Today we celebrate a woman who helped paved the way for other female rappers in hip-hop. Veteran rhyme-spitter MC Lyte turns 45 years old today (Oct. 11).
While the music industry, like many others, is dominated by men, these women demonstrate they have the power to change the world through their powerful words and voices. Check out 20 Songs to Celebrate the Superwoman in You.
Since partying can continue after the clubs and into the bedroom following the BET Hip Hop Awards, XXL's Torae took to the green carpet before the show began to ask some hip-hop favorites who they thought they'd be waking up next to after the big awards night.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Brandy's debut single, 'I Wanna Be Down,' the R&B songstress graced the stage alongside her sisters-in-rhyme MC Lyte, Yo Yo and Queen Latifah to perform the remix at the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards.