On August 11 1973, 15-year-old Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party in the Bronx that forever shaped music history. 50 years later, August 11th is commonly celebrated as the birth of Hip-Hop. Women have always been there, influencing, promoting, and creating Hip-Hop culture. For our first-ever episode, Wes Jackson spoke with Kathy Iandoli live, onstage at BRIC House in Downtown Brooklyn as part of BRIC’s 50th anniversary Hip-Hop Block Party. Kathy is a journalist, educator, media coach and the author of God Save The Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop. Together, they discussed Cindy’s party, the unsung heroines of Hip-Hop history, and the future of women in the genre. • Back to Reading Credits is hosted by Wes Jackson and produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Raynita Vaughn, Chris Torres, Gabrielle Davenport, and Antoine Hardy, with help from Michael Carroll, Leslie Hayes, Jose Astorga, Zak Sherzad, Duane Ferguson, Christopher Bye, Mano Alexandre, Raeshon Roberson, Onel Mulet, Franklin T. Grant Jr., Kenneth John, Samantha Ramai, Elyse Rodriguez Aleman, Charlie Hoxie, and Kuye Youngblood. Matthew de Leon made our logo artwork.

• Thank you to everyone who participated in our person-on-the-street interviews at BRIC’s 50th anniversary Hip-Hop Block Party!

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Kathy Iandoli is a critically acclaimed hip-hop journalist, documentarian, podcaster, and author of God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop, Baby Girl: Better Known As Aaliyah, and the forthcoming memoir The Queen Bee with Lil' Kim. Kathy has written for numerous publications including Billboard, XXL, Teen Vogue, Vibe, PAPER, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and many more. Kathy is also the premier career/media coach for some of the top artists in the music industry. A Professor of Music Business at New York University, Kathy routinely serves as a TV and radio panelist for discussions on hip-hop and gender. She lives in the New York metropolitan area. Follow @Kath3000 on Twitter.

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