Hip Hop Congress

Women’s Project

Hip Hop Congress

Women’s Project

Our Mission:

To Expand The Presence Of The Female Voice In The Culture and Industry of Hip Hop

Our Goals:

-To build a network of women who are involved in the culture and industry of Hip Hop.

- To empower women and girls through the development of knowledge of self (how one relates to Hip Hop), social gender roles, and community leadership skills.

- To support existing female Hip Hop organizations and collectives.

- To form coalitions with community-based and national organizations.

Want more info? Hit up Sarah Harris, Women’s Project Director at sarah@hiphopcongress.com

Accomplishments And Progress of ’07-08

* The Women in Hip Hop listing consists of around 50 women involved in Hip Hop (artists, organizers, managers, educators, journalists, etc) and another 30 who are not officially part of the listing.
* A Women in Hip Hop Resource List and Archive have been created consisting of websites, books, and Films.
* Efforts have been made to contact all chapterheads and regional directors to get information about the women in Hip Hop that they know.
* A list of questions for a productive dialogue on the issue around women in Hip Hop has been compiled and distributed.
* The beginning steps have been taken to compile, edit, and publish Sistas Speak: Letters From Women to Hip Hop in collaboration with Tachelle Wilkes of Femmixx.com.

*Disclaimer: The current director of the Women’s Project is resigning, so the Women’s Project is going through a transition stage and will possibly be changing its structure in some ways. Regardless – we would love to hear from you!! Please email Sarah at the address above for more information to be included in the women in Hip Hop Listing.

Women in Hip Hop Resource Sheet

Compiled by the Hip Hop Congress Women’s Project

Websites

www.femmixx.com – interviews, artist listings, message boards, event calendars

www.femalehiphop.net – interviews, artist listings, message boards, event calendars

www.sisterzunderground.com – collective of female Hip Hop artists that offers all-female Hip Hop artist events and Hip Hop programs to youth

www.bgirlz.com – We B*Girlz website

www.femaleswitfunk.com – “showcasing the most exceptional turntablists & DJs”

www.b-gyrl.com – interviews, artist listings, message boards, event calendars

www.letsdoitontheroad.com – female spoken word artist and emcee site

www.wheremyladiesat.com – an interactive documentary on the state of women in Hip Hop

www.anattitude.net – women in Hip Hop timeline, discography; website for the only print magazine about women in Hip Hop

Books

* We B*Girlz – Martha Cooper, Nika Kramer, and Rokafella
* Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets and Emcees – DuEwa M. Frazier
* Rap Music and Street Consciousness – Cheryl Keyes
* Platinum Dreams – Lead Reality – Carolyn Baxter
* When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: My Life as a Hip Hop Feminist – Joan Morgan
* Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents – Nicholas Ganz
* Home Girls Make Some Noise: Hip Hop Feminism Anthology – Gwendolyn Pough, Elaine Richardson, Aisha Durham, and Rachel Raimist
* Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere – Gwendolyn Pough
* Hip Hop Divas – Vibe Magazine

Films and Filmmakers

* Nobody Knows My Name – Rachel Raimist
* Soundz of Spirit – Joselyn Lyons
* Reflections of Women of Color and Hip Hop: A Student Documentary – Nuala Cabral
* B-Girl: The Movie – Emily Dell
* Scene Not Heard: Women in Philadelphia Hip Hop – Maori Holmes
* Mixtress X: Hip Hop’s Unsung Heroine – Dante Kaba
* Lady Beatmakers Vol 1 – Tachelle Wilkes and Femmixx.com
* Counting Headz: South Afrika’s Sistaz in Hip Hop – Vusi Magubane and Erin Offer
* Celebrating Sista’Hood – Jessie Kergan
* Redder than Red: The Story of B-Girl Bubbles – Martha Cooper, Nika Kramer, and Amanda Mulderry
* All The Ladies – Mary Quinsacara