Women in Hip Hop Podcast

You never have to guess what Tink’s thinking. The Chicago-born songstress and rapper says it all in her music. She spits, speaks, and sings straight from the heart without filter or apology. At the same time, she breaks boundaries, dropping off bars with undeniable charisma and belting out hooks with show-stopping range. She can be romantic in one crescendo before getting raw in a bout of wild wordplay. This versatility consistently affirms her as a force in her own lane.

Following her 2011 debut mixtape Winter’s Diary, she dropped projects at a prolific pace, including Alter Ego, Blunts & Ballads, and Boss Up. 2014 saw Winter’s Diary 2: Forever Yours arrive to widespread critical acclaim, landing on year-end R&B album lists from Billboard and Rolling Stone. It also yielded “Treat Me Like Somebody,” which gathered 64 million Spotify streams and counting. A year later, XXL touted her among its coveted “Freshman Class.” Following a stint in the major label system, she embraced independence again with Winter’s Diary 4 [2016], Voicemails [2019], Hopeless Romantic [2020], and A Gift And A Curse [2020]. She collaborated with everyone from Sleigh Bells and Pentatonix to Future, G Herbo, 6lack, and K Camp. During 2021, she served up Heat of the Moment powered by “Rebel” [feat. Jeremih] and “Might Let You” [feat. Davido]. After raking in streams in the hundreds of millions and earning acclaim from Pitchfork, The FADER, HYPEBEAST, and more, she opens up like never before on her 2022 album, Pillow Talk.

The 16-track project features artists 2 Chainz, TOOSI,Fabolous, G Herbo, RussMuni Long, Layton Greene, and is executive produced by Hitmaka. “Pillow Talk” is a tour de force of Tink’s prowess as an R&B prodigy, encompassing technical elements of production, arrangements, and features and carefully balancing them against components such as exquisite lyricism and nuanced themes of being in love to self-love. From her early days signed with Timbaland and the restriction years of label politics, the 27 year old star is now declaring her autonomy in her career, and proudly owns all of her masters/catalog.

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In this interview BreezyLyn talks what it was like growing up in Marcy Projects, meeting Beyonce, Gloria Carter and making a cameo in Jay Z's 99 problems video. Seeing the success of Nicki Minaj as a kid inspired her to go after her dreams as a rapper. Once she picked up the pen, she knocked it out the park with her first single being a smash. Bad Bitches has gandered over 5 million streams and we talked about the inspiration behind the record and her tagging Lola Brooke & Kalii for the remix, whom she consider to be the ultimate bad bitch and why. And we talk about her crush Meek Mill and why he's her favorite rapper plus she even joined in on the fun and played our WIHH Confessional Hour, where we like to put our guests in the hot seat!

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About BreezyLYN: Combining a childhood nickname with the illustrious city that raised her, BreezyLYN is ready to strike as the bonafide breakout rapper from Brooklyn. Born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, she has quietly risen up from Marcy Houses—the neighborhood immortalized by Hip-Hop icon JAY-Z. Now, she continues her hometown’s legacy with her explosive debut single “Bad Bitches,” an unapologetic anthem packed with a message of self-love and self-expression. The drill-centric track has generated over 5M streams and earned plugs from Cardi B, Lola Brooke, Coi Leray, Ashanti and more. Lola Brooke invited BreezyLYNto perform during her set at Barclays Center in March, a powerful moment of unity for the next generation of women in rap. BreezyLYN’s forthcoming project is packed with hard-hitting bars exuding the confidence of a self-assured young woman.

Jazzie Belle gives us her pick of the top 10 Best Female Rappers of 2024. Based on: new music, consistency, skills, relevancy & authenticity. Listen as Jazzie breakdown why she picked each artist and what she has to say about their albums. See you guys in 2025!!

From making history as Atlanta's first solo female rapper to go gold to having her 1st hit-record to make the Billboard Hot 100, 2020 has been a major year for Mulatto. So of course we had to crown her as The Trailblazer Recipient in our 2020 Women in Hip Hop Recap. you can catch the full video and write up at Vibe.com

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Jade A. Lawson is a rising voice at the epicenter of culture and entertainment. As a journalist and creative producer, she has contributed to several platforms under the ABC News flagship including ABC News Digital, Good Morning America, and Primetime specials.

Her work spans from in-depth reporting such as "HBCUs and COVID-19 vaccination trials" to "How changing rules led to a resurgence for women in hip hop." She has interviewed dozens of artists and high profile subjects like Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan, Ilyasah Shabazz, photographer, Kennedi Carter, and Clover Hope, author of 100+ Women Who Made Hip Hop.

In 2020, Jade contributed to Soul of a Nation, a groundbreaking six-part series exploring Black history and heritage in America. A student of the game, Jade is currently developing an independent documentary exploring women in hip hop.

Jade is a proud graduate of Hampton University and Columbia University School of Journalism. And at Women in Hip Hop Podcast we're happy to have her sit alongside jazzie belle as our special guest co-host. Listen in as the two ladies discuss the current state of female rap and who's on their list to watch out for plus more!

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