Billboard compiles its first-ever Hottest Female Rappers List based on quality of records, chart success, buzz within the culture, notable business endeavors and partnerships, and touring success… In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today’s rap landscape wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneering role of women MCs. In an era when the field was ...

The rap game is long overdue for an overhaul of talent, and female rappers are lining up in droves to even the score in the genre. For 2024 and Black Women’s History Month, Hip-Hop Wired has ...

Female rappers are leading rap’s commercial and creative charge in 2026, with artists like Doechii, GloRilla, and Sexyy Red achieving historic streaming numbers, chart success, and Grammy recognition.

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025, let’s celebrate female rappers’ undeniable impact on Hip Hop, particularly their groundbreaking accolades on Billboard’s coveted Hot 100 chart.

Hip Hop has long been a male-dominated industry, where women have had to fight twice as hard for recognition—whether on the mic, behind the boards, or in the background shaping the culture. Yet, ...

The 22-year-old rapper spoke with Billboard Japan about what it means to work as a woman in the Japanese music industry.

Queen Latifah dusted off her mic and pressed record, and now she is ready to take her spot on the music charts. She made her ...

Tanzanian rapper Frida Amani continues to raise the country’s flag on the international stage after representing Tanzania at the Indian Ocean Music Market (IOMMA) on Réunion Island, one of the ...

Cardi B made history Sunday night with the first Grammy win of her career. The rapper took home Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy, the first time in Grammys ...