A HISTORY OF THE FEMALE RAPPER

A history of the female rapper.

Roxanne Shante - 14-year-old Roxanne Shante burst onto the hip-hop scene in 1984 with an answer record to UTFO's "Roxanne, Roxanne." The 12-inch single, "Roxanne's Revenge" sold over 250,000 copies and established Lolita Shante Gooden as one of the first female rap recording artists to be recognized as a hip-hop celebrity.
Salt-n-Pepa - These dynamic female hip-hop pioneers were show-stoppers. In 1985, they answered Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's "The Show" with "Show Stoppers" and the rest is history. They have five Grammys and released five albums, one of which went five times platinum. They are the best-selling female rap act of all time.
MC Lyte - 1986 was the year that MC Lyte debuted with "I Cram To Understand U (Sam)." She went on to record classic hip-hop records such as "Paper Thin," "Poor Georgie," "Ruffneck," and "Cha Cha Cha," which established her as a force to be reckoned with and showed off a rhyme skill that matched and even surpassed some of the boys.Queen Latifah - No one can deny the influence of Queen Latifah, who debuted as a rapper back in 1988 and has gone on to sing, act, and even get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Latifah is probably the most successful female rapper because of her expansive film resume and her makeup line with CoverGirl.

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Roxanne Shante - 14-year-old Roxanne Shante burst onto the hip-hop scene in 1984 with an answer record to UTFO's "Roxanne, Roxanne." The 12-inch single, "Roxanne's Revenge" sold over 250,000 copies and established Lolita Shante Gooden as one of the first female rap recording artists to be recognized as a hip-hop celebrity.

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