Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

Season 12023

Rappers, writers and experts detail the influence of women on hip-hop music and culture in this docuseries honoring the trailblazers and game-changers.

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4 Episodes

E01 Shaping Hip-Hop

Sha-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.

August 9, 2023

E02 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.

August 9, 2023

E03 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.

August 9, 2023

E04 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.

August 9, 2023

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

E01 Shaping Hip-Hop

E02 What Are They Up Against?

E03 What Have They Lost?

E04 What's Changing?

Ahsoka

Breaking Bad

Game of Thrones

The Boys

Squid Game

House of the Dragon

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Money Heist

The Walking Dead

SpongeBob SquarePants

13 Reasons Why

Chernobyl

The Watcher

The Book of Boba Fett

Fear the Walking Dead

Avenue 5

Reacher

Outlander

Tulsa King

Normal People

E01 Shaping Hip-Hop

E02 What Are They Up Against?

E03 What Have They Lost?

E04 What's Changing?