How women rose to rule hip hop
Azealia Banks
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Twenty-year-old New York rapper Azealia Banks recently topped the NME's Cool List largely on the strength of her viral internet hit 212, in which she is spectacularly rude about ladies' front bottoms. Hip hop – what was once one of the most misogynist genres in music - is spoilt for fresh new female stars right now, with rappers like Dominique Young Unique, Reema Major and Kreayshawn mirroring Banks's ascent.
How did this happen? And which female rap pioneers paved the way for women to rise to the top of hip hop?
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