First Ladies of Hip-Hop

Synopsis

The women behind the beats. The pioneers who broke barriers in Britain and the US from Sha-Rock to Speech Debelle. Neneh Cherry honours the trailblazers and game-changers.

First Air Date: 2023-10-07

Last Air Date: 2023-10-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: BBC Two

Top Cast

Neneh Cherry as Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2023-10-07)

The women behind the beats - hip-hop’s great women pioneers always struggled for recognition, both in Britain and the US. Now they share their stories of how they shaped the genre.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2023-10-07)

The story of how some of hip-hop's greatest women, from Roxanne Shante and Salt-N-Pepa to Monie Love and Eve, fought for their voices to be heard in hip-hop's male-dominated era.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2023-10-14)

From the 1990s onwards, hip-hop women reached the very top, from Lauryn Hill and Eve to Nicki Minaj and beyond.