First Ladies of Hip-Hop

Season 1

2023 · 3 episodes · 2h 57m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Episode 1

   7 Oct 2023 · 59 min

   The women behind the beats - hip-hop’s great women pioneers always struggled for recognition, both in Britain and the US. Now they share their stories of how they shaped the genre.

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   2. Episode 2

   7 Oct 2023 · 59 min

   The story of how some of hip-hop's greatest women, from Roxanne Shante and Salt-N-Pepa to Monie Love and Eve, fought for their voices to be heard in hip-hop's male-dominated era.

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   3. Episode 3

   14 Oct 2023 · 59 min

   From the 1990s onwards, hip-hop women reached the very top, from Lauryn Hill and Eve to Nicki Minaj and beyond.