God Save the Queens, Kathy Iandoli
God Save the Queens, Kathy Iandoli
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God Save the Queens
The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop

Author: Kathy Iandoli

Narrator: Kathy Iandoli, Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/22/2019


Synopsis

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop’s female pioneers and its enduring stars.

Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop to Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook, focuses primarily on men, glaringly omitting a thorough and respectful examination of the presence and contribution of the genre’s female artists.  For far too long, women in hip-hop have been relegated to the shadows, viewed as the designated “First Lady” thrown a contract, a pawn in some beef, or even worse. But as Kathy Iandoli makes clear, the reality is very different. Today, hip-hop is dominated by successful women such as Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, yet there are scores of female artists whose influence continues to resonate. God Save the Queens pays tribute to the women of hip-hop—from the early work of Roxanne Shante, to hitmakers like Queen Latifah and Missy Elliot, to the superstars of today. Exploring issues of gender, money, sexuality, violence, body image, feuds, objectification and more, God Save the Queens is an important and monumental work of music journalism that at last gives these influential female artists the respect they have long deserved.

About Kathy Iandoli

Kathy Iandoli is a critically acclaimed journalist and author. She has written for Vibe, The Source, XXL, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, The Guardian, Vice, and many other publications. She has held editorial positions at top hip-hop/urban websites, including AllHipHop.com, HipHopDX.Com, and BET.com. Iandoli is an alumna-in-residence of Music Business at New York University and has appeared across the media, in television and on radio and panels discussing hip-hop and gender. She lives in northern New Jersey.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on October 22, 2019

This book is an eye opening surprisingly touching tribute to both the little known and the well known women of hip hop. God Save The Queens is much more than a text book account of the women in hip hop. It is a thorough look at those who pioneered a new genre of music. Most music historians agree tha......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 28, 2019

This book is a reward for stepping into the unknown and trying something you're not sure is your cup of tea. What a fascinating look at the pioneers of a genre of music that until this book was completely alien to me. After reading about all the triumphs and missteps of all these women brave enough t......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on January 27, 2025

I really enjoyed this book. Iandoli does a great job of examining the history and impact of women in hip-hop, through well-researched histories and copious interviews.......more

Goodreads review by LeeTravelGoddess on February 28, 2023

Kathy did a great job with this book, so I have to give her her props! There may have been a few things that I did not agree with but there are so many more wonderful things that I would rather focus on here. I loved this housing of the great female Rappers that have come and deemed themselves worth......more

Goodreads review by Julianna on December 27, 2023

A retelling from the female perspective of the history hip hop. As a rap fan, I enjoyed the concept of this book and saw so many parallels to the industry I work in compared to the battles women faced in male dominated hip hop industry. The beginning and end of the is book were great, but I got lost......more