{"product_id":"9781538740743","title":"First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis enlightening book reframes the history of hip-hop—and this time, women are given credit for all their trailblazing achievements that have left an undeniable impact on music. \u003c\/b\u003e FIRST THINGS FIRST, hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. FIRST THINGS FIRST takes readers on a journey through some notable firsts by women in hip-hop history and their importance. Factual firsts like \u003cb\u003eQueen Latifah\u003c\/b\u003e becoming the first rapper to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, \u003cb\u003eLauryn Hill\u003c\/b\u003e making history as the first rapper to win the coveted Album of the Year Award at the GRAMMYs, \u003cb\u003eApril Walker\u003c\/b\u003e being the first woman to dominate in the hip-hop fashion game, and \u003cb\u003eDa Brat \u003c\/b\u003ebeing the first solo woman rapper to have an album go platinum, and metaphorical firsts like \u003cb\u003eMissy Elliott \u003c\/b\u003ebeing the first woman rapper to go to the future. (Trust me, she really did.) There are chapters on music legends like \u003cb\u003eNicki Minaj, Lil’ Kim\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMary J. Blige\u003c\/b\u003e, tv and radio hosts like \u003cb\u003eBig Lez\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAngie Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e, and so many more ladies I would name but I don’t want to spoil the book! There are games, charts and some fire images, too. Altogether, FIRST THINGS FIRST is a celebration of the achievements of women in hip-hop who broke down barriers and broke the mold. So the next time someone doesn’t have their facts straight on the ladies in hip-hop, you can hit them with “first things first”…","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918011252976,"sku":"9781538740743","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781538740743_p0.jpg?v=1763745826","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538740743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}