Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop – Limited Series
2023
4 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
5.5Shaping Hip-Hop
Sha-Rock, Roxanne Shanté and MC Lyte claim space for women in the early days of hip-hop, delivering rhymes with unique perspectives and bold messages.
09 Aug 202349m
S01E02
8.0What Are They Up Against?
In a male-dominated industry, women face criticism, colorism and other obstacles as they set out to define their own narratives, both on wax and off.
09 Aug 202344m
S01E03
8.0What Have They Lost?
Artists, producers and writers recount stories of abuse and erasure while working in hip-hop amid contract disputes, acts of violence and more.
09 Aug 202340m
S01E04
8.0What's Changing?
As women reflect on their journeys across decades of hip-hop, they spotlight the sisterhood in rap — and celebrate being stronger together than apart.
09 Aug 202337m