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a club and platform for and by Black women who love Hip-Hop. founded by @hinadirah. pre-order FIRST THINGS FIRST ⬇️ hachettebookgroup.com/titles/nadirah… [email protected] Joined June 2018-
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Happy Birthday to Quincy Delight Jones Jr. 🎈♓️🎉 The Southside of Chicago born musician, composer, and producer who has created across multiple lifetimes, leaving an impact on EVERY single decade and genre. One of my ✍🏾 faves for @thegumbo: thegumbo.net/blog/quincy
i joined @sistadbarnes for the frequency! there's a whole chapter about dee and 'pump it up!' in FIRST THINGS FIRST, and we talked about my inspirations for the book, the importance of preserving and archiving history and so much more! watch it here: rb.gy/i3yx0p
celebrating radio powerhouse dede mcguire: rb.gy/cx8adm "she’s a force and an important figure that everyone should celebrate, especially when we consider how often women in radio and southern women in hip-hop get pushed to the background." - @Givemesomemeaux
how katie got bandz repped for the ladies in chicago's drill scene: rb.gy/8tn8in "what i loved most about katie growing up is that she always remained transparent and authentic." - @hoodgooods
it's scavenger hunt day! i love relaxing with a book and something good to eat, so i'm giving a $30 uber gift card to the first person to complete all of the tasks and send them to me! first task drops at 1pm est! #FIRSTTHINGSFIRSTfest also get the book: linktr.ee/hinadirah
3⃣ things we've learned so far from 'First Things First' 1 Harry Belafonte produced Beat Street 2 Millie Jackson is rap's 1st Mother 3 Boyz II Men dedicated their "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye" video to MC Trouble Happy Pub Day @hinadirah 💐: bookshop.org/a/6885/9781538… 📸 RJ Colòn
what an absolute honor to get to talk to the one and only @sistadbarnes about my upcoming book, @thegumbo, and a whole lot more! i appreciate ms. dee so much, and this interview is a life highlight for sure! can't wait to do it again. 🫶🏾
what an absolute honor to get to talk to the one and only @sistadbarnes about my upcoming book, @thegumbo, and a whole lot more! i appreciate ms. dee so much, and this interview is a life highlight for sure! can't wait to do it again. 🫶🏾
Drinking my water minding my business nominated for Best Doc via the #NAACP awards 🥂 to the squadddddd 🌀🌀🌀 #teamUS #LadiesFirst
e-v-e! the south jersey girl in me loves some eve, if you couldn’t tell from the eve chapter in FIRST THINGS FIRST that appeared on elle.com! have you pre-ordered your copy of the book? linktr.ee/hinadirah
there’s a chapter in the book dedicated to @sistadbarnes and her historic role as the first woman to host a hip-hop show on broadcast tv with ‘pump it up!’ and it’s one of our favs! pre-order FIRST THINGS FIRST now linktr.ee/hinadirah
here are four pictures of mary j. blige in a cowboy hat
i’m so tempted to tell y’all every single thing that’s in the nicki minaj chapter but i don’t want to spoil it. just know, i break down one of her most iconic verses ever and there is a reallyyyy fun challenge at the end! linktr.ee/hinadirah
how music marketing professional kirsten daniel combines old atlanta with the new: bit.ly/3Ht3HJR @muff_dawg7 talked to kirsten about her career, why it's important for artists to connect with fans beyond the internet, her hopes for Black women in the space and more.
