Kathy Iandoli is a critically acclaimed journalist and author. Her first book, God Save The Queens: The Essential History of Women In Hip-Hop (2019, Dey StreetBooks / HarperCollins) was named an NPR Best Book Of the Year. She is the author ofthe biography Baby Girl: Better Known As Aaliyah (2021, Atria Books / Simon & Schuster), as well as the co-author of rapper Lil' Kim's upcoming memoir The Queen Bee (2023, Hachette Books). Kathy has written about music and gender for two decades, with bylinesin VIBE, The Source, XXL, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, BUST, TeenVogue, PAPER, Playboy, i-D, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, The Guardian, VICE, and manyothers. Kathy is a professor of Music Business at New York University, and has served asa pundit (television, radio, and panels) for discussions on hip-hop and gender.