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The motherlode : 100+ women who made hip-hop / Clover Hope ; illustrations by Rachelle Baker.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Abrams Image, 2021Description: 238 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1419742965
  • 9781419742965
Other title:
  • 100+ women who made hip-hop
  • Mother lode
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: Nice for a girl -- The first women -- Mc Sha-Rock -- Wanda Dee -- First ladies of rap crews -- Mercedes Ladies -- Debbie Harry -- White rap family tree -- Lisa Lee -- The Sequence -- Sweet Tee -- Roxanne Shanté -- Lady B -- Sparky D -- Salt-N-Pepa -- MC Lyte -- Antoinette -- Queen Latifah -- J.J. Fad -- L'Trimm -- The women of Miami Bass -- Oaktown's 357 -- Mia X -- Women in duos & groups -- Nikki D -- Bytches with Problems -- N-Tyce -- Yo-Yo -- Boss -- Heather B. -- Lady of Rage -- The Conscious Daughters -- Da Brat -- Left Eye -- Sylk-E. Fyne -- Bahamadia -- Lil' Kim -- The "lady" rappers -- Foxy Brown -- Nonchalant -- Missy Elliott -- Angie Martinez -- Charli Baltimore -- Medusa -- Eve -- Solé -- Lady Luck -- Lauryn Hill -- Vita -- Khia -- Trina -- La Chat -- Amil -- Shawnna -- Remy Ma -- Nicki Minaj -- Azealia Banks -- Cardi B -- The future.
Summary: "Highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo--as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between."--Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction Adult Display - Second Floor 782.4216 H791 Black Music Month Available 33111010748875
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process, The Motherlode "shines a bright light on a history of overlooked female talent and breaks down the ingenuity of our current generation of stars" (Issa Rae, creator and star of HBO's Insecure ).



Clover Hope's comprehensive history showcases more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo--as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between.



Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. The Motherlode profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.



Illustrations by Rachelle Baker



"This book is achingly overdue. Women in hip-hop, as musicians, journalists, and executives, have always dealt with a staggering and sobering truth. Hip-hop, which we love and hold dear, does not always love us back. With The Motherlode , Clover Hope loves on us. She peels back the layers--the joy and pain--and makes sure our untold stories are now told and retold." --Aliya S. King, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Keep the Faith

Introduction: Nice for a girl -- The first women -- Mc Sha-Rock -- Wanda Dee -- First ladies of rap crews -- Mercedes Ladies -- Debbie Harry -- White rap family tree -- Lisa Lee -- The Sequence -- Sweet Tee -- Roxanne Shanté -- Lady B -- Sparky D -- Salt-N-Pepa -- MC Lyte -- Antoinette -- Queen Latifah -- J.J. Fad -- L'Trimm -- The women of Miami Bass -- Oaktown's 357 -- Mia X -- Women in duos & groups -- Nikki D -- Bytches with Problems -- N-Tyce -- Yo-Yo -- Boss -- Heather B. -- Lady of Rage -- The Conscious Daughters -- Da Brat -- Left Eye -- Sylk-E. Fyne -- Bahamadia -- Lil' Kim -- The "lady" rappers -- Foxy Brown -- Nonchalant -- Missy Elliott -- Angie Martinez -- Charli Baltimore -- Medusa -- Eve -- Solé -- Lady Luck -- Lauryn Hill -- Vita -- Khia -- Trina -- La Chat -- Amil -- Shawnna -- Remy Ma -- Nicki Minaj -- Azealia Banks -- Cardi B -- The future.

"Highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo--as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between."--Publisher's description.

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