Musicslave said:

KoolEaze said:

Of those three, I´d say SaltNPepa...but historically, there have been much better female rappers before and after them. But they weren´t as popular as SnP.

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I'd go with SNP first year.

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The real question is if it was down to one female act per year, who should get in the next year....Queen La or L.Y.T.E. ? Both ladies reigned simultaneously in the late 80's.

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To this day I still love them both for different reasons.

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Fourth year candidates.... Missy or L. Boogie.

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I know this isn't the question at hand but I just had to embellish it a little bit.

Those are all good choices and good female rappers but I´m more partial to the older generation (Roxanne Shanté, Sparky Dee), simply because they were closer to the culture. I´ve never liked Latifah. Lyte was good but like Cinnie said, she was inspired by SnP. L-Boogie was good when she was good but to be honest, I was never that much of a fan and her recent antics make me dislike her, regardless of her former skills.

My heart goes with Lyte, but my heart and head make Latifah the obvious choice.

"Push It"
"Let's Talk About Sex"

"Expression"
"Independent"
"Ain't Nuthin' But A She Thing"

These are the kinds of songs that are popular with the rock hall: In your face with sex, awareness of sexual politics, self-expression, feminism.

They were popular enough to have even won a Grammy later on. This is the kind of level people need to be on.

I love me some Lyte, Latifah, etc... but I don't see the Rock Hall for them.

Of the 3 - Salt- N Pepa without a doubt.

Love, Love, LOVE MC Lyte's first album "Lyte As A Rock" but follow-up albums never really lived up to that first.

Salt-N-Pepa's first 3 albums were excellent. Last 2 not so much, but still a great act and sorely missed. Just for "Push It" alone, I would vot S-N-P

My favorite Lyte album is Eyes On This, but when I walk into a store and see "Let's Talk About Sex" on a t-shirt, I KNOW that Salt-N-Pepa had an impact that none of the other female artists did.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

RJOrion said:

Lil Kim changed the whole game for girls...and her amazing voice and uncanny ability to recreate B.I.G.s rhymes and flow was/is unmatched ...

Lil Kim has no shot, IMO. Also, Antoinette was doing what Kim was doing a decade earlier.

SnP for sure. Queen La and LYTE are certainly deserving as well.

I wouldn't say Antoinette was doing what Kim did. I think Kim was moreso emulating acts like Choice, BWP, and HWA.

Cinny said:

My favorite Lyte album is Eyes On This, but when I walk into a store and see "Let's Talk About Sex" on a t-shirt, I KNOW that Salt-N-Pepa had an impact that none of the other female artists did.

Incredible record. I really miss the days of YO! MTV Raps, and Rap City with Chris Thomas.