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peace y'all it's your boy Johnny Fasten
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here with allhip hop.com so for the last
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10 years women have been dominating in
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hip-hop they have everything from
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fashion to music on lock some might even
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argue that their impact on current
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hip-hop rivals their male counterparts
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recently Billboard made a list ranking
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the top 25 best female rappers of all
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time spoiler alert number one is Nicki
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Minaj but with 25 slots to fill who was
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in the top five and who was completely
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left off this should be interesting
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hop okay so first we have to take a look
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at what the criteria are for the best
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female rapper of all time all time this
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is according to Billboard for their
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ranking they considered the body of work
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of each artist their achievements like
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chart topping singles and albums gold
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and platinum certifications cultural
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impact presence and influence the
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longevity of their careers their lyrics
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their flow and their overall musical
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content so who dominates in all these
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categories starting at number 25 we have
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Tiarra followed by Doi at 24 and the
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legendary gangster Buu at 23 coming in
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at 22 we have Lady of Rage now
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personally I don't think that Gangster
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Boo or Lady of Rage should be on here
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like where's Rod Digger or Charlie
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Baltimore lady of Rage and Gangster Boo
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definitely are legends but putting him
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on this list seems kind of forced anyway
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we have Gloilla at 21 Mooney Love at 20
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what Lotto at 19 okay and Remy Ma at 18
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at 17 is the conscious and skillful raps
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city followed by DOAT at 16 and the hot
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girl herself Megan Stallion at 15 the
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iconic Left Eye lands at 14 with the
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southern rap queen Trina at 13 and the
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brat at 12 also Cardi B is at number 11
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now we're getting into the top 10 keep
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in mind we're talking greatest of all
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time we have Foxy Brown at 10 and the
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Rough Rider herself Eve at nine and
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coming in at eighth is the old school
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legend Roxan Shante now here's where
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things get interesting for me because at
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number seven they have both Salt and
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Peppa while Salt and Peppa are
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definitely icons who brought female
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voices into the mainstream ranking them
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as a single entity feels kind of off
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they're two different people and they
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should be respected enough to have their
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own individual rankings but let's get
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into the top six we have the lyrical
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powerhouse MC Light at number six at
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number five we have the queen herself
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Queen Latifah a true pioneer who paved
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the way for so many number four belongs
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to the one and only Lil Kim her impact
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on fashion confidence and lyrical
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undeniable billboard places Lauren Hill
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at number three now this is where I have
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a major disagreement while Lauren Hill's
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impact on music is undeniable especially
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with the miseducation of Lauren Hill
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let's be real that album was mostly R&B
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with sprinkles of rap yeah she was
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rapping with the Fuji's but her solo
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work leans heavily into soulful melodies
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and even with the Fujis her most popular
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song was Killing Me Softly where she was
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singing on the whole track there was no
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rapping at all to place her at the top
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with rappers feels like a stretch she
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solidified herself as a phenomenal R&B
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artist for sure but top three rapper nah
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coming in at number two is the
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innovative Missy Elliot now I can see
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this missy's creativity unique flow and
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groundbreaking visuals have cemented her
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as a true icon her impact is massive and
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she's one of the biggest female rappers
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in hip-hop history now can she
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freestyle is she lyrical i don't know
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about that and at number one of course
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we have Nicki Minaj this is where
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Billboard got it right nicki's reign has
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been nothing short of monumental her
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lyricism her ability to switch flows and
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her sheer dominance on the charts speaks
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for themselves but beyond the accolades
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her impact is undeniable look at the
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current generation of female artists the
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City Girls their whole vibe echoes early
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Nikki cardi B you can see Nikki's
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influence in her style and her
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confidence even Doi while stylistically
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different showcases a lyrical agility
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reminiscent of Nikki nicki Minaj has
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birthed so many children in the game
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there's no denying her number one spot
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her run was insane so there you have it
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billboard's top 25 list of female
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rappers of all time while I agree with
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the top spot and respect everyone on
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this list there are definitely some
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placements that left me a little
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confused there's a few names that I
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would have definitely taken off and
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there are some names that I would have
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definitely added like why isn't Shy Rock
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on here or Flo Millie or Shauna or Rico
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Nasty or Young Ma or even Queen Penn i
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mean a party ain't a party was my [ __ ]
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shout out to all these incredible women
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hip hop is a vibrant and ever evolving
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landscape and the contributions of women
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continue to shape its sound and
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direction honestly after seeing this
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list I may just have to drop a list of
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my own because Billboard I think that we
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have different opinions let me know if
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