Ladies First: Smithsonian Hip-Hop Anthology Honors Women’s Contributions To The Genre

By Brooklyn White ·August 24, 2021August 24, 2021

Kierna Mayo, a media maverick and an original staffer for groundbreaking hip-hop magazine The Source, has been one of the premier record-keepers of rap music. With an especial focus on the women of the genre (the debut 1999 issue of Mayo’s late magazine, Honey, featured Lauryn Hill on the cover), she has lovingly bridged the gap between lyricists and fans. Her essay “Hip-Hop Heroines” is

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