{"id":27736,"date":"2021-10-12T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=27736"},"modified":"2021-10-12T16:32:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:32:16","slug":"abc-news-announces-special-exploring-the-inspiring-rise-and-powerful-force-of-women-in-hip-hop-in-their-own-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/12\/abc-news-announces-special-exploring-the-inspiring-rise-and-powerful-force-of-women-in-hip-hop-in-their-own-words\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Announces Special Exploring the Inspiring Rise and Powerful Force of Women in Hip-Hop in Their Own Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27737\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Real-Queens-of-Hip-Hop.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Real-Queens-of-Hip-Hop.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Real-Queens-of-Hip-Hop-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ABC News announced today the special &#8220;<strong><em>The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game &#8211; An ABC News Special<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; which takes an intimate look at the evolution and impact of women emcees and rappers, told by the trailblazing artists who helped create a musical and cultural empire. Featuring an all-female interview lineup, Salt of Salt-N-Pepa narrates the special, along with original spoken word performances by the legendary MC Lyte and an original score by WondaGurl. This one-hour program features new interviews from today&#8217;s chart-toppers like City Girls, along with pioneers of the &#8217;70s like &#8220;mother of the mic&#8221; MC Sha-Rock and stars of the &#8217;80s, &#8217;90s, and &#8217;00s including Da Brat, Eve, Trina, and Yo-Yo.\u00a0 These groundbreaking artists open up about their biggest career moments and share a behind-the-scenes look into their personal stories.<\/p>\n<p>The program also includes a rare intergenerational conversation hosted by radio personality and rapper Angie Martinez with Lakeyah, Lil Mama, and Roxanne Shant\u00e9 who discuss their shared experiences on breaking into a male-dominated industry, the industry placing body and beauty pressure on women in the spotlight, and how the internet and social media have changed the rap game. &#8220;<em>The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game &#8211; An ABC News Special<\/em>&#8221; airs Monday, October 18 @ 10PM EDT, on ABC and can be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1555990632\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the highly-anticipated series premiere of ABC&#8217;s primetime drama &#8220;<em>Queens<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Real Queens of Hip-Hop<\/em>&#8221; chronicles the origins of hip-hop as it grew from urban culture in the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s, and eventually exploded into the pop mainstream as a globally recognized musical genre and cultural phenomenon. 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