Wilmington will host MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17th to honor hip-hop pioneer and city native Sharon Jackson. Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock, is considered the first female rapper and was an original ...

The Funky +1 icon tells AllHipHop it’s all thanks to Kid Capri. Busta Rhymes was elated to finally cross paths with MC Sha-Rock, who’s credited as the first female MC. In a video posted to Sha-Rock’s ...

The event is scheduled to take place June 7 at Gun Hill Park on Magenta Street in the Bronx from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. It’s getting to be that time of year again, when Hip-Hop purists gather for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharon Jackson, better known as MC Sha-Rock, considered the first female rapper in hip-hop, grew up as Sharon Green in Wilmington.

Not everyone who was part of rap's ascent gets included in its story. MC Sha-Rock, of the original Funky 4 and the Funky 4 + 1, reaffirms her role... 'You gotta fight and fight and fight for your ...

Hip-hop history is coming home to Wilmington. This spring, hip-hop pioneer and Wilmington native Sharon Jackson, known as MC Sha-Rock — she's considered to be the first female rapper — will be honored ...

Welcome to the weekly Port City Life newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews cultural issues reporter John Staton. Hip-hop history comes home to Wilmington this weekend. That's because Port City ...