I knew little about the music industry before becoming editor in chief of Honey, a young magazine for urban women, right after the somewhat anticlimactic shift from the 20th to the 21st century.

In honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary, here’s a look back at just some of the many firsts that women in the industry have achieved over the last five decades Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor ...

As their male counterparts turn depressive and paranoid, it’s the women who are having all the fun. Like American men in general, our top male rappers appear to be in crisis: overwhelmed, confused, ...

A few nights before Halloween — a costume ritual in which everyone is granted a few hours’ permission to be somebody else — Karrahbooo was onstage, unable to be anyone but herself. She was stuck in ...

In August, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our beloved hip-hop music, artists, and culture. The little genre that few believed would make it grew to become a global sensation, and we celebrated ...

2020 saw an unprecedented increase in representation for women in hip-hop. Newcomers like Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion topped the charts, bringing with them longtime vets like Nicki Minaj and ...