Peak Time – Mimi Valdés and An Open Discussion About All-Female Lineups

Today's _Peak Time_ is a two-hour celebration of powerful female voices. We talk to Mimi Valdés about her storied career in telling the story of hip-hop: from former editor-in-chief of _Vibe_ and _Latina_ magazines to the creative officer of Pharrell's multimedia collective iamOTHER to a movie producer for _Hidden Figures_, _Dope_ and the forthcoming Roxanne Shanté biopic. Valdés shares a playlist (including Celia Cruz, Jagged Edge and her boo, Brownsville rapper Ka), inspiring a conversation about her friendships with Biggie and Pharrell, her work life and her passion for storytelling. With gender parity in music constantly in the news – from 45 music festivals pledging "gender equal" music lineups by 2022 to the recent battle between Caroline Polachek and Moog Fest over their all-female and non-gender-binary announcement list – Vivian debates the merits of all-female lineups with Paradigm booking agent Carly James and Discwoman DJ/producer (and _Bound_ party promoter) Katie Rex.