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Aug 19, 2021 · Today, the genre is seeing a new wave of women rise to the top—and Atlanta is the epicenter. In the last two years, most of the women who have been included on the coveted XXL Freshman list...
- Kelundra Smith
- Rubi Rose
- Kodie Shane
- Yani MO
- Londynn B
- Malita The Mogul
- Patricia “Pink” Williams
- Lightskinkeisha
It’s a few days after hip-hop magazineXXLannounced its popular Freshman Class of 2021, a list highlighting rap newbies to watch, and 23-year-old Rubi Rose has mixed emotions. On the one hand, she’s thankful to be included among artists she respects on a lineup that includes more women than ever before; on the other, she’s agitated because with the ...
The music industry can seem like a puzzle with up-and-coming artists shifting themselves like pieces to find their place, but fitting in is the last thing on this 22-year-old’s mind. Kodie Shane, whose music leans toward alternative R&B rap, wants to create her own genre. She calls that the “Drake effect.” (The eponymous artist essentially rebuilt ...
Yani Mo describes her music as “country queer soul.” “Country” references her upbringing in the South—specifically Lithonia, an area she dubbed “Zone 6.5” (a nod to the police zone nearest her, East Atlanta’s Zone 6). “Queer” signals her intended audience: “the African diaspora and queer folks in the South.” “Soul” speaks to what interests her most...
Londynn B wasn’t supposed to be a rapper. The 27-year-old New York native comes from a family of R&B singers. When Londynn—who, as a kid, bounced between New York City and the South—moved back to Atlanta six years ago to pursue music, she thought that would be her path, too. But one day, taking a break from recording her debut R&B album, she was me...
It was Aasha Adore, a fellow Baltimore transplant and Goodie Mob’s DJ, who first told Malita Rice she should get into music-industry management. “How do I do that?” Rice asked. This was in the 2010s. Rice had moved to attend Clark Atlanta University, but now, she was busy waitressing and helping friends like Sonny Digital break into the local scene...
Relocating from Florida to Georgia was supposed to be a strategic move for Central Booking Entertainment, the label Patricia Williams cofounded with her husband. A decade in, though, they separated and closed the company. Williams grew frustrated with trying to break into the music industry, and, in 2009, set aside those dreams altogether. Several ...
Sometimes all it takes is one video going viral. For LightSkinKeisha, it was a 15-second clip showing her and some friends doing their hair and makeup in the bathroom while a friend dances to Keisha’s snappy chant, “burnt p*ssy lips.” It got tens of thousands of views on YouTube—and paved the way for her next viral hit. The 26-year-old Decatur nati...
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Jul 14, 2017 · Alabama. These are the women in southern hip-hop you should know. Published: Jul. 14, 2017, 5:47 p.m. By. Jared Boyd | jboyd@al.com. Much like hip-hop, as a whole, southern...
Aug 11, 2023 · 1. Trina-Da Baddest B. 2. Missy Elliot-Work It. 3. Gangsta Boo- Where Dem Dollas At. 4. Princess and Diamond of Crime Mob – Stilettos. 5. Mia X- You Don’t Wanna Go 2 War. 6. Megan Thee Stallion- Captain Hook. 7. Ghetto Twiinz – Mamma’s Hurting. 8. Latto-Put it on the Floor. 9. Glorilla-FNF.
Oct 17, 2023 · Throughout hip-hop’s history, women have been trendsetters and rule-breakers in the culture without being properly recognized as such. DJ Kool Herc is credited as hip-hop’s founding father for ...
Aug 2, 2023 · 8/2/2023 by Janell Hobson. For hip-hop’s 50th anniversary this year, “ Turning 50: Looking Back at the Women in Hip-Hop ” recognizes the women who shaped the genre. The series includes articles in print and online, a public syllabus highlighting women and hip-hop, and digital conversations with “hip-hop feminists” in music, journalism ...
Aug 19, 2021 · Meet the women who are making Atlanta the epicenter of hip-hop—including Yung Baby Tate, Rubi Rose, Kodie Shane, and so many more.
