• Dec 10, 2020 In 2020, there were many ways to understand the year in music; this week, we re considering four. It s been a long journey for women to get their critical and commercial dues in hip-hop, but the past year came replete with glimpses of progress. First, the facts: For a brief period in May, four Black women Nicki Minaj alongside Doja Cat on Say So and Beyoncé alongside Megan Thee Stallion on Savage occupied the top two spots on the Billboard
Hot 100. That two-week span marked historic moments for Nicki, Doja and Megan, all of whom scored their first No.