Female rappers again????

For our work we are going to be creating a fictional rap artist. this is some research i did act actual real female rap artists looking at particular trends.


Nicki Minaj is a female rapper who has just recently started getting a lot of media coverage because she is featuring on a lot of music with big name rappers that are in the recording label she is in. Some of the people in this recording label are Lil Wayne, Drake and more.

With most female rappers they tend to be more provocative with their dressing and their lyrics. Female rappers also tend to swear a lot more that male rappers. When looking at Nicki Minaj's her lyrics and comparing them to Lil Wayne (a rap artist know for his dirtiness and innuendo) she still sound very rude. The video below shows is a Nicki Minaj video to one of lyrics.



With most female rappers who are releasing music nowadays they tend to swear a lot and dress in a provocative manner. I think it is more noticed when female rappers swear and have blatant innuendo compared to men because it is not seen as the norm.

I personally think its like when music tries cross genre. Linking Park are a famous Rock band that rap instead of the norm or singing. However when a rap artist like Lil Wayne tries to do the same he gets abuse from rock fans because he is apparently supposed to stick to the normal conventions. I think this also applies to female rappers, when they try competing with male rappers lyrically they just end up with a lot more criticism for their lyrics.

Missy Elliot is a good example of a female rapper who has made her fame and does not swear in order to feel competitive with male rappers. Missy Elliot is the definition of female rap artists who are suitable for family listening and also comes up with good lyrics that are catchy and leaves with listeners "bopping their head" compared to Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliot is more mature and this makes her one of the most successful rappers gender aside. Here is a Missy Elliot song which was a great hit.