“I gave birth to most of them MCs, … so when it comes around to the month of May, send me your royalty check for Mother’s Day.”-Roxanne Shanté, “Have a Nice Day” And in 1995, they won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their song “None of Your Business.” Salt-N-Pepa remained together until earlier this year, when Roper announced she had been “terminated” from the group. The ladies of Salt-N-Pepa also were recognized for developing their own brand of hip-hop feminism, with lyrics that embraced female sexuality on songs like “Let’s Talk about Sex,” “Whatta Man,” and “Shoop.” The group has sold more than 15 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling rap acts of all time, male or female. The group set trends with their hairstyles, wardrobe, and dance-driven music videos. The trio of Cheryl “Salt” James, Sandy “Pepa” Denton, and Deidra “DJ Spinderella” Roper released their first album “Hot, Cool, and Vicious” in December 1986 and, propelled by the Grammy Award–nominated hit “Push It,” became the first female rap act to earn a platinum status LP. Still serving as the CEO of Flavor Unit Entertainment, Queen Latifah proves the sky is the limit not only for women in hip-hop but also for women of color. Dubois Medal for her contributions to black history and culture during a ceremony at Harvard University. In 2006, Queen Latifah was the first hip-hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in October 2019 she received the W.E.B. Her third album “Black Reign” (1993) featured the Grammy-winning “U.N.I.T.Y.,” an anthem that spoke out against the disrespect of women in hip-hop culture. Queen La’s debut album “All Hail the Queen” (1989) included the hit single “Ladies First” (also with partner-in-rhyme Monie Love). She also was a member of the Native Tongues hip-hop collective, which included groups like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and fellow female MC Monie Love one of the group’s hits was “Buddy,” which featured verses from Queen Latifah and Monie Love.
Along with fellow original Flavor Unit member Shakim Compere, Queen Latifah established Flavor Unit Entertainment, a film-and-management company that has produced more than 15 films and influenced the early careers of dozens of rap artists. Queen Latifah is an original member of the Flavor Unit, a group of New York and New Jersey MCs and DJs. She also has been a talk show host and a product spokesperson and has worked on two documentaries for the Lifetime cable network. As an actor, she has received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations and won an Emmy Award. One of the most successful, if not the most successful, female artists in hip-hop is Queen Latifah, born Dana Elaine Owens in Newark, N.J. 22, 2019, according to the Cambridge, Massachusetts, school’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Du Bois Medal to Queen Latifah and six other recipients on Tuesday, Oct. Queen Latifah FILE – In this Wednesday, July 3, 2019, file photo, Queen Latifah performs during the dress rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston. Since then, women have helped nurture hip-hop culture and move it forward with deft lyrics, unique fashion statements, and overall brilliance. Robinson was the driving force behind the first landmark singles in hip-hop: “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang (1979) and “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five (1982).Ĭampbell and Robinson played a key role in the birth of hip-hop. This visionary had the foresight to sign a trio of young men from Englewood, New Jersey: Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright, the late Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson (he passed away in 2014), and Guy “Master Gee” O’Brien, known collectively as the Sugar Hill Gang. in the Bronx into a multibillion-dollar business.Īnd there is the late Sylvia Robinson, founder of the renowned hip-hop record label Sugar Hill Records she passed away in 2011. No one knew then that hip-hop would grow from a set of turntables in the recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. Cindy Campbell, the sister of Clive Campbell-better known as hip-hop originator DJ Kool Herc-is considered the First Lady and Mother of Hip-Hop, after she organized a party in 1973 with her brother as the DJ. Women have always been integral to hip-hop, dating to its founding.
Quite naturally, when discussing the pioneering women of hip-hop, the names of DJ Spinderella (Deidre Roper) of Salt-N-Pepa and MC Lyte (Lana Michelle Moorer) come to mind, as they did when The Birmingham Times interviewed some of the Magic City’s female DJs.
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