I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up as the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind

your favorite Netflix documentaries and films. On today's episode we take a closer look

at the Netflix documentary series Ladies First, A Story of Women in Hip Hop.

The Women in Hip Hop are up against many roadblocks on their path to

success, including living in a man's world. What do we need a female MC on the

bill for? We got this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, the

policing of our bodies.

Oh, you women are talking about you too nasty.

What?

While also, just trying to stay out of trouble.

Today, we're talking to executive producers,

Ray Shim Nijon, and Carrie Twig.

Over the past five decades, hip-hop has influenced everything from culture to fashion to politics.

Its lyrics have tackled discrimination, sexism and violence, and given voice to the authentic experience of millions.

But from those first mixtapes to streaming audio, women's contributions to hip-hop have too often been marginalized.

Ladies first, re-contextualizes their roles in the genre's 50 years by reinserting them into the canon where they belong at the center from day

one to present day.

By giving flowers to originators or hearing real talk from contemporary superstars,

ladies first looks through a female lens

and runs through the history of the music that changed the world.

You need us in hip-hop.

We gotta say what we gotta say sometimes. You need that beat, you need that

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