It’s here! This weekend I’m celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the classic 1984 hip hop movie! Follow me this weekend for pics and drop a comment telling me your favorite part of the film! Let’s go! #MCDebbieD #UsGirls #BeatStreet #hiphopmovies
Microphone Check! Coming this weekend at a theatre and streaming platform near you! See video trailer on IG @tariqelite and theater info at . As a documentarian, Tariq Nasheed did the dog on thing! Thanks for including me and a host of hip hop pioneers with firsthand knowledge on the origin of hip hop! #MCDebbieD #FirstFemaleMCSoloist #Flyerologist #HipHopMatriarch
50 YEARS!!! I still remember the first time I heard the sound of a break beat seeping through my bedroom window in the South Bronx in Webster Houses. I didn’t understand what it was but I was attracted to the strange noise. Then I heard someone rhyming on the mic to the beat. “Mom can I go outside”? Once I went to the jam and saw what was happening with all the kids inside the park, it was infectious and all I wanted to do was rhyme! That’s the one thing I often say about hip hop, “once you see it, you can’t unsee it”! I was only 14 years old and quite nervous but I utilized my skills from writing poetry and singing in the church choir and hit the mic in August 1977; the rest is history! I’m humbled to be one of the first girls to lay the bricks for building this culture and blessed to still be here after 50 years to see the countless women come after me who stand on my shoulders, you ladies make me proud! From the start, Hip Hop has been a place for the voiceless, if you’ve got something to say, get in where you fit in and make your mark! Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop … let’s celebrate!!! 🎉🎉🎉#MCDebbieD #HipHopMatriarch #ImAPioneer #FirstFemaleMCSoloist #HipHopHistorian #Flyerologist #TeachingArtist #ITeachHipHop #HipHopLongestFlyGirl #FlyGirlMCDebbieD #Jazzy5 #DebbieDandWandaDee #UsGirls #BeatStreet #JuiceCrewAllStars #NJPACArtEd #HarlemBornBronxRaised #SouthBronxPioneer #HipHop50 #womeninhiphop #pioneerfemalerappers
Just earned my secular Bachelor Degree; No. 6 has been added to the list! Access to the field of teaching granted! 🙌🏽 #P3Teacher #EducatedRapper #MCDebbieD
April 2016. This week, 10 years ago, I took a few photos as me and several hip hop brothers and sisters worked with Founder, Rocky Bucano on laying the foundation to @thhmuseum The Hip Hop Museum, formerly Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, NY. Grand Opening 2027! #MCDebbieD #FirstFemaleMCSoloist #HipHopMatriarch
Sad occasion but good seeing my brother @therealdougefresh at the celebration of life for our beloved #ColdCrush brother, JDL. We reminisced about our early days rhyming at places like Harlem World. As we spoke, Doug had a lot to say about how he felt watching me perform on stage as a soloist! It’s not often that male Emcees give credit to female Emcees and it meant a lot: especially as the FIRST to do it! #MCDebbieD #firstfemalemcsoloist #ImAPioneer #JDL
I’ve made many trips to Florida but this is my first to Palm Beach. It was amazing! My new favs …. Flagler Museum, Worth Avenue and The Colony Hotel. The luxury, fashion, gardens and beaches are a must see - for #FlyGirls! #mcdebbied
South Bronx. April 17, 1982. 44 years ago. 1 female emcee. 1 female DJ. The Duo Birthday Banger! Note: Queen MC Production! 🙋🏽‍♀️ #MCDebbieD #FirstFemaleMCSoloist #DJWandaDee #WomenInHipHop #ImAPioneer
A Patriarch of Hip Hop Culture has fallen! The tragic news of this loss among every hip hop pioneer (pre records and radio) is MASSIVE! DJ #AfrikaBambaataa is one of the primary contributors to the foundation and global expansion of Hip Hop Culture. He will be greatly missed but his legacy is forever cemented in the hearts of pioneers and the annuals of hip hop history! #ZuluNation #SoulSonicForce #CosmicForce Afrika Bambaataa #MasterofRecords 💔🕊️🙏🏽 MCDebbieD
Blondy of The Sequence was such a beautiful person. I’m shocked and saddened to hear of her sudden passing! Recently she and Cheryl and I did an interview; it was one of the best among female pioneers! Though Blondy will be missed, her legacy in hip hop is forever cemented! Sending prayers to the natural and Sequence family! 💔🙏🏽🕊️ #MCDebbieD #TheSequence #BlondyofTheSequence #SugarhillRecords
Hip Hop Fashion Trivia. It’s 1982 and my girls and I are down on The Deuce! We’re rockin’ 2 sheepskin coats, 1 bubble coat and 1 possum 🙋🏽‍♀️. What coat is missing from this era? #FlyGirlDebbieD #MCDebbieD #HipHopFashion
