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Women In Hiphop
The Hiphop Archive is celebrating Women's History Month by showcasing the updated Women In Hiphop Collection. This collection of books, films, and magazines is available at the Hiphop Archive.
Statement from the HHA Director
Women's History month is the perfect time to reflect on the fact that many women unapologetically support both Hiphop and feminism. When I teach college courses on language use and identity, I ask all of my students to write the words they hear and use to describe women in their communities and on their campus. I also ask them to list the words used to refer to men. The young men and women don't have any problem doing this assignment, and they often chuckle as they do it. When they have completed their task, I compile the names and write the male and female lists on the board. Sometimes there is embarrassed laughter and excuses as I write male terminology and female terminology. However, the laughter stops cold when the reality of the list becomes clear. There are four times more names for women than men on the list. Moreover, women are overwhelmingly referred to as sexual body parts, according to disposition/attitude and with violent references. The overall problem is much bigger than Hiphop! ...(Read More)
Prof. Marcyliena Morgan, Director
Please feel free to contact us with comments and suggestions at info@hiphoparchive.org.
The Hiphop Archive's Women in Hiphop Playlist
Women In Hiphop Playlist:
- J.J. Fad - Supersonic - Supersonic (1988)
- Queen Latifah (feat. Monie Love) - Ladies First - All Hail the Queen (1989)
- MC Lyte - Paper Thin - Lyte as a Rock (1988)
- Queen Pen - Party Ain't a Party - My Melody (1997)
- Mia X - Mommie's Angels - Unlady Like (1997)
- Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
- Eve - Love is Blind - Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999)
- Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs - Above the Rim (Soundtrack) (1994)
- Yo-Yo - Black Pearl - Black Pearl (1992)
- Lin Que f. MC Lyte - Let It Fall (1995)
- Hurricane G - No More Prisons (1998)
- Lil' Kim - Crush on You - Hard Core (1996)
- Da Brat - Funkdafied - Funkdafied (1994)
- Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y. - Black Reign (1994)
- Salt-N-Pepa f. En Vogue - Whatta Man - Very Necessary (1994)
Each album title is a link to Amazon.com where you can find each artist's entire album.
Table of Contents:
Feminism & Hiphop Conference - University of Chicago - 2005 
Hiphop University Bibliography - In Focus: Women
NPR's News & Notes with Farai Chideya
The Questions: Women In Hiphop
The Hiphop Archive is creating a Women In Hiphop timeline, and we want your input. Please take a moment to answer a few questions.
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The Hiphop Archive is creating a Women In Hiphop timeline, and we want your input. Please take a moment to answer a few questions. (Click Here)