Break the chains of patriarchy and celebrate the women of hip-hop – today (and always) it’s “LADIES FIRST.”

1. Queen Latifah & Monie Love – “Ladies First”

2. Roxanne Shante – “Roxanne’s Revenge”

3. Rah Digga – “Tight”

4. MC Lyte – “Paper Thin”

5. The Lady of Rage – “Afro Puffs”

6. Queen Latifah – “U.N.I.T.Y.”

7. Yo-Yo – “You Can’t Play With My Yo-Yo”

8. Lauryn Hill – “Everything Is Everything”

9. Boss – “Deeper”

10. Bahamadia f/ K-Swift, Mecca Star – “3 the Hard Way”

11. Missy Elliott – “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”

12. Trina – “Da Baddest Bitch”

13. Eve – “Let Me Blow Ya Mind”

14. Nefertiti – “Miss Amutha Nature”

15. Lil Kim – “The Jump Off”

16. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”

17. Lin Que – “Let It Fall”

18. Mia X f/ Foxy Brown, Master P – “The Party Don’t Stop”

19. The Sequence – “Simon Says”

20. Foxy Brown – “B.K. Anthem”