Roxanne Shanté: One of the first major female voices in hip-hop. She used to torch anyone who stepped to her in a cypher.
MC Lyte: Influential, positive, and had bars to back it all up.
Salt-N-Pepa: The Queens from Queens. Salt, Pepa, & DJ Spinderella birthed everyone who came after.
Queen Latifah: From old school hip-hop wordsmith to Academy Award nominated actor.
Lil' Kim: The furs. The wigs. The raw lyrics. Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s first lady is of the most influential rappers ever.
Foxy Brown: She gave us style, hits, and had a smooth voice that made her flow like butter.
Da Brat: The first female solo rapper to go platinum. Enough said.
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: The talented, strong-willed third of TLC was such an essential part of the record-breaking group.
Rah Digga: The underrated first lady of Flipmode Squad, and pride of New Jersey.
Missy Elliott: How many superlatives can we use? Best videos, best lyrics, best remixes, best production, best features...
Ms. Lauryn Hill: Perfect example of a woman being much better than men in a profession in order to get the same attention.
Eve: One of the best talents to come out of Ruff Ryders Entertainment, and also an actress.
Trina: The baddest to come out of Miami. All hail the Diamond Princess.
Nicki Minaj: A huge pop star with 10 Grammy nominations.
Remy Ma: Terror Squad's lyricist extraordinaire. Bronx, stand up!
Princess Nokia: Full of talent, vision, respect for art, and NYC pride.
Charli Baltimore: Part of Murda Inc's incredible line-up of artists in the early to mid '00s.
Rapsody: Signed to legendary producer 9th Wonder's label, Rapsody is about lyrics, samples, and real hip-hop.
Young M.A.: First got on the map with her 2016 hit single "Ooouuu," which is now TRIPLE platinum.
Jean Grae: An artist who isn't confined to one profession, but she happens to rap very, very well.
Cardi B just became the first female rap artist to go DIAMOND with Bodak Yellow." Respect.
Megan Thee Stallion: Body. Bars. Beauty.
Doja Cat: Arguably the most internet-bred female mc whose ear to the culture is only surpassed by her foresight.
Shout out to the City Girls and shout out to MIAMI!
Saweetie: Living her best life every day, while churning out bops on the regular.
FLO MILLI!!! We love all the rap ladies.