The World

The hip-hop world has seen a handful of superstar female MCs – but where’s this decade’s Missy Elliott? At the SXSW music festival in Austin last month, Studio 360’s Leital Molad met some artists ready to break through the boys’ club. “We’re waking people up to show them we’re here,” says Detroit rapper Invincible.

Are you with The World?

The story you just read is available to read for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, the reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.

When you make a gift of $10 or more a month, we’ll invite you to a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our newsroom to thank you for being with The World.