Overview
An NPR Best Book of the Year
"WithoutĀ God Save the Queens, it is possible that the contributions of dozens of important female hip-hop artists who have sold tens of millions of albums, starred in monumental films, and influenced the direction of the culture would continue to go unrecognized." āAllHipHop.com
Canāt Stop Wonāt Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hopās female pioneers and its enduring stars.
Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Changās Canāt Stop Wonāt Stop to Shea Serranoās The Rap Yearbook, focuses primarily on men, glaringly omitting a thorough and respectful examination of the presence and contribution of the genreās female artists.Ā Ā
For far too long, women in hip-hop have been relegated to the shadows, viewed as the designated āFirst Ladyā 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 Nicki Minaj, yet there are scores of female artists whose influence continues to resonate.
God Save the Queens pays tribute to the women of hip-hopāfrom the early work of Roxanne Shante, to hitmakers like Queen Latifah and Missy Elliot, to the superstars of today. Exploring issues of gender, money, sexuality, violence, body image, feuds, objectification and more, God Save the Queens is an important and monumental work of music journalism that at last gives these influential female artists the respect they have long deserved.
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