Top 50 Greatest Female Rappers of all time list by 50/50innertainment
by 5050innertainmentLLC | created - 24 Dec 2022 | updated - 24 Dec 2022 | PublicHere's 50/50innertainment's Top 50 Greatest Female Rappers of all time list which was featured on XXL, HipHopDX, Capital Xtra, The Breakfast Club, Hotnewhiphop, Vlad TV, Complex, Yahoo Sports, iHeartmedia & more.
1. Nicki Minaj
Actress | The Other Woman
Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj on December 8, 1982 in St. James, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago and raised in Queens, New York City, New York. She grew up in a troubled family with a father that was a drug addict who later changed after he checked into rehab and started going to church. ...
2. Lil' Kim
Soundtrack | You Got Served
Kimberly Denise Jones, was born on July 11, 1974, to parents Linwood Jones and Ruby Mae. She is of Native American and African American descent. Standing just 4 feet 11 inches tall Kimberly Jones seems much less than being just your average girl in the hood, but when "Lil' Kim" was introduced to ...
3. Missy Elliott
Soundtrack | Moulin Rouge!
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Hip-hop emcee and R&B songwriter Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott has become one of the most esteemed figures in contemporary American music, providing material for artists including MC Lyte, Adina Howard, and Jodeci, as well as working as an arranger, producer, talent ...
4. Queen Latifah
Actress | Chicago
Often considered hip-hop's first lady, the woman behind the moniker Queen Latifah was born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970, in East Orange, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Rita (Bray), a teacher, and Lancelot Owens Sr. She came from a police family-both her father and her older brother were ...
5. Lauryn Hill
Soundtrack | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Lauryn Hill, a native of South Orange, New Jersey, first came to attention with the multi-talented Fugees. Their first album, "Blunted On Reality", went virtually unnoticed by the public; their real breakthrough came with the sophomore album, "The Score", which featured "Killing Me Softly". That ...
6. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes
Soundtrack | Captain Marvel
Controversial, flamboyant, and spontaneous are probably the best words to describe Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. Born in Philadelphia, and raised throughout the world as the daughter of a U.S. Army serviceman, Lisa Lopes became one of the most important trendsetters in the 1990s music scene. After ...
7. Da Brat
Soundtrack | Wasabi
Da Brat was born on April 14, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Wasabi (2001), Bad Boys (1995) and Big Momma's House (2000). She has been married to Jesseca Dupart since 2022.
8. Eve
Actress | Barbershop
Eve was born on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Barbershop (2002), xXx (2002) and Whip It (2009). She has been married to Maximillion Cooper since June 14, 2014. They have one child.
9. Foxy Brown
Soundtrack | Cradle 2 the Grave
Foxy Brown, a Brooklyn native, never thought she would be in the rap industry, much less in films. Even though she received a lot of skepticism from critics because of her raunchy lyrics and sexual appeal in music videos, Foxy still managed to stay on top. With a platinum album under her belt, and ...
10. Cardi B
Actress | Hustlers
Cardi B was born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar on October 11, 1992 in Manhattan, New York City, New York & raised in The Bronx, New York City, New York. She became an Internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos became popular on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a ...
11. Trina
Soundtrack | Exit Wounds
Katrina Taylor grew up in Miami, Florida suffering many hardships but battled it all, simply by believing that dreams are true and by putting faith in her dreams, someday everything will change for her. She never considered a carrer in music, untill spotted by locally based rapper Trick Daddy, who ...
12. The Lady of Rage
Actress | Judas and the Black Messiah
The Lady of Rage was born on February 6, 1966 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), Next Friday (2000) and The Steve Harvey Show (1996).
13. Gangsta Boo
Soundtrack | Zola
Gangsta Boo was born on August 7, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Zola (2020), Gangsta Boo: Meet The Devil (2015) and Latto Feat. GloRilla & Gangsta Boo: FTCU (2022). She died on January 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
14. Roxanne Shanté
Soundtrack | Colors
Roxanne Shanté was born on November 9, 1969 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Colors (1988), Music of the Heart (1999) and Roxanne Roxanne (2017). She has been married to Jabbar Ali since 2017. They have two children.
15. Megan Thee Stallion
Soundtrack | Mean Girls
Megan Thee Stallion was born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete on February 15, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Houston, Texas to Holly Aleece Thomas & Joseph Pete. The seductive femcee is a full-time college student, as well as a choreographed dancer and model. Under her mother's management company, ...
16. Mia X
Soundtrack | I Got the Hook Up
Mia X was born on January 9, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for I Got the Hook Up (1998), Pootie Tang (2001) and Foolish (1999).
17. Rapsody
Producer | On the Come Up
Rapsody is known for On the Come Up (2022), Rapsody Feat. Mac Miller: Extra Extra (2011) and Rapsody: Honda Accord Music (2010).
18. Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker
Actress | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Yo-Yo (born Yolanda Whittaker) has been among the most sophisticated and unpredictable female MCs around. She doesn't take an overtly feminist tack but urges young women to show sexual restraint and use their minds as well as their bodies.
Her introduction to the hip-hop game came with an appearance...
19. MC Lyte
Actress | Girls Trip
A philanthropist who has presented almost $900,000 in scholarships over the past seven years, an actress on Power, Queen of the South, SWAT, and more, MC LYTE is ONLY female solo hip hop artist to receive the BET I Am Hip Hop ICON Award. First female to perform hip hop in the White House and first ...
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21. Doja Cat
Actress | Doja Cat feat. SZA: Kiss Me More
Doja Cat was born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini on October 21, 1995 in Los Angeles, California to Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer, a painter & Dumisani Dlamini, an actor. She began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song, So High caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records ...
