The Boombox - The 50 Greatest Songs by Female Rappers (2017)
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:56 pm
http://theboombox.com/50-greatest-songs ... e-rappers/
I love all the women-centric lists we've been seeing lately! There's also one for women in country music that I saw in a magazine at Barnes and Noble, so once I'm there again, I'll transcribe. The list also comes with albums that they call "required listening" for each featured artist.
50. Mia X feat. Master P and Foxy Brown - The Party Don't Stop
Required Listening: Unladylike
49. Eve - Gotta Man
Required Listening: Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
48. Smooth - You Been Played
Required Listening: Smooth
47. DeJ Loaf - Try Me
Required Listening: $ell Sole.
46. Boss - Deeper
Required Listening: Born Gangstaz
45. Conscious Daughters - Gamers
Required Listening: Gamers
44. Foxy Brown - I'll Be
Required Listening: Ill Na Na
43. Salt-N-Pepa - Whatta Man
Required Listening: Very Necessary
42. Da Brat - Give It 2 You
Required Listening: Funkdafied
41. Bahamadia - Uknowhowedo
Required Listening: Kollage
40. Jean Grae - Love Thirst
Required Listening: Jeanius
39. Nikki D - Daddy's Little Girl
Required Listening: Daddy's Little Girl
38. Nicki Minaj - Your Love
Required Listening: Pink Friday
37. Khia - My Neck, My Back (Lick It)
Required Listening: Thug Misses
36. JJ Fad - Supersonic
Required Listening: Supersonic
35. Suga T - Recognize
Required Listening: Paper Chasin': 4Eva Hustlin'
34. Lady B - To the Beat Y'all
Required Listening: The Great Rap Hits, Vols. 1 and 2 [compilation]
33. Conscious Daughters - Somethin' to Ride To (Fonky Expedition)
Required Listening: Ear to the Street
32. Rapsody - ABC
Required Listening: Beauty and the Beast
31. Rah Digga - Imperial
Required Listening: Dirty Harriet
30. The Sequence - Funk You Up
Required Listening: The Great Rap Hits... [compilation]
29. Remy Ma - Conceited
Required Listening: There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story
28. MC Lyte - Keep On Keepin' On
Required Listening: Bas As I Wanna Be
27. Ruff Ryders feat. Eve and Nokio - What Y'all Want
Required Listening: Ryde or Die, Vol. 1
26. Queen Latifah - Just Another Day...
Required Listening: Black Reign
25. Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap
Required Listening: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
24. Gangsta Boo - Where Dem Dollas At?
Required Listening: Enquiring Minds
23. Foxy Brown - Oh Yeah
Required Listening: Broken Silence
22. Crime Mob - Stilettos
Required Listening: Crime Mob
21. Salt-N-Pepa - Expression
Required Listening: Blacks' Magic
20. Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs
Required Listening: Necessary Roughness
19. Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Required Listening: Scorpion
18. Lauryn Hill - Everything is Everything
Required Listening: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
17. Trina - Da Baddest Bitch
Required Listening: Da Baddest B---h
16. Jean Grae - U&Me&Everyone We Know
Required Listening: jeannie.
15. MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha
Required Listening: Eyes on This
14. Lil Kim - Queen Bitch
Required Listening: Hardcore
13. Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Required Listening: Supa Dupa Fly
12. Yo-Yo - Can't Play with My Yo-Yo
Required Listening: Make Way for the Motherlode
11. Roxanne Shante - Roxanne's Revenge
Required Listening: Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits [compilation]
10. Da Brat - Funkdafied
Required Listening: Funkdafied
9. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Required Listening: Miss E...So Addictive
8. Lil Kim - Not Tonight (Lady's Night Remix)
Required Listening: Hardcore (again)
7. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Required Listening: Black Reign (again)
6. Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones
Required Listening: The Miseducation... (again)
5. Lil Kim - Crush on You (Remix)
Required Listening: Hardcore (again again)
4. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Required Listening: you already know (again again)
3. Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love - Ladies First
Required Listening: All Hail the Queen
2. Missy Elliott - Work It
Required Listening: Under Construction
1. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
Required Listening: Hot, Cool, and Vicious
I love all the women-centric lists we've been seeing lately! There's also one for women in country music that I saw in a magazine at Barnes and Noble, so once I'm there again, I'll transcribe. The list also comes with albums that they call "required listening" for each featured artist.
