I love the Queen
I love Lauryn Hill

but the #1 has got to be the L-Y-T-E, can't nobody top MC Lyte....she paved the way for the rest.



By the way, whatever happened to AMIL after she got dropped from Rock-a-fella???
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Jean Grae, by far

missfee said:

She's the female biggie, Most of teh women you mentioned probably have more credible material, but Kim's flo can;t be matched by these girls.

Shawnna, check out her track "R.P.M" she gives Twista a run for his money.

AvramsDad said:

I agree

twink69 said:

Shawnna is nice been peepin her since she was part of that duo Infamous Syndicate way before DTP...I just don't like the way she is being marketed.

4 my $$

MC Lyte
Lady of Rage
Monie love
.....and Busta Rhymes.
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Graycap23 said:

oooh not Busta buss!!!! LMAO

Yup. Hands down. If you're going on rawness and skills added to delivery, none of those chicks can fuck with Rage.

Queen was headed that way but she got a TV show and she pretty much went mainstream with her lyrics at that point.

Nikki D was also nice.

Monie Love was nice until she actually dropped her album.
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Deborah Harry of Blondie

missfee said:

Amen....

vainandy said:

SoulScrybe said:

VA is being too nice about it. He could have said Teena Marie!

SoulScrybe said:

I love that album! "Grampa's Party," "It's a Shame (My Sista)," "Monie in the Middle"

TonyVanDam said:

AlexdeParis said:

Yeah, but she came off so commerical and safe that it REALLY was a shame

Ok, heres the official breakdown and we can shut this thread down...LOL, just kiddin....

Hands down...MC Lyte is the best.

Monnie Love was good lyrically but she basically had one style - and that was in fast motion, LOL>

If Foxy Brown and Lil Kim didn't sell sex so much, and rap about parada and stupid shit like that - they would be taken more seriously.

EVE is not a great female MC 2 say the least - she is overated, EVE has been blessed with great marketing and well produced songs and collabos.

Queen Latifah is very good (she's in the top 5)- UNITY and Ladies First were excellemt rap tracks and classics in their own right.

Yo Yo was a joke.....she could't rap to save her life...Ice Cube pushed her as far as he could.

Although Lauryn Hill can sing - she can rap her ass off also...she can spit with the best of them - Top 5 for sure. U always come out on top as a women if you manage not to sell out or sell your soul to the devil - do positive music and still get airplay and respect from your peers.

Lady of Rage is very talented but just couldn't make it commercialy. When I was really crazy about rap back in the early 90's....I thought Lady Of Rage would take out all of the female MC's...she was fire on Afro Puffs - her voice was so commanding.

The rap industry really hates on women...Foxy Brown and others had 2 go the sex route to gain fame...but then U lose respect...so it's like a catch 22 situation.

Remy Ma and Ra Digga....shit, I don't know....there not better than the ones I just mentioned - and their lyrics and subject matter r just tired. Remy shows some potential but she's not groundbreaking or anything - dont really know where to place them?

Ok, there U have it! The GOAT has spoken.

so can anyone say which female rapper has the classic lp? I mean, you can listen to their whole lp all the way through?

foxy brown-the one with hot spot on it
antoinette-who's the boss
m c lyte- the first one


lady had a good lp though.

SONDRA! ... pomp it gyrl
http://youtube.com/watch?v=z50ll1wC6F0

Or Stacy Lattisaw. She had a great rap in "Feel My Love Tonight"....better than any of those boring bitches that followed in later years.

100MPH said:

LADY OF RAGE WILL RIP THEM ALL!!

chewwsey said:

Ok My top 10 classic by female MC's


1. MC LYTE Eyes on this

2. SWEET TEE It's tee time

3. BAHAMADIA Kollage

4. JEAN GRAE This week

5. ANTOINETTE Who's the boss?

6. RAH-DIGGA Dirty Harriet

7. THE LADY OF RAGE Necessary roughness

8. QUEEN LATIFAH All hail the queen

9. SALT N'PEPA Hot,cool,& vicious

10.HEATHER B. Takin mines


these are my top 10 in no particular order albums that enjoyed from beginning to end and constantly played.

100MPH said:

vainandy said:

Attack Of The Name Game.....remember that?

Even Mariah & Jay-Z had to sample it for Heartbreaker!

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TonyVanDam said:

Yeah, I remember that well. Stacy and her little alien friend.....

Now put your left foot down
Now put your other left foot down
Now put all three hands together
Get down earthling, get down

And how the hell did I forget The Sequence. Those were some bad bitches.....

Funk you right on up
We gonna funk you right on up
I say, get up, get up, get up, get up
Sit back down
Right on up
We gonna funk you right on up

ladygirl99 said:

Man I can remember getting clowned in the barbershop around 93 when I stated that Lady of Rage couldn't touch Boss on the mic. My boy Oogie led the rebellion but I stood alone reppin' Boss and not swaying as about 20 fools was lettin' me have it. One of my all-time great barbershop arguments!

MarcusGreen395 said:

BOSS WAS GOOD YES I LIKED HER
BUT MATCH HER UP AGAINST LADY OF RAGE. . RAGE WINS IN THE 5TH ROUND