♪ oh, missy try to maintain ♪ >> they were respected as artists. they didn't have to shake booty or wear a low-cut blouse. it changed the way we viewed things. ♪ >> to me, the best two female emcees to come out of the '90s are missy elliot and lauryn hill. ♪ been three weeks never called you again ♪ >> you see the role of women in hip-hop, is it changing? like yourself? >> something that's always been there. whether or not they got the, you know, the acknowledgement they should have, they've always been there. and just now maybe they'll truly be acknowledged. ♪ guys are only ♪ ♪ about that thing that thing that thing ♪ >> she sings, she raps. there's heartache involved. it's all encompassed in one amazing piece of art. >> "the miseducation of lauryn hill." >> with her record-breaking fifth grammy win, lauryn hill echoed what many might have been thinking. >> this is crazy, because this