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From the 1990s onwards, hip-hop women reached the very top, from Lauryn Hill and Eve to Nicki Minaj and beyond.

Hip-hop鈥檚 great women pioneers have always had to struggle for recognition alongside male stars, both in Britain and in the US. But starting in the mid-90s, women have climbed to the very top. Icons Eve and Rah Digga reveal their struggles to reach both artistic and commercial success, alongside all-time greats Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott.

After this formidable group of women, it took time for a new generation of female stars to emerge, but in Britain in the 2000s, hip-hop women took off again. Lisa Maffia, Estelle and Speech Debelle all reveal their own stories, and there's a look at the younger generation of female megastars: Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.

Fifty years after the first pioneers, hip-hop women have well and truly made this music their own.

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Wed 18 Oct 2023 00:15

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Role Contributor
Narrator Neneh Cherry
Series Producer Karen Gabay
Executive Producer Emma Read
Executive Producer Dollan Cannell
Executive Producer Ashley Kennedy
Production Company Emporium Productions Ltd

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