s crazy is my aunt always calls me Sweet T. She says “cuz I’m sweet t and it’s the beat” lol I never knew where that came from, but this documentary makes soooo much sense! 😲 Thank you for this because the hip hop documentaries pretty much highlight the impact Lil Kim and Foxy Brown. The awards seems to only recognize Queen Latifah like she was the 1st female rapper. This is so informative 👏🏾
Thank you for doing this because old school female hip hop is def way more than just Queen Latifah, Mc Lyte, Lil Kim, and sometimes Da Brat/Foxy. (Love them all tho but the 90s was not the beginning and the new girls are barely original anymore).
This may be controversial. But I often say the Nicki Minaj era of female rap was probably by far the worst just based off of lack of diversity. Now that she’s officially been dethroned female rap can breathe again.
@@bgcrp2005 Personal attacks are not necessary. Nicki is a legend and I will never take that away from her. Other than working with a small few of new girls she has virually done nothing for female rap as a whole. She refuses to pass the torch and it shows.
Thank you for this! I saw a girl tweet the other day saying “I don’t know none of this hip hop history y’all be talking about. My parents were born in the 50s and played Fred Hammond in the house.” I always questioned why people my age(late 20s) and especially older didn’t know certain information when hip hop related topics or events come up, but that tweet and it’s responses put things into perspective. My parents were born in the 70s and raised me on hip hop and 90s+ r&b (in nyc). So I’m familiar with a lot of this information. I saw the movies Wild Style and Beat Street growing up. I’ve always loved the images and style from back then, all the documentaries over the years. The latest one being about Video Music Box, which they failed to mention “Self Destruction” a conscious song and video from the Stop the Violence Movement they played a lot. Self Destruction is like 5 or 6 minutes long, and features a lot of rappers including some female rappers.
I'm 29 and my parents were born in the 70s. Growing up (up until i was 13) we only mainly listened to Gospel and R&B. A little bit of hip hop and a little bit of pop.
Wee papa girls, Cookie Crew, She Rockers, Betty Boo (Doin the Do & I can’t dance to that music you’re playing) and Monie Love were all pioneers in the British hip hop scene in the 80s…some of my favorites from the original old school days
I think Ms Melodie was an extraordinarily gifted rapper and criminally underrated. Her contribution to early Hip-Hop was exemplary. May she Rest In Peace.
I live in East Asia and I don't even listen to that music because the disrespect and cultural appropriation sets me off. Several years ago before I knew what the harm was, I might have looked/listened/enjoyed it, but I think my complete turning point where I'd never make that choice was years back when a black female K-pop fan in a group I'm in got concerned when a black female K-pop group had debuted, wondering if they were culturally appropriating Korean culture. I was too done. This is a topic that needs to be discussed more because black celebrities stay putting them on like we can't be replaced. Happened to rock, country, etc. It can happen to hip-hop.
I never knew Angie Stone was part of a hip hop Group from the 70's. Its a shame people keep overlooking/ Forgetting the originators in Music. Roxanne Shante, JJ Fad, MC lyte, Monie love, salt n pepper, Antoinette, Sweet Tee (I had a major crush on her) Isis aka lin Que, yo yo, Nikki D, Boss , Finesse & Synquis to Name a few impacted hip hop
Angie Stone and Sequence was the first ever live show I went to. Back in the late 70’s. I was about 9yo. My father worked at WJPC here in Chicago and scored tickets. I still remember the outfits me and my sister wore. Memories :-)
Wow, I’m shocked about the JJ Fad story. I remember them. They were awesome. My Aunts introduced me to a lot of this music back in the day. This is why I love music so much today. I can’t believe Ruthless Records did they that way and just completely disregarded their contributions! Thank you for doing this video!!
I loved this video and loved that you included Doechii at the end. I would love to see you do a video on more emerging women rappers like Doechii, Bree Runway, and Kari Faux (who has been around but needs her flowers), etc because there are so many dominating at the same time this decade. (and I would love to provide more names to you if you truly want to make that video one day)
You forgot to mention JJ Fad were criticised for attending the Grammy ceremony the year they were nominated after most rappers boycotted the ceremony, but they now regret it. Oh, and Salt N Pepa were nominated in the same category that year, meaning they're not the only act to share that first female nominee tag. They refused to attend the ceremony though, instead they participated in the press conference criticising the Grammys.
Wow, thank you so much for all of this, it was so informative and educational. I’m from Hawai’i so early rap/hip-hop isn’t really well known here. Plus, my parents were born in the 1940s, so they were big on disco lol. But it’s nice to finally learn all of this. Imma gonna go look up some books and movies now on all of this. Thank you again for all your hard work! 💕
As a girl from the Boggie down Bronx back when this was all happening. I can say that rap back then was uplifting. Now the rap industry is garbage. Period!!!!
Good video as always ❤️ How about these other forgotten female MCs and rap groups: Ms. Melodie, YoYo, Oaktown's 357, Hoez With Attitude (HWA), Bytches WIth Problems (BWP), Bo$$, Smooth, Silk E Fine, K.P., and Queen Pen.
Yeap L'Trimm, Anquette, Fresh Celeste, Dimples T., Missy Mist, Candy Fresh, The Get Fresh Girls, MC Luscious....a bunch of ladies out of Miami. Bass Music...
