Female Rappers

REVIEW: Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ Takes Listeners on a Turbulent Flight to Gag City

Avery Heeringa, Columbia College Chicago

Minaj’s long awaited fifth studio album gets dragged down by agonizing samples and blurred artistic vision. …

December 12, 2023

We Love You, Megan—’Cobra’ Is a Beacon for Black Women’s Mental Health

The harsh realities of Black women's mental health are being disregarded and this is affecting rapper, Megan Thee Stallion.…

November 28, 2023

Megan Thee Stallion called out by Drake.

‘Her Loss’ or Their Sexism?

Teagan Angell, Fordham University

Drake accused Megan Thee Stallion of lying about Tory Lanez shooting her in 2020, making her the industry's latest mistreated female rapper.…

December 9, 2022

In an article about her famous feuds, Nicki Minaj stares grumpily in her Super Freaky Girl music video

Nicki Minaj’s Notorious Beefs With Other Female Rappers

Chelsie Ross, Florida A&M University

The Queen of Rap is no stranger to public feuds, but her recent battle with Latto sheds light on the way she treats her fellow artists.…

October 27, 2022

In article about her song Rap Freaks, a picture of Yung Miami in red clothing

Yung Miami’s Solo Single ‘Rap Freaks’ Is Steamy and Controversial

Re’nesia Mills, University of Tampa

Female rap artists like Yung Miami, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion make mature music all the time, but why are parents bothered by it?…

November 12, 2021

‘WAP’ Is the Feminist Anthem We Need Right Now

Arianna Taylor, University of Rochester

The backlash to Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion’s hit song is incredibly hypocritical, and ignores the track's empowering message.…

October 14, 2020

4 Female Rappers That Are Dominating the Rap Game Besides Cardi B and Nicki Minaj

Maddy Ipema, Columbia College Chicago

Hip-hop culture needs to make female representation and diversity a priority.…

August 29, 2019

The Landscape of Rap Expands as Summer 2019 Comes to a Close

Christine Bushart, Georgia State University

Megan Thee Stallion’s moniker for summer 2019, “Hot Girl Summer,” illustrates the shifting demography of the rap game to include more women.…

August 23, 2019

How Japanese/Korean Rapper Chanmina Is Changing the Game

Grace John, Rutgers University

A fierce, multilingual, female rapper? Yes, please.…

March 19, 2019

Cardi B Is Breaking Records with her Album ‘Invasion of Privacy’

Taylor Miller, SUNY Cortland

With her new album 'Invasion of Privacy,' Cardi B is breaking records and rising to the top of the rap scene — and she's just getting started.…

April 18, 2018

Noname, a Rising Chicago Rapper, Does Gender Her Way

Christian Zeitler, Carnegie Mellon

Where other female rappers have broken into the male-dominated world of hip-hop by out-manning their competition, Noname flips the script, delivering soft, dense lines of poetry.…

August 1, 2017

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