The story of women in hip hop is really the story of women in a world of men. Underrated, dismissed, overlooked, objectified and yet in spite of everything – triumphant and exceptional. If hip hop was born out of a spirit of rebellion and defiance, then it’s only natural that women – whose very existence outside of the straightjacket of gender norms is rebellious and defiant – would be the natural torchbearers of this ever-evolving form of expression.
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