Ladies first
May 08, 2020

A golden age for women in rap - they stopped fighting and began supporting each other

Megan Thee Stallion / Cardi B / Doja Cat

Women in hip-hop have been pitted against each other since 1980s, and even as recently as 2018 Cardi B threw a shoe at Nicki Minaj during a red carpet confrontation. Just two years later, however, the mood has changed and this kind of spat is rare and feels undignified, Guardian writes in an article about a change of stance in lady's hip-hop. Now displays of friendship and support, along with in-jokes on social media timelines are much more common. Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Stefflon Don, and Ms Banks and tens of other female rappers are breaking through by embracing sisterhood and shaking off the prejudices of the past...