Hip-Hop's Female Pioneers

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 4, 2021

Writer and editor Clover Hope joins us to discuss her new book, The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop, which features illustrations by Rachelle Baker. The book looks at the careers of over 100 female rappers, including Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion, and explores the deep influences of women on the genre.

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