{"product_id":"the-motherlode-100-women-who-made-hip-hop","title":"The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row description main_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"small-11 small-centered medium-12 columns end text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Motherlode\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehighlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between. Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. This book profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row main_content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"small-11 small-centered medium-12 large-uncentered xlarge-10 xxlarge-8 columns end text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"aboutAuthor\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/contributor\/clover-hope_24444143\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/contributor\/clover-hope_24444143\/\"\u003eClover Hope\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. Hope’s work has appeared in the pages of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eESPN The Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She is currently the culture editor for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37101038567590,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/8023\/products\/themotherlode.jpg?v=1762444146","url":"https:\/\/edgeofurge.life\/products\/the-motherlode-100-women-who-made-hip-hop","provider":"Edge of Urge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}