22. Cuban Doll
Actress | Untimely
Cuban Doll is known for Untimely (2024), Cuban Doll Feat. Lil Yachty & Lil Baby: Bankrupt Remix (2018) and Cuban Doll Feat. Sukihana: Drug Dealer (2018).
23. La Chat
Soundtrack | Baby Boy
La Chat is known for Baby Boy (2001), Three 6 Mafia: Choices - The Movie (2001) and F Child Support (2023).
26. Asian Doll
Actress | Asian Doll: Where the Fun Nigg*s At
Asian Doll is known for Asian Doll: Where the Fun Nigg*s At (2023), Euphoria (2019) and Asian Doll - Southside (2018).
27. Janelle Monáe
Soundtrack | Hidden Figures
Janelle Monáe is an American musical recording artist, actress and model signed to their own imprint, Wondaland Arts Society, and Atlantic Records.
They were born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Janet, a janitor, and Michael Robinson Summers, a truck driver. In 2010, Monáe released her first full-length ...
28. Iggy Azalea
Soundtrack | Fast & Furious 7
Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, model and television personality. Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a career in music, and has since resided in Los Angeles. Her stage name, from the...
29. Lizzo
Soundtrack | Lizzo: About Damn Time
Lizzo was born Melissa Viviane Jefferson on April 27, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan & raised in Houston, Texas. Before signing with Nice Life and Atlantic Records, Lizzo released 2 studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) & Big Grrrl Small World (2015). Lizzo's first major-label EP, Coconut Oil was released ...
30. Molly Brazy
Soundtrack | Insecure
Molly Brazy is known for Insecure (2016), Dj Drewski Feat. Dream Doll, Molly Brazy & Rubi Rose: Water (2020) and Molly Brazy feat. Doughboy Roc: Pop a Nigga (2016).
31. Remy Ma
Soundtrack | Hustlers
Remy Ma was born on May 30, 1980 in South Bronx, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Hustlers (2019), Take the Lead (2006) and Queens (2021). She has been married to Papoose since December 17, 2015. They have one child.
32. Tink
Production_designer | Reginald the Vampire
TINK is an Emmy nominated Production Designer for Features and Television, with a foundation in multi-disciplinary design for clients around the globe.
He is based in both Los Angeles and Vancouver, while often working abroad based on project needs.
Throughout his wide spectrum of work, Tink is ...
33. Snow Tha Product
Soundtrack | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Snow Tha Product was born on June 24, 1987 in San Jose, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), The Forever Purge (2021) and Girls Trip (2017). She was previously married to Andrew Feliciano.
34. Dreezy
Actress | Rap Sh!t
Dreezy is known for Rap Sh!t (2022), Beats (2019) and South Side (2019).
35. Angel Haze
Soundtrack | Bastille Day
Angel Haze is known for Bastille Day (2016), The Heat (2013) and The DUFF (2015).
36. Fergie
Soundtrack | Nine
Fergie was born Stacy Ann Ferguson on March 27, 1975 in Hacienda Heights, California, to Theresa Ann "Terri" (Gore) and John Patrick Ferguson, both schoolteachers. Her ancestry includes German, English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Luxembourgish. When she was a teenager, her parents divorced, ...
37. Rico Nasty
Soundtrack | The Fate of the Furious
Rico Nasty was born Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly on May 7, 1997 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York & raised in Largo, Maryland. Known for her unique delivery and punk aesthetic, she rose to prominence in 2018 with singles such as Smack a Bitch & Poppin. While in high school, Rico began ...
38. Azealia Banks
Soundtrack | Pitch Perfect
Azealia Banks was born on May 31, 1991 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Pitch Perfect (2012), The Heat (2013) and The Bling Ring (2013).
39. Amil
Soundtrack | Rush Hour
Amil was born in 1972. She is known for Rush Hour (1998), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) and State Property (2002).
40. Kash Doll
Soundtrack | Charlie's Angels
Arkeisha Knight (Kash Doll) was born and raised in Detroit. Knight grew up in large family with six siblings. Her father passed away on her first birthday. She attended Henry Ford school and then Detroit City High after she was expelled due to bad behavior.
She started working from early age and had...
41. Honey Cocaine
Soundtrack | The Mint
Honey Cocaine is known for The Mint (2022), Teyana Taylor Feat. Honey Cocaine: Bad Boy (2012) and Tyga Feat Honey Cocaine: Heisman (2011).
43. Rah Digga
Soundtrack | Thir13en Ghosts
One of the most respected and premier mc's - regardless of gender - Rashia Fisher aka Rah Digga, has been legendary. She started off the only female member of New Jersey's acclaimed hip hop group, Da Outsidaz, where she also met future husband, Young Zee. Rah exploded on the music scene when she ...
44. Shawnna
Soundtrack | The Fast and the Furious
An MC from the south side of Chicago - and the daughter of blues guitarist Buddy Guy, Shawnna (Rashawnna Guy) began writing rhymes while in high school. She got her first break in 1996, when her duo Infamous Syndicate opened for {$Junior M.A.F.I.A. in Chicago. Infamous Syndicate signed to ...
45. Charli Baltimore
Soundtrack | Fish Tank
Born to a German father and an African-American mother, Charli was raised mainly by her elder half-sister, Yolanda. After graduating Pierce College and having two daughters, she met the Notorious B.I.G. at a concert in the summer of 1995. He supported her in her rap ambitions, but after his death ...
47. Khia
Soundtrack | Into the Blue
Khia was born on November 8, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Into the Blue (2005), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and The Wrong Missy (2020). She was previously married to ? Finch.
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