Friday, April 16, 2010

Females in Hip-Hop

Alot of females in the game have made hip-hop fresher and flyer. Here are some female rappers from the past and present.


Missy Elliott
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Melissa Arnette Elliott's stage name is Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American recording artist, producer, actress and former member of the R&B band Sista as well as the Swing Mob collective. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one double platinum for her 2002 album Under Construction. She was also on MTV Cribs.





Nicki Minaj
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Nicki Minaj, is an American rapper and singer. Her birth name is Onika Tanya Miraj. Nicki Minaj began her career in 2004 singing background vocals and hooks for local rappers. She was discovered on MySpace by Dirty Money CEO Fendi, who signed her to that label In August 2009, Minaj signed to Young Money Entertainment with distribution from Universal Motown, who will release her debut studio album in 2010. She has done alot of collabs with popular artists and she is rising in fame herself.




Queen Latifah
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Dana Elaine Owens better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress and singer. Queen Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination. She began her rapping career in 1989 and ended briefly in 2002. She focused more on her acting career after that. She started her singing career in 2003 and ended in 2007. She went back to hip-hip in 2008. She had alot of success in her acting career from a long time ago.

There are many other female rappers like MC Lyte, Lil Mama, and others. Thanks for reading this blog.

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