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.

In March, C-list rapper-turned-podcaster Joe Budden declared that “the girl rapper wave is over,” predicting that the recent period of unprecedented success and visibility for a growing number of ...

After watching women MCs spar for pole position in hip-hop over the last few years, in June 2024, Billboard put together its first-ever Hottest Female Rappers List. The 10-slot li ...

The hip-hop world is in the midst of a transformative era, with Southern female rappers emerging as forces to be reckoned with. What started as a small movement has now grown into a cultural ...

Listen to recent songs from Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice, Latto and more. By Lindsay Zoladz In April 2018, the same week that the Bronx superstar Cardi B released ...

Before Cheryl James took on the stage moniker of Salt in the iconic hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa, she wanted to revolutionize the world of office and administrative support.

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 release of Doechii’s debut mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal has cemented the ascent of a brand-new rap superstar. Unfortunately, it also resurrected a tired, misogynistic conversation among rap ...

Despite its radicalization of creating a subculture for Black Americans during a time when social unrest was constant, hip-hop can be a boys’ club. The roots of homophobia and misogyny in hip-hop ...