With this year marking 50 years of hip-hop, it only makes sense for Netflix to honor trailblazers in the space with a limited series titled Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop. Female MC’s have created some of the most iconic sounds that have elevated the genre to global popularity.
Netflix released the first trailer along with Key Art and Stills from the series.
Synopsis – Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
This timely limited doc series recontextualizes the irrepressible women of hip hop and their role in the genre’s 50 years by reinserting them into the canon where they belong: at the center, from day one to present day. Each of the four installments features a parade of iconic emcees like MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, and Rah Digga, up and comers, and artists currently at the top of the charts like Latto, and Tierra Whack alongside key figures from record labels, stylists, and journalists. By giving flowers to originators like Sha-Rock and Roxanne Shante or hearing real talk from contemporary superstars like Saweetie and Coi Leray, Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop contextualizes the history of the music that changed the world within the wider social, racial, and political landscape of the times and, crucially, through a female lens.
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Series Trailer
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop premiers on Netflix August 9, 2023 in 4 45-minute episodes.
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop Press Notes
Executive Produced by dream hampton, Troy Carter, Raeshem Nijhon, Carri Twigg, MC Lyte, Nicole Galvski, Justin Simien and Jennifer Ryan
Directed by Hannah Beachler (101), Raeshem Nijhon (101), dream hampton (102)
