>> who you calling a bitch? >> oh. who's this queen latifah girl? >> and then later on, oh, who's this missy? ♪ 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. ♪ i can't stand the rain >> to me, the best two female emcees to come out of the '90s are missy elliot and lauryn hill. ♪ it's been three weeks since you've been looking for your friend ♪ ♪ the one who 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. ♪ some 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