*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 ...

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 ...

I knew little about the music industry before becoming editor in chief of Honey, a young magazine for urban women, right after the somewhat anticlimactic shift from the 20th to the 21st century.

A couple years ago, the Kennedy Center (before the name change and subsequent performance cancellations) put a spotlight on ...

HipHopWired had the opportunity to speak with Martha Diaz about the symposium held at Lincoln Center celebrating the contributions of women in Hip-Hop. On Friday (April 5), the Alice Tully Hall at ...

Throughout hip-hop’s history, women have been trendsetters and rule-breakers in the culture without being properly recognized as such. DJ Kool Herc is credited as hip-hop’s founding father for playing ...

In 1973, 25 dollars and a mission to go back-to-school shopping pushed adolescent Cindy Campbell to host an event that would inadvertently lead to the genesis of hip-hop. Campbell planned and hosted ...

"Fresh, Bold & So Def Symposium" is a tribute to the trailblazing women who helped shape hip-hop culture over the years. The Lincoln Center, in collaboration with the Hip-Hop Education Center, will ...

When Hillary Clinton returned to her alma mater, Wellesley, last month, she told students the college prepared her to “compete in the all-boys club of presidential politics.” It was an obvious ...

Ladies of Hip-Hop Dance Collective, the esteemed street dance company founded by Michele Byrd-McPhee in 2004, presented The Black Dancing Bodies Project: SpeakMyMind at the Orpheum Performing Arts ...

"It's entertainment and education coming together." BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo creator is hoping to inspire women in the industry by hosting an event showcasing their niche in the Queen City.