God save the queens the essential history of women in hip-hop
"For far too long, women in hip-hop have been relegated to the shadows, viewed as the designated "First Lady" thrown a contract, a pawn in some beef, or even worse. But as Kathy Iandoli makes clear, the reality is very different. Today, hip-hop is dominated by successful women such as Cardi B and Ni...
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New York, NY :
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow,
2020.
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| Edition: | First Dey Street paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro: Ladies first
- Prologue: A morning in Paris
- I. Girls to the front. The Bronx is burning
- Us girls
- There's a war goin' on outside
- Will the real Roxanne please stand up?
- The Class of '88 photo
- II. Class acts. A new day
- Riot Grrrls
- Revenge on Roxanne
- Time for some action
- Who you callin' a bitch?
- Are we there yet?
- III. Only female in my crew. Divide and conquer
- Let your freak flag fly
- The legend of Thelma and Louise
- Southern hospitality
- Murders and misdemeanors
- Saved by the bell
- Absentee ballads
- The come up
- The tipping point
- IV. So much for the afterglow. Sex (still) sells
- Chasing pavements
- Remy's shot at luck
- Where my girls at?
- Inside, out
- From Barbie to Bardi
- Giddy up
- Seasons change, mad things rearrange.
