Kathy Iandoli

Kathy Iandoli is a critically acclaimed journalist and the author of God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop, Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah, The Hip-Hop Queens Oracle Deck (illustrated by Monica Ahanonu), and co-author of Eve’s forthcoming Who’s That Girl, Lil’ Kim’s forthcoming The Queen Bee, and Prodigy’s Commissary Kitchen. She has written for VIBE, The Source, XXL, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, Playboy, PAPER, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, The Guardian, and VICE and held editorial positions at AllHipHop, HipHopDX, and BET online. Iandoli is a Professor of Music Business and Writing at New York University and has appeared on television, radio, and panels discussing hip-hop and gender. She is also the premier Media Coach for both up-and-coming musicians and Billboard chart-topping superstars, incorporating elements of Life Coaching and Mental Health Wellness into her coaching programs.