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MC Lyte Wins Greatest Female Rapper Poll

Sunday July 16, 2006
*Ding! Ding!! Ding!!!* The results are in. As of July 16th, 2006, MC Lyte received the most votes for Greatest Female Rapper of All Time with 189 votes (25%). Lil' Kim and Missy Elliot are tied for the runner-up spot with 101 votes and 13% each. Lauryn Hill took the third (or is it fourth now) position with 90 votes and 12%. Here's how everybody else fared:
  • MC Lyte (189) - 25%
  • Lil Kim (101) - 13%
  • Missy Elliott (101) - 13%
  • Lauryn Hill (90) - 12%
  • Queen Latifah (45) - 6%
  • Eve (52) - 7%
  • Mystic (40) - 5%
  • Foxy Brown (39) - 5%
  • Rah Digga (38) - 5%
  • Jean Grae (34) - 4%
  • Da Brat (2)
  • Bahamadia (2)
  • Roxanne Shante (2)
  • Salt-N-Pepa (1)
  • Left Eye (1)
  • Yo-Yo (1)

    Total Votes: 738

Comments

August 2, 2006 at 10:23 am
(1) Dante says:

Who on earth voted for Missy, she should not be ahead of Queen Latifah

June 3, 2007 at 12:36 pm
(2) fdg says:

JEAN GRAE!

June 14, 2007 at 6:55 am
(3) Gigga says:

Get it right! Queen, MC LYTE, Yo Yo are Neck and Neck
L-Boogie – Laryn Hill next in Line

Then the other females-
Lady Rage, Da Brat, Eve, Lil Kim, Foxy

December 3, 2007 at 9:33 am
(4) lolo says:

how is lil kim better than lauryn, eve above latifah please somebody educate me on this one

February 13, 2008 at 10:47 pm
(5) big mike says:

What the hell happen to the world. I know everybody got a opinion but dam. lauryn Hill behind missy. lol. next poll each voter should have to contribute a verse to support their vote

June 11, 2008 at 12:48 pm
(6) marie says:

uhhh…none of these rappers ain’t got nuttin on Trina. She should’ve been on top of the list!!!

June 18, 2008 at 4:07 am
(7) D-187 says:

MIA X Is The Greatest Female Rapper Of All Time http://www.myspace.com/d187damurdaman

July 9, 2008 at 11:05 am
(8) Jazzell Williams says:

Jazzell Williams.The rockstar of hip hop. N best female MC under 18. I dont really compete with these young female rappers..Because I am an MC.. But snice i am an Mc I WILL step into battle zone.for the part im just me and talking about the hood, Being on mars, And flying over heads LOL… Being a now 16 year old.. I dont curse in my raps at all or even attemped to you know.. The next to blow hopefully…I’m what the games been missing.. So when i say something in my raps about being the best im talking about in MY LANE.. fi anyone replies to my raps they’re dumb bcause im the only one IN MY LANE!!!LOL.. But I will get BX on em so chill-not violence.. But lyrically destruction.. with no cursing ofcourse. LOL.. I should live in MArs with Kanye, Lupe, Pharrell & Nigo… Along with many mroe.. HAHAHAH!!!!!!!! I am the ROCKSTAR of hip hop and the best female mc under 18..Check me out…Myspace.cm/RockstarJAzze ll
Youtube.com/JazzellWilliams
& I will say thus far..as in PERIOD..MC LYTE IS THE GREATEST AND BEST FEMALE MC OR RAPPER OF ALL TIME …

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