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 ...

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 ...

What a difference a year makes. At the end of 2023, GloRilla, Latto and Doechii had each earned namesake notoriety and steady rotation in playlists. Repping Memphis, Atlanta and Tampa, they stood in ...

new video loaded: Female Rappers Are Having All the Fun transcript Our critic’s latest Song of the Week, the Southern rap track “Whim Whamiee,” is just the latest example of a power shift in the genre ...

Today’s rap landscape wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneering role of women MCs. In an era when the field was predominantly male in the ’70s and ’80s, these fearless wordsmiths, including ...

In 2025, these female rappers were impossible to ignore visually—whether it was red carpet glam, natural beauty, or full-on model energy.