Photo Gallery: Top 10 Female Rappers
Friday March 30, 2007
Here's the grueling truth: Women are largely under-represented in hip-hop today. In the testosterone-driven world of hip-hop, only a handful of the ladies have succeeded in breaking the mold. So, in the spirit of national women's month, we celebrate the careers of ten prolific femcees. See our Top 10 Female Rappers gallery to find out who they are.
Disclaimer: This list is based mostly on impact and prowess, and should not be regarded as gospel. Any omission is highly
Photo © Babygrande
Comments
How could you leave out the “God Mother” of hip hip….Bahamadia?
Wow…..
Lool..in this Top 10 Female Rappers the best is MC Lyte, but in the Top 50 Best Rappers MC Lyte is # 26, and Lauryn Hill is # 18
That was Top 50 Emcees, not Rappers. The Emcee list measures a more balanced and varied skill set.
“That was Top 50 Emcees, not Rappers. The Emcee list measures a more balanced and varied skill set.”
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Tell em, James!
I do not like this list simply because Lauryn Hill had one solo album that was not a rap album, it was an r&b album. Missy Elliott should be number 1 since she’s had more better albums than Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, and Queen (not that they ain’t good). And you missing Shawnna, and Remy Ma, nobody really gives a rats behind who Rah Digga is, she cannot freestyle worth a damn.
And you missing Shawnna
^^This is a joke, right?
Have you heard her or Remy Ma’s albums? They can rap a hell of a lot better than Jean Grae.
Compton Chick, U R smoking some serious crack. Remy Ma, Shawnna better than Jean Grae LOL. Leave that crack alone.
Y’all too busy buyin wack stuff like Release Therapy and Kingdom Dumb to know whats good. Remy Ma and Shawnna are damn good.
Yo Compton Chick, Kingdom Dumb LOL, that’s funny. I’m not a Jay-Z fan or a Ludacris fan neither.
OMG…SAY NO TO DRUGS>>PLEASE>>> HENRY YOUR LIST IS GOOD…honorable mentions Bahamadia,Yoyo,Heather B,MC TROUBLE..
OMG…please beleive…the sistas who don’t have to use sex to get by will always rank…be sexy,not slutty…ya dig.Intelligence will rank even higher..say something.
you guys should be glad that mexican female rappers. are not on the list
JV, MISS LADY PINK, MS KRAZIE, LA FLORA VENENOSA, SNOW, POWDA, MS SANCHA, ETC..
by the way how come “DA BRAT” “CHA CHA” “SOLE” “QUEEN PEN” & “THE LADY OF RAGE” wasn’t on the list.
Thanks for the love for real!!
To me what determines who are the best rappers,male or females should be album sells. Another thing,many rappers who makes remixes, often won’t rerelease the singles after a while. To make a good
point. Somebody should do a rare remix album of various songs that got air play. For example,Yo-Yo’s Black Pearl & Don’t Be A Fool.