LAdy B

from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Members

  • Wendy Clark

Hip hop hits

To The Beat Ya’ll -1979 (possible Philly’s first rap recording)

Do you know this about Lady b?

 
  • Lady B’s real name: Wendy Clark

  • From West Philadelphia

  • Began spinning records and Interned on WHAT 1340 AM in 1979.

  • One of the first-ever female rappers ever recorded.

  • "To The Beat Y'all" was first under Tec Records in 1979 and later acquired by Sugarhill Records.

  • Helped spread Hip Hop outside of New York by being one of the first DJs to play it on the radio.

  • She's considered the "godmother" of hip-hop from her decades in radio.

  • She’s received two-lifetime achievement awards

  • Lady B also boosted the careers of many artists from Dj Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith to Public Enemy.

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