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The 25 Best Female Rappers of All-Time (Staff Picks)
The best female rappers of all time, according to the Billboard hip-hop staff.
Image Credit: Josh Brasted/WireImage The Terror Squad MC broke through initially on Big Pun’s Yeeeah Baby album before bringing her signature Bronx swagger to the breakout hit “Lean Back,” where she and Fat Joe delivered a New York City classic and Hot 100 chart-topper that has stood the test of time. 1 when delivering a maniacal ex-killing assist on her Grammy-winning collaborator’s “Kill Bill” remix, she took her razor-sharp bars to another level on the rap-leaning Scarlet, which boasts the chart-topping smash “Paint the Town Red” and the Grammy-nominated boom-bap hit “Attention.” Another rap-centric era from Doja Cat and she should find her way even further up this list. And when she wasn’t bruising the egos of hapless bachelors, she injected women with courage and wisdom, as shown by her timeless verse on “Waterfalls.” Before her tragic demise in 2004, Left Eye also grew into a punchy features star, shining bright on the remixes to Donell Jones’ “U Know What’s Up” and Missy Elliott’s “Ladies Night.” – CARL LAMARRE
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