But, in the early 1980s, fashion brands faced a dilemma: embrace hip-hop, an exciting, raw sound, or shun it for fear of offending mass audiences. Along came Run DMC, who proved it was possible ...

Rico Nasty's expressive fashion complements her ... a full album One of the trailblazers of female rap, Mc Lyte emerged in the mid-1980s when the hip-hop scene was dominated by male artists.