From having the country “talm ‘bout innit” to getting name-checked on “Whim Whammie,” one of the year’s buzziest breakthrough rap hits, BunnaB has emerged as one of the most resonant voices in a new ...

We have been in a female rap renaissance for at least the last decade, but this year has been particularly kind to Southern women in rap and their supporters. In June, I was standing in a sold-out ...

After nearly 20 years, female rappers are again dominating the charts. Cardi B made history in early March, becoming the first female rapper to have five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, two ...

Billboard complies the best female rappers of all-time. Let the debate begin. Today’s rap landscape wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneering role of women MCs. In an era when the field was ...

In March, C-list rapper-turned-podcaster Joe Budden declared that “the girl rapper wave is over,” predicting that the recent period of unprecedented success and visibility for a growing number of ...

The hip-hop world is in the midst of a transformative era, with Southern female rappers emerging as forces to be reckoned with. What started as a small movement has now grown into a cultural ...

Houston’s rising rap star KenTheMan is heating up the summer with the announcement of her Kinda Famous Tour—her first headlining tour following the March 2025 release of her buzzed-about project, ...

Whelp, this isn’t a surprise. Billboard officially declared Nicki Minaj the top female rapper in hip-hop history, solidifying her status as a trailblazer. The publication released its rankings on ...