![]() For over a decade, Rapsody has been laying the groundwork and planting her seeds quietly. My answer is always it’s BEAUTIFUL! There are sooooo many dope ladies rockin! To the sisterhood….keep doing YOU….there’s room for us all.” And that’s the way it’s been for the Carolina MC. People ask me about the state of Hip Hop and women in it all the time. Rapsody responded, saying, “It takes a village. In 2019, Rapsody responded to an Instagram video posted by Cardi B where the Bronx rapper praised female rappers on the other side of the unspoken margin and shouted out the Eve creator. Fans who can’t be swayed by hard-body lyricism like she displayed on Kanye’s “Monster,” where she absolutely stole the show, switching rhyme schemes and vocal inflections as easily as her cotton candy wigs: And I’m all up, all up, all up in the bank with the funny face / And if I’m fake, I ain’t notice ’cause my money ain’t / So let me get this straight, wait, I’m the rookie? / But my features and my shows ten times your pay? / 50K for a verse, no album out / Yeah, my money’s so tall that my Barbies got to climb it.” ![]() But hey, it’s opened her up to a realm of fans that she wouldn’t have attracted before. It’s where she’s made herself a home and has continued to exist through industry feuds and misguided treks through the valleys of EDM. It was Nicki Minaj‘s third mixtape, 2009’s Beam Me Up Scotty, that thrust her into the consciousness of hip-hop fans, but it was her features on tracks like Yo Gotti’s “Five-Star Chick” and Young Money’s “BedRock” that catapulted her into the outer limits of superstardom. Evolution couldn’t have happened without Lil’ Kim putting a crack in the door for artists like Cardi B and Nicki Minaj to bumrush their way through, borrowing key Kim elements en route to the top. In 2020, no one has to pick a side and although that divide persists in hopes of separating women in rap we’re further than we’ve ever been. There’s room for every woman these days though, one major difference from the mid-’90s. There’s also something to be said about embodying the attitude and flair necessary to pull off lyrics like: “Tell me what’s on your mind when your tongue’s in the p_y… / Is it marriage? / Baby carriage? / S_t no, on a dime s_t is mine / Got to keep ’em coming all the time…” Years after “Big Momma Thang” sent shock waves through Hip-Hop, we’re seeing inflections of what Lil’ Kim did: from the colorful wigs and the outlandish wardrobe, to the delectably foul-mouthed anthems, irresistible to recite. Lil’ Kim may have had a bit of writing help at the start of her career but there’s a special kind of talent in knowing how to deliver those lyrics. Check out the top 10 in the gallery below. We present the Top 30 Greatest Female Rap Artists of All Time, ranked. With or without a cosign from your favorite MC with the Y chromosome. With March being Women’s History Month and all, we here at Hip-Hop Wired have put our heads together to compile a comprehensive list of 30 women-don’t even think “femcee”-those who made history and those who are currently doing so. Every generation allows for more women into the next, leading with camaraderie and respect. These women, and so many more, have kicked down doors to make room for others like Nicki Minaj, Tierra Whack, Day Sulan, Noname and Rapsody to rush in and take the reins. Missy Elliott is legendary for the trends she’s set, both on and off-camera, behind the boards or behind the mic and she’s getting her flowers still, more than 20 years after her debut LP Supa Dupa Fly. And much of that has to do with the infinite talents of the women who fell in love with the culture, helping it along on its journey.ĭana Owens flipped and finessed an acting career out of her Hip-Hop roots. Over the course of 50 years, rap has evolved far beyond what it was at the beginning. The framework set in place by artists like MC Lyte and Queen Latifah has allowed, in huge part, for the empowerment of women in Rap today. ![]() The genre is no longer the staunchly regulated boy’s club of the ’80s and early ’90s. She’s recently become the first female rapper to cop a diamond plaque and it seems the only way for her to go, is up. Ask Cardi B-long gone are the days of reality stardom for the Bronx artist with the big personality. While we’re learning new things about streaming and algorithms daily, female rappers are still thriving at levels higher than ever before. All these years later, female rappers are still pushing past any and all boundaries, be they sexism or a sucka MC, even if the lines look different. ![]() Hip-Hop is better off when women are fully participating, period. ![]()
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