← Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

Limited Series

4 episodes · 2023

  1. 1Shaping Hip-Hop

    09 Aug 2023 · 49 min

    5.5 (4)

    Sha-Rock, Roxanne Shanté and MC Lyte claim space for women in the early days of hip-hop, delivering rhymes with unique perspectives and bold messages.

  2. 2What Are They Up Against?

    09 Aug 2023 · 44 min

    8.0 (1)

    In a male-dominated industry, women face criticism, colorism and other obstacles as they set out to define their own narratives, both on wax and off.

  3. 3What Have They Lost?

    09 Aug 2023 · 40 min

    8.0 (1)

    Artists, producers and writers recount stories of abuse and erasure while working in hip-hop amid contract disputes, acts of violence and more.

  4. 4What's Changing?

    09 Aug 2023 · 37 min

    8.0 (1)

    As women reflect on their journeys across decades of hip-hop, they spotlight the sisterhood in rap — and celebrate being stronger together than apart.