Female titans of '90s house music on their fight to be seen

ABC News contributor Rocsi Diaz sits down with CeCe Peniston, Crystal Waters, Robin S, Martha Wash & Thea Austin to reflect on their journey as female writers and vocalists of house music in the 1990s.

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[duddbunny]

Martha Wash, Crystal Waters, Cece Peniston, Robin S., and Thea really made the 90s such a great decade for dance/house music. Glad to see them all still going strong.

[ryanokeefe]

Martha is the voice of a generation. These ladies need to tour and cover each other.

[mrerick]

People may not realize this, but those women in that room have the most powerful voices in the world of clap back if you feel me!!!

[jamals.]

"Rhythm is a Dancer" transports you right back into the 90s the seconds you hear it. Still holds up to this day!

[SrNitShft]

No autotuned, no mixer to enhance an already voice of perfection, this is the legacy

[StarrdigitalProductions]

These ladies kept me dancing throughout the 90’s. They deserve their flowers.

[DJ_Dutchess]

The ending gave me chills. The entertainment industry is still this way. It’s very hard for women to break through. These ladies are the groundbreakers and djs still rock their tracks thirty years later!💪💄

[sophiaperez]

This was HISTORIC 🫨They are are legends 🪩🎉💃🏻 and their music will live on for generations 🫶🏼

[mizzymel]

I was a fitness trainer in the 90”s-2000’s…These ladies were my go-to artists for the best workout music ever! My classes were always packed & this music had a lot to do with it! ❤

[jefft]

I owned a record store from 1999-2012 which were the best years of my life. I worked with each one of these legends at some point during those years. One of my best memories was doing an in-store signing with Martha Wash. She is a queen and I felt she should be treated like one. So I rented a huge over the top crushed velvet queen's throne from a Hollywood prop house for her to sit at while she did her autographing. When she came in and saw her throne, she was mortified. She said "I can't sit there... " she was so humbled and modest. We eventually talked her into it and what do you know, everyone loved it and felt she deserved it... just like I did! Good times.

[j.c]

Martha Wash, Crystal Waters and Cece Peniston made some of the greatest records of the 90s (in Martha Wash’s case, 80s as-well and in Crystal’s case 00’s too) decade. Incredible vocalists. Martha really played them at their own game and made bank, as she should, off her music.

[JorgeEscobar-sq]

I remember seeing Martha Wash perform at a club event. They were having audio issues. She was so professional and just started belting it out with no mic. Her voice was so powerful that no one even notice. Then the mic was fixed and everyone was like "wow, what a voice!"

[BabyGrand]

This was so great to see! Martha Wash paved the way for so many in the music industry and she doesn’t get the recognition she deserves. Thank you for sharing your platform with these legends!

[TheNewgreatlife]

OMG Robin S that Just DAMNNN. Sent chills down my spine! So much power and clarity in just a few I love ALL of these ladies and all of their music sooo much!

[JRLOC]

Excellent representation of such a great era in music. There were truly so many, if we could gather them all, we’d fill a stadium.

How about the 80s ladies of the freestyle era? Exposé, Taylor Dayne, Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa, Sweet Sensation, Nayobe.

They’re all still actively touring and performing and they so deserve recognition for coming up in an even tougher era for women in music.

[lumiesgotcha]

OMG, i need the longer version of this interview. These women are legends, iconic powerhouses of the genre. The best that ever did it. Thank you gma3 for bringing these beautiful women together to share their stories.

[GenF]

Legends. They should go on tour sometime. 90s house music was the best!

[hawsrulebegin]

This almost made me cry. I was never a fan back in the day but seeing them full of joy just got me moved. Have to salute their talents!😊

[latyshal.]

These women are indeed legends and they broke glass ceilings in the club music/house music genre. 👑❤🔥

[Stevie_B_]

*I.*
*HAVE.*
*GOOSEBUMPS.*
I am a club goer from the 90's, I still have CD's of all these talented and beautiful artists, they could put their voices out today and they'd still be chart toppers. ❤