Our Own Monie Love, Celebrates Her Debut Album Anniversary!!!!

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During the time period dubbed hip-hop’s Golden Era (the 1980s to mid-‘90s), women in the genre rapped about equal rights, social equality, and respect. Queen Latifah led this charge with her 1989 anthem, “Ladies First.” The celebrated jam featured a guest MC named Monie Love who also rhymed about paving equal roads. On this and other songs to follow, her swift flow was lighter on her turns.

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