“Woman in Hip-Hop” Although hip-hop generally contains male emcees, there has been a plethora of female emcees In the earlier hip-hop days that have made a positive Impact on the hip-hop community and the culture Itself. Hip-Hop started In 1970 by DC Cool Here, but It wasn’t until 1979 that the first female emcee emerged. Her name was Wendy Clark A. K. A “Lady B”. She began spinning hip-hop records on WHAT 1340 AM in Philadelphia. She expanded hip-hop outside of New York to Philadelphia. Later that year, she also became one of hip-hop’s first female artists when she released the Eng titled, “To the Beat Wall.
In 1984, Lady B moved to Philadelphia Power 99 FM and started the legendary program, “The Street Beat,” the program ran until 1989. She is now broadcasting for Sirius Satellite Radio in New York City, and WARN 100. 3 in Philadelphia. She is known to host the best parties in Philadelphia. (Williams, Stereo) In 1984, U. T. F. O. ; who were the backup dancers for Withhold, released “Roseanne, Roseanne. ” It went on to become one of the most popular rap songs of all-time and created more than two dozen response songs, most notably, “Reason’s Revenge” by 3-year-old Roseanne Shanty.
Shanty began her career at the age of 14 via her rap hit, “Roseanne, Roseanne”. Her version “Reason’s Revenge” was a massive hit, which sold over a quarter of a million copies in the New York area alone, and had a lot of response records. U. T. F. O. Sued her for using their B-side as the rhythm track. Shanty was still only 14 years old, and forced to stay away from school because of all the attention she had been receiving. Her singles “Have a Nice Day” and “Go on Girl”, produced by Marble Marl, with lyrics written by Big Daddy Kane, earned her respect wrought the hip-hop community. Roseanne Shanty Biography) Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandy “Peep” Denton were working at a Sears store in Queens, New York, when their co-worker, and Salt’s boyfriend, Hurry Azores asked them to rap on a song he was producing for his audio production. The trio wrote a response to Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s “The Show,” calling It “The Show Stopper”. The song was released as a single under the name Super Nature in 1985, and it became an underground hit, peaking at number 46 on the national R&B charts. Based on its success, the duo signed with the Indies label Next Plateau. Williams, Stereo) In 1 986, Salt-n-Peep released their debut album “Hot, Cool and Vicious”. By the late ‘ass, hip-hop was on its way to becoming a male-dominated art form, which is what made the rise of Salt- n-Peep so significant. They were the first all-female rap crew of importance, the group opened up many doors for women in hip-hop. They were also one of the first rap artists to cross over Into the pop mainstream. Salt-n-Peep songs were mostly party and love anthems, driven by big beats and with pro-feminist lyrics.
While songs Like “Push It” and “Shake Your Than” made the group appear to be a one-hit wonder group during the late ‘ass, Salt-n-Peep defied expectations and became one of the few hip-hop artists to develop a long-term career. They hit the height of their popularity in 1994, when “Shop” and “What Man” drove their third album titled Women in Hip Hop By mahatmas female emcees in the earlier hip-hop days that have made a positive impact on the hip-hop community and the culture itself. Hip-Hop started in 1970 by DC Cool Here, UT it wasn’t until 1979 that the first female emcee emerged.
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