Gwendolyn Chisolm, Who Rhymed on Rap’s First Female Hit, Dies at 66

A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.The Sequence in 1980. From left: Cheryl Cook (Cheryl the Pearl), Gwendolyn Chisolm (Blondy) and Angela Brown, later Angie Stone (Angie B.).