The sex-trafficking investigation involving Sean 'Diddy' Combs may be today's headlines, but misogyny in hip-hop is old news — a reality I know all too well.

Women occupy — and have occupied — a complicated role within the world of hip-hop, where hypermasculinity has long been ubiquitous, according to Professor Ellen Gorman, who teaches “Race, Rap and ...

Southern female rappers are taking over hip-hop in 2024 with chart-toppers, sold-out tours, and a powerful shift in representation.

Women have undeniably shaped hip-hop and the music industry as a whole. But for all their influence, they continue to struggle for equity.

Rapsody will headline "Passing the Crown," an all-female hip-hop celebration in Denver, highlighting women's contributions to ...

Women are taking over hip-hop and a lot of these new artists point to Trina as the blueprint.

But, in multiple ways, it represents what’s been a shamefully terrible year for women in hip-hop. Many critics likened 2013 to 1993—two robust years of genre-defining albums from rap legends ...

Nadirah Simmons' new book, 'First Things First,' explores the many firsts that women have accomplished in hip-hop's 50 year history.

The show, starring Aida Osman and KaMillion, is an homage to the Southern hip-hop greats: Trina, City Girls, and more.

Throughout hip-hop’s history, women have been trendsetters and rule-breakers in the culture without being properly recognized as such. DJ Kool Herc is credited as hip-hop’s founding father for ...

Rapper Roxanne Shanté has a theory about why women in hip-hop now wield not only massive popularity, but respect. “(The music industry) is able to see that female rappers are worth money. They ...