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Women made early hip-hop what it is today - here are the unsung rappers you should know about
Women made early hip-hop what it is today - here are the unsung rappers you should know about
Clover HopeApr 2, 2021, 21:24 IST
Underappreciated female rappers made hip-hop what it is today.Getty Images
Clover Hope's "The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop" chronicles the history of women rappers.
Exclusively for Insider, Hope shares the top five unsung female musical acts featured in her book.
From Mercedes Ladies to Sparky D, here are the groundbreaking artists you should know about.
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Most fans remember what it felt like to hear music as strange as Missy Elliott's, to discover the graphic poetry of Lil' Kim, or to experience MC Lyte.
Cover art for "The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop" by Clover Hope.
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Mercedes Ladies
Sheri Sher, a founding member of Mercedes Ladies, appeared on HBO Max's "On The Record."
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The Sequence
The Sequence in their music video for "Simon Says."
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Sparky D
Sparky D attends the "Roxanne Roxanne" New York Premiere at SVA Theater on March 19, 2018 in New York City.
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J.J. Fad
Rappers MC JB, Stacy Phillips, and Baby D from J.J. Fad poses for photos at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in June 1989.
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Bytches with Problems
Rappers Tanisha Michele Morgan and Lyndah McCaskill of B.W.P. (also known as Bytches With Problems) pose for photos at George's Music Room in Chicago, Illinois in July 1991.
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