50. Mia X feat. Master P and Foxy Brown - The Party Don't Stop
Required Listening: Unladylike
49. Eve - Gotta Man
Required Listening: Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
48. Smooth - You Been Played
Required Listening: Smooth
47. DeJ Loaf - Try Me
Required Listening: $ell Sole.
46. Boss - Deeper
Required Listening: Born Gangstaz
45. Conscious Daughters - Gamers
Required Listening: Gamers
44. Foxy Brown - I'll Be
Required Listening: Ill Na Na
43. Salt-N-Pepa - Whatta Man
Required Listening: Very Necessary
42. Da Brat - Give It 2 You
Required Listening: Funkdafied
41. Bahamadia - Uknowhowedo
Required Listening: Kollage
40. Jean Grae - Love Thirst
Required Listening: Jeanius
39. Nikki D - Daddy's Little Girl
Required Listening: Daddy's Little Girl
38. Nicki Minaj - Your Love
Required Listening: Pink Friday
37. Khia - My Neck, My Back (Lick It)
Required Listening: Thug Misses
36. JJ Fad - Supersonic
Required Listening: Supersonic
35. Suga T - Recognize
Required Listening: Paper Chasin': 4Eva Hustlin'
34. Lady B - To the Beat Y'all
Required Listening: The Great Rap Hits, Vols. 1 and 2 [compilation]
33. Conscious Daughters - Somethin' to Ride To (Fonky Expedition)
Required Listening: Ear to the Street
32. Rapsody - ABC
Required Listening: Beauty and the Beast
31. Rah Digga - Imperial
Required Listening: Dirty Harriet
30. The Sequence - Funk You Up
Required Listening: The Great Rap Hits... [compilation]
29. Remy Ma - Conceited
Required Listening: There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story
28. MC Lyte - Keep On Keepin' On
Required Listening: Bas As I Wanna Be
27. Ruff Ryders feat. Eve and Nokio - What Y'all Want
Required Listening: Ryde or Die, Vol. 1
26. Queen Latifah - Just Another Day...
Required Listening: Black Reign
25. Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap
Required Listening: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
24. Gangsta Boo - Where Dem Dollas At?
Required Listening: Enquiring Minds
23. Foxy Brown - Oh Yeah
Required Listening: Broken Silence
22. Crime Mob - Stilettos
Required Listening: Crime Mob
21. Salt-N-Pepa - Expression
Required Listening: Blacks' Magic
20. Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs
Required Listening: Necessary Roughness
19. Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Required Listening: Scorpion
18. Lauryn Hill - Everything is Everything
Required Listening: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
17. Trina - Da Baddest Bitch
Required Listening: Da Baddest B---h
16. Jean Grae - U&Me&Everyone We Know
Required Listening: jeannie.
15. MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha
Required Listening: Eyes on This
14. Lil Kim - Queen Bitch
Required Listening: Hardcore
13. Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Required Listening: Supa Dupa Fly
12. Yo-Yo - Can't Play with My Yo-Yo
Required Listening: Make Way for the Motherlode
11. Roxanne Shante - Roxanne's Revenge
Required Listening: Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits [compilation]
10. Da Brat - Funkdafied
Required Listening: Funkdafied
9. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On
Required Listening: Miss E...So Addictive
8. Lil Kim - Not Tonight (Lady's Night Remix)
Required Listening: Hardcore (again)
7. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Required Listening: Black Reign (again)
6. Lauryn Hill - Lost Ones
Required Listening: The Miseducation... (again)
5. Lil Kim - Crush on You (Remix)
Required Listening: Hardcore (again again)
4. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Required Listening: you already know (again again)
3. Queen Latifah feat. Monie Love - Ladies First
Required Listening: All Hail the Queen
2. Missy Elliott - Work It
Required Listening: Under Construction
1. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
Required Listening: Hot, Cool, and Vicious