Celebrate Black Music Appreciation Month with The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop, is a comprehensive, illustrated history of women rappers who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process. Written by Clover Hope and Illustrated by Rachelle Baker.

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The Motherlode highlights more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game-changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after and in between. 

Clover Hope is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. She’s written for a range of publications over a 16-year career: Vibe, Essence, XXL, Elle, Billboard, Wired, The New York Times, Vogue, W, GQ, Nylon and Village Voice, among others. Hope has held staff writing and editing positions at Billboard, XXL, Vibe and Jezebel. She’s currently a Contributing Editor at Pitchfork.com and an adjunct professor at New York University.

Hope’s first book, The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop, a comprehensive, illustrated history of women rappers, is available in bookstores via Abrams Books.
 

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