Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

Limited Series

TV-MA

100%80%

Recreates the role that the unstoppable women of hip-hop have played across the 50 years of this groundbreaking genre, putting them where they belong: at the heart of the present day.

Where to Watch Limited Series

4 Episodes

Shaping Hip-Hop
E1
Shaping Hip-HopSha-Rock, Roxanne Shanté and MC Lyte claim space for women in the early days of hip-hop, delivering rhymes with unique perspectives and bold messages.
What Are They Up Against?
E2
What Are They Up Against?In a male-dominated industry, women face criticism, colorism and other obstacles as they set out to define their own narratives, both on wax and off.
What Have They Lost?
E3
What Have They Lost?Artists, producers and writers recount stories of abuse and erasure while working in hip-hop amid contract disputes, acts of violence and more.
What's Changing?
E4
What's Changing?As women reflect on their journeys across decades of hip-hop, they spotlight the sisterhood in rap — and celebrate being stronger together than apart.