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The Motherlode
The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop | Clover Hope
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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 highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shant, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzoas 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. This book profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.
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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 format of this book follows a layout of modern graphics, charts, infographics, and thematic chapters dedicated to a specific artist. A few pages are dedicated to each and respective contributions, obstacles faced, or unique characteristics. Recommended for music nerds and rap music fans. More on IG.

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ahomelibrary
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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 format of this book follows a layout of modern graphics, charts, infographics, and thematic chapters dedicated to a specific artist. A few pages are dedicated to each and respective contributions, obstacles faced, or unique characteristics. Recommended for music nerds and rap music fans. More on IG.

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I‘m most excited about the tagged book 🎤🎶💙

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Very thorough, especially given its capsule-profile format, but author Clover Hope takes care to highlight each artist's major contributions to the genre. Lots to discover here, particularly if, like me, your rap listening is largely confined to the big names. Most of all I enjoyed the accounts from early in rap history, before the Internet became something of a real-time archive.