Oh and Lyte will always reign supreme in my book! I stanned her as a little girl before “stanning” was a thing lol... literally BEGGED my mama to let me get my hair cut like hers 😩😂
Thanks for this video. Brings back sweet memories of my sis and I in the late 70’s early 80’s attending HS talent shows where many of them performed. It was a treat seeing DJ’s battle, Emcees, and breakdancers in the parks FOR FREE. Love that innovative era and how women have evolved. We Are Still Here And Strong!
My girl from back in the day was this hard lil mama by the name of BOSS! She was out of Detroit and came out to So. Cali and had her shit on lock. She was hard AF without being gratuitous about her sexuality like you hear and almost gotta be today.
Man I miss them days when All Ladies Mc was 🔥‼ It was about the rap and beats uplifting each others. Wow thanks so much for this video one of my favorites💜‼
One of my favorites that never get enough respect and recognition is Jean Grae...She used to be with BlackSmith Records with Talib Kweli and Strong Arm Steady (Krondon is the albino brother on Black Lightning)...
Yes!!! I LOVED Oaktown 357! I was living for all of it as a kid. The rhymes, the style, the dancing, I wanted to be about it so bad. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! 😁💙🖤✨
✨Great video! I've always appreciated true female MC's! Today, a definite under-appreciated, often overlooked one, and definitely one of my newfound favorites, Mexican American rapper, Snow Tha Product, who worked as a ghost writer in the industry for years because when she was signed to a major label, she refused to be sexualized, so they sat on her album, refusing to put it out. She's just now gaining more recognition, and she's been putting out music for over a decade! Love her!✨
Mexicans were even felt seen or mentioned in hip hop there were no other spanish speaking Hispanic latino whatever you wanna call it in hip hop or rap who were doing unlike the PUERTORICANS which invented The Nuyokrikan style of Breakdancing go look at the magazine called Ghetto art and wild styze or style wars, and the movie Beat street from the mid 70s and that tells you in detail if I Mexican did hip hop they got it late like the early 90s going into the mid early 90s. And thats out there in those west coast towns get stuff late. I mean these people here only giving credit to " afro Americans? I can remember the word afro American was not even use until the 90s go look at what Bust da rhythm says about hip hop and who created it...its on RU-vid and Bust da rhymes is of Jamaican linage and biggy smalls and many other of these old rappers from NYC a lot of the Dj and rappers were PUERTORICANS. So why they get singled out? It is what it is and its never gonna change the history.
I just love this channel 🖤🖤🖤 I’ve been watching for a couple years now and YOUR’RE amazing and the narrating is INSANE 🔥 I feel like I’m there. You’re truly gifted you deserve a whole show on a huge TV network 🤍
This video is so very important. So informative!!! So for the KULTURE!!!! 🖤✊🏿 As a little 80’s kid Salt N Peppa, JJ Fad, MC Lyte, Queen Latifiah were EVERYTHING!!!
*BAHAMADIA!* I can't get enough of her music, especially her album, 'Kollage'! I also love *SIMPLE E!* Her song, 'Play My Funk' is my jam! I'm in my 20s and feel blessed to get to know their music, as well as others who made great Hip-Hop in the 1990s and onward, because they do not get brought up 99% of the time when people talk Hip-Hop.
Whoever “they” are who did the erasing did a good job in erasing most of those acts that you mentioned. With the exception of a handful of the acts that you mentioned I don’t remember none of them…and, that was my era🤷🏽
would love to see you interview and tell the azealia banks story properly. it would definitely explain herself to people. she’s truly unsung. an interview would be very eye opening.
This was dope and very important history!!! People need to know and understand that these were major contributions and should never be forgotten!!! From record labels, to starting people doing answer records and so forth. All of these women are amazing SHEROS!!!🙌🏾❤💪🏾
Thank you so much for this video. You did a great job researching the material for this video. People try to erase history or better yet forget history. Women has always been at the forefront of hiphop.
Haven’t even seen the video but I just had to comment… thank you for this. People always forget the originals the … ones who started hip hop. This will educate the newer generation
They’re a ton of underrated unappreciated female and male rappers from the golden age of hip hop I sorta understand why they we’re a ton of heavy heaters and many many many faces in the scene big labels and bigger stars some couldn’t cut it some could but didn’t got the chance to show they’re full potential today’s can compare to the South GFunk West Style from the day
Thank you for sharing about black female rappers and keeping them alive with the documentary, i will look them up and download some songs also. My favorite song was 5 o clock by female rapper Nonchalant and Keep On, Keepin On by Mc Lyte with Xscape.
I just watched real queens of hip hop where they were talking about the women in rap. They took it so far back I was shocked. I look forward to watching this one too.
Yes we need it to hit again but this time stay around longer than it did b4. & it's got to be on the radio not underground or just social media and mixbtapes.
No! The first female rapper to ever exist was the South Bronx's 1970's MC Sha-Rock of the Funky Four Plus One More! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Lyv1nvqnoGg.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ADR8LZFidhY.html
Giiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrlllllllllllll, you took me back to grade school with "Pillow Talk". I had no idea that Sylvia Robinson was such a musical force to be reckoned with. And then you took me to high school with "The Roxanne Wars" (which could be a movie within itself)! Keep up the good work!
I remember her. She was 1 of the 1st rappers who passed years ago b4 social media and people didn't believe it. & Heavy D's dancer died b4 that & the record company put out a written statement that they hung up in the record stores to confirm the bad news.