Read my latest for @thegumbo where I got to interview one of my favorite people about her career as a music marketing exec. thegumbo.net/blog/2024/1/22…
da baddest? that’s trina. and she’s influenced a lot of our faves to embody that same spirit. to prove it, i filled her chapter with a bunch of venn diagrams. you won’t be able to see them if you don’t pre-order FIRST THINGS FIRST! linktr.ee/hinadirah
love the chapter on megan thee stallion because she’s just so fun. i talk about her beginnings, her success, how her oscars performance was a first and the songs of hers i would turn into movies! pre-order FIRST THINGS FIRST now! linktr.ee/hinadirah
lauryn hill’s chapter is about her historic 5 wins at the grammys-the 1st for a woman-and in it i make my case for categories i would create that she should win too! i also talk about the beautiful work that comes from collabs. linktr.ee/hinadirah
Big up my bro @Pharrell doing big tingzzz VA #757 style with @LouisVuitton I’m proud of ya bro🤗 I had to represent💛🤎 @dblanks📸
queen latifah being the first rapper to get a star on the hollywood walk of fame is just one achievement on a longggggg list of accomplishments my fellow new jerseyan has! i can’t wait for y’all to read this chapter linktr.ee/hinadirah
so much of what lil’ kim’s done has been replicated many times, and she opened doors for the ladies today. she’s the first face you see when you open the book for a reason. of course there’s a chapter on her in FIRST THINGS FIRST! linktr.ee/hinadirah
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3⃣ things we've learned so far from 'First Things First' 1 Harry Belafonte produced Beat Street 2 Millie Jackson is rap's 1st Mother 3 Boyz II Men dedicated their "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye" video to MC Trouble Happy Pub Day @hinadirah 💐: bookshop.org/a/6885/9781538… 📸 RJ Colòn
ya fav jersey club historian is back! wrote a profile on @Kia_BHN for @thegumbo about her impact on Jersey Club music 💿 link below and in bio 💿
how "jersey anniversary" creator tenaja (aka kia bhn) helped reignite jersey club music: bit.ly/47GyRI4 "in just over two decades, the genre grew from a hometown sound heard at local new jersey parties to an undeniable force felt throughout the world." - @ayannacostley
i'm getting really excitedddd. my debut book is dropping in just 27 days. i remember when that number was 270 lmao. whew. pre-order yours nowwww! linktr.ee/hinadirah
Shoutout to @hinadirah for coming to talk to my students today about @thegumbo, their new book, and their love for Hip Hop.
Wondering if I can get @hinadirah to come speak to my hip hop feminism and poetry class via zoom before the semester end. We review @thegumbo articles every semester and I would be honored. I can buy you lunch :-)
what better way to bring in my birthday than to announce my debut book FIRST THINGS FIRST! 😭 in it i’m taking a look at some important “firsts” achieved by women from all parts of hip-hop and how they changed the game. pre-order it here: bit.ly/3Q0mAJb
my mood for tonight's twitter space between @LouderThanARiot and @thegumbo!
@LouderThanARiot 🤝 @thegumbo This is a match made in heaven! Join us tomorrow👇
Tomorrow! We're joining our friends from @thegumbo to break down themes of our upcoming episode, "Aint Trickin If You Got It." Join us on @TwitterSpaces at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT
.@Timbaland & I music cadence was from another space & time..We didn’t compromise our sound…we went off of feeling & took risk. We came with a different Bounce in R&B. Some experiments was so far ppl may of ? It😩But listen to the cadence of this DC song🔥🚨🥵📣
I’ve been a fan of @thegumbo for YEARS let’s talk about Black women who put in the WORK to celebrate us 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@hinadirah and all of the women at @thegumbo are literally the coolest people ever and it was an HONOR to sit and talk Hip-Hop with a Black woman who is SO deeply passionate about it! Listen to our full conversation here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whe…
@hinadirah Its sooo aggravating but I’m trying to be productive with this feeling. Channel it into different energy, make work to starts conversations that’ll shift this dynamic 🤞🏽 @thegumbo does this work really well!
@cassandrapintro @thegumbo! a hip-hop social club and media platform for and by Black women 🫶🏾
two of the biggest influences on hip-hop and two of my favorite artists. i love seeing hov and kim together.
Lil Kim brought me out at the Apollo ! This my first time ever at the Apollo I never in life been here ! I can’t believe this shit mannn ! Cant wait to go home and fucking cry 😩 I need some space to myself cuz Wtf yo !
Rest Peacefully @GangstaBooQOM 💔😢