The misrepresentation of women, primarily woman of color, as objects rather than other human beings and the presence of male dominance in hip hop extends back to the birth of the genre. However, many female artists have also emerged in shedding light on both their personal issues and the misrepresentations of women in hip-hip and culture. These artists include but are not limited to Queen Latifah, TLC and MC Lyte. Despite the success of them and others, female rappers remain proportionally few in the mainstream industry.