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.
This book, with compelling full-color illustrations, profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap.
