Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

Sharon Green (born October 25,1962), also known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the "first female rapper" or emcee. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, she grew up in the South Bronx, New York City during the earliest years of hip hop culture and rap music.  Within the hip-hop community she has been referred to as the "Mother of the Mic". As a member of the Funky 4 + 1, one of the first hip-hop crews to appear on national television, her style influenced notable rappers like MC Lyte and DMC (born Darryl McDaniels) of Run-DMC. 



MC Sha-Rock

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop