ATLANTA — Rasheeda Frost’s relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a kindergartener when her mother gave her a record player, and she would continuously spin it, not knowing what it was.

Hip-hop’s heartbeat in 2025 belongs to the ladies. The male-dominated rap scene is no more as these fearless female voices ...

*Hip-Hop is mostly considered a male-dominated field. One can surmise this by taking a glance at the people who occupy it. The male-centricity of the field even extends to the journalists who cover it ...

It’s been a year-long celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with the spotlight on the art form’s undeniable impact on music and culture. And a notable cap to the year was Grammy-winning recording ...

Author Raquel Cepeda once said, "The role of hip-hop journalists is to document hip-hop with integrity." Fifty years ago, that esteemed role did not yet exist, for the culture was too young and too ...

All four episodes of Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop debut on Netflix in both the US and UK on Wednesday, August 9. Here is the official synopsis from Netflix: "This timely limited doc ...

St. Louis has a history as a musical culture shifter. Jazz, the blues, rock and roll are just a few of the genres where artists with roots in the region have had a pivotal role in shaping sound for ...

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop is a documentary from 2023 highlighting the significant impact of women in the hip-hop industry. It delves into the narratives of esteemed rappers and R&B ...

A new documentary series is coming to Netflix with some of the most influential women in hip-hop sitting down to tell its story their way. “This timely limited doc series recontextualizes the role the ...

ATLANTA – Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a curious, energetic kindergartener — eager to touch and explore anything put in front of her. Rasheeda ...

I want to make sure with my platform that I shine my light on the women who make it what it is. As we approach the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, it’s hard to think of women as just contributors to ...

ATLANTAATLANTA — Rasheeda Frost’s relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a kindergartener when her mother gave her a record player, and she would continuously spin it, not knowing what it ...