Top 5 Female Rappers

by Rusty

1) Lauren Hill
2) MC Lyte
3) Missy Elliott
4) Queen Latifah
5) Jean Grae

Runners up: Eve, Salt N’ Pepa

12 Comments »

  1. I didn’t know female rappers even existed. Thanks, Rusty.

    Comment by David J — July 2, 2008 @ 2:06 pm

  2. Does MIA qualify?

    Comment by RoastedTomatoes — July 2, 2008 @ 2:42 pm

  3. P.S. I agree with Lauren Hill in first place. She’d come very high on my gender-neutral list of MC’s.

    Comment by RoastedTomatoes — July 2, 2008 @ 2:43 pm

  4. Come on, gotta give props to Northern State! (1st album, anyway)

    I’m a casual rap fan but I only know stuff by #2 and #3 on your list, and both runners up. I’d probably put SnP at #1 on my own list.

    Guess I’ll have to look into Lauren Hill. Any recommendations?

    Comment by FHL — July 2, 2008 @ 2:57 pm

  5. Whoops, guess I forgot to close my tag!

    Comment by FHL — July 2, 2008 @ 2:57 pm

  6. salt ‘n’ pepa deserve a top-five ranking. my husband, a rap connoisseur, mentioned fergie. i’m adequately embarrassed. lauryn hill (you spelled her name wrong!), queen latifah, mc lyte, and missy elliott are all dead-on. what about lil’ kim?

    Comment by makakona — July 2, 2008 @ 3:17 pm

  7. One of my favorite Lauryn Hill/Fugees songs:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqZhyZSLik

    One of my favorite performances of hers:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqZhyZSLik

    Comment by Susan M — July 2, 2008 @ 3:36 pm

  8. I like Lauryn Hill a lot but I never thought of her as a rapper.

    Comment by Clark — July 2, 2008 @ 4:15 pm

  9. That’s because she sings so much, too. I’d rather hear her sing than rap, that’s for sure. But I love her either way.

    Comment by Susan M — July 2, 2008 @ 4:20 pm

  10. Yeah, I didn’t think of Lauryn Hill as a rapper, either. Salt n Pepa needs to be there.

    Comment by tracy m — July 2, 2008 @ 4:56 pm

  11. i love lauryn hill and missy elliott. the others? eh, not so much.

    Comment by aubrey — July 3, 2008 @ 11:54 am

  12. Yes, Lauryn Hill is definitely the best !!!!!!!!
    I also think Eve was good.

    Comment by dr Thrill — July 20, 2008 @ 2:12 pm

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