10 Hottest Female Rappers
The global rap music industry is largely dominated by men and once in a while a female rapper pops up and shines. Below is a list of some of the sexiest female rappers we have currently in the industry:
1. Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer and songwriter who grew up in New York. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rap, alter egos and accents. She is often cited as the Queen Of Rap by several media outlets since she is one of the best-selling musicians in the industry with more than 100 million records sold worldwide. She was the first female artist to have one hundred Billboard Hot 100 entries and has 21 top ten singles in the United States.
2. Cardi B
Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar Cephus professionally known as Cardi B is known for her aggressive flow, outspoken lyrics and clever punchlines. She first got into the limelight after being a regular feature on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York which showcased the early pursuit of her music career. Her debut album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and made Cardi B the only woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Cardi is also the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo song in the 21st Century.
3. Ice Spice
Isis Gaston, professionally known as Ice Spice, is an American rapper born in the Bronx and raised on Fordham Road. She rose to fame in 2022 after releasing her single Munch. Her music style is known as Bronx drill, a style made popular by Pop Smoke.
4. Doja Cat
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, professionally known as Doja Cat, is an American rapper born and raised in Los Angeles California. She began her musical journey by realizing songs on Sound Cloud as a teenager. Currently, she is known for creating music videos and songs that get very popular on social media apps such as Tik Tok. She earned viral success as an internet meme with her 2018 single “Mooo!”.
The Wall Street Journal describes her as a skilled technical rapper with a strong melodic sense and blood visual presence.
5. Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete professionally known as Megan Thee Stallion is an American rapper originally from Houston, Texas. She first gained recognition on social media after her freestyling videos were posted. Her debut album appeared on several year-end best album lists. Away from music, she graduated from Texas Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration in 2021.
6. Saweetie
Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper, professionally known as Saweetie, is an American rapper from Santa Clara, California. She started her journey in music by posting short raps on her Instagram account in 2012 but it was until 2017 that she got her first viral hit on Sound Cloud.
Outside music, Saweetie studied communications and business at the San Diego State University before transferring to the University of Southern California where she completed and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
7. Iggy Azalea
Amethyst Amelia Kelly, professionally known as Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper who moved to the US at the age of 16 to start her career in music. Her debut studio album The New Classic topped the Billboard To R&B/Hip Hop Albums. Her hits songs Work and Fancy, made her the second musical act after The Beatles to rank number one and two simultaneously on the Hot 100.
8. Erica Banks
Erica Banks is an American rapper born and raised in DeSoto, Texas. She was catapulted to fame after the single “Buss It” went viral on Tik Tok and Twitter. This led to her getting signed by Warner Records.
Outside of music, Erica attended Texas A&M University-Commerce as a nursing student but she decided to drop out during her sophomore year to pursue her music career.
9. Rubi Rose
Rubi Rose is an American rapper who was born in Lexington Kentucky. She first gained as the main model for hip hop group Migos’ music video and it was until 2019 when she started releasing her own music. She made a cameo appearance in Cardi B’s music video “WAP” and was signed by A&R Chris Turner to LA Reid’s record label Hitco Entertainment.
10. City Girls
City Girls is an American hip hop due that consist of Yung Miami and JT. They both originate from Miami, Florida and got into the lime lights after making an uncredited guest appearance on Drake’s song by the name “In My Feelings”. The duo is signed to Quality Control Music.