MC Debbie D

Biography

Debbie D is a Pioneer MC and one of the Mothers of Hip Hop Culture. Born in Harlem, New York, Debbie D honed her oratorical skills as a child while singing, speaking and writing poems in church and afterschool programs. As a teen, she relocated to the Morrisania Section of the South Bronx during the height of gangs, violence and urban decay but also the rise of Hip Hop.

In 1977, Debbie D would hit the mic as one of hip hop's earliest female Emcees. Later, as the only female in an all male crew, she performed shows with DJ Patty Duke & Jazzy 5 until the crew disbanded. Self titled the Grand Mistress because of her lyrical skills, in 1981, Debbie D stepped on stage as hip hop's First Female S...