The Problem with Female Rap

[@xjesssssica]

while the oversexualized songs ARE bops, I 100% agree with this sentiment. I think it’s reflective of our society. Female artists have more to offer than just being sexualized

[@Macodythemetta]

Is my music fire?

[@Greybell]

I feel this way too! On one hand it's great that they can express themselves sensually but it feels like it's a requirement for new female rappers to be hypersensual that they are just clones of each other (because that's what the industry wants).

[@PrinceMichael0620]

But let’s be real do they really ? The talented girls are not mainstream! Doja and Nicki aren’t over sexual which is why I love them

[@xjesssssica]

im sorry but they absolutely are over sexual, ESPECIALLY doja @@PrinceMichael0620

[@PrinceMichael0620]

The entire industry is all chained to the rhythm I am not God so I can’t judge her that’s the problem with this world people try to play God

[@filipmarinkovic6281]

I hate how, for example, Nicki's most personal songs never become as big as ones ab sex, and it's completely on the same people that say that she only raps about sex, the audience. She literally put out a very personal and overall amazing song as a lead single, Pills n Potions, and yet Anaconda, the second single became not only the hit of the album, but among her biggest and most iconic singles. This happens for so many of her songs, she has so many well-written personal and deep songs, and yet people act like they don't exist.

[@Macodythemetta]

Is my music fire?

[@alexanderberzosa]

​@@Macodythemettano

[@theartist8291]

I definitely agree with this, one of my fave songs of hers is the crying game❤

[@filipmarinkovic6281]

@@theartist8291 YES. Among the best on The Pinkprint imo. The Crying Game, All Things Go, I Lied, so many amazing personal songs

[@keliichic]

One of my favorite songs from Nicki is her autobiography song. Sends chills and always makes me cry. Truth is sex sells and female rappers are rarely valued when they aren’t rapping about it.

[@JD-fz3hy]

Rapping about the same thing is a bigger issue in female rap because it doesn’t mirror their real lives. Rapping about how your a bad bitch and men are your plaything then getting constantly put down by and mistreated by men is jarring. Notice also that male rappers seem way more tight lipped about their disagreements these days, female rappers constantly seem to want to put each other down and be validated by their male counterparts.

[@jonispringer]

That’s true but don’t say only for woman. Men also make other men down in rap and objectify woman as their "toys" It’s not a female rap problem but a general rap music problem

[@JD-fz3hy]

@@jonispringerYou didn’t read my comment. It states that men do objectify women and that they have beef. The issue is that the image that female rappers portray in their music does not match the selves in their personal lives. Additionally it’s just odd that female rappers are aware of things like what happened to Meg and Cassie but never use their music to speak on it. Men objectify too, but they practice what they preach (for worse of course). Men have beef but as we saw with Tory Lanes they are more than willing to close ranks. Female rappers rarely band together, most of them watched Meg fall and hid.

[@LoneWulf278]

@@JD-fz3hy THANK YOU. I’ve *always* been curious about this. 🤔 These songs likely aren’t written by them. But still. The music doesn’t pull from their real experiences or background. It’s an escapist power fantasy for everyone else. I’m losing interest in that these days.

[@sweetlyte]

@@JD-fz3hy🎯

[@chubbybunny3778]

​@@jonispringerbut they do those things in real life, which is what the original commenter is pointing out lol

[@ahmarindungu9010]

I have to say we have got to stop putting pressure on mid-female rappers and let the talented girls win. They’re never gonna be more than what they are now.

[@alexischavez3238]

Talking about Ice Spice(mid) and Flo Mili(talented)

[@svodkosci]

@@alexischavez3238 maybe if ppl started supporting Flo not only when shading other successful rappers, she could also be successful lol

[@cranburrey]

​@@alexischavez3238I love Flo Milli and her songs are so good yet underrated now that the tiktok hype is gone

[@cranburrey]

​@@svodkosciExactly. I will never understand people who praise someone then proceed to put down another person

[@alexischavez3238]

@@svodkosci I support her no matter what lmao, so you aren't referring to me.

[@SUNNYDASOLIDER]

Pills and potions was the first single off the pink print … that wasn’t about sex. Let’s not erase the musical contributions Nicki has given that has not been about sex. She’s given us a wide range of sounds and topics in her music even on PF2

[@phillipsrandal]

true even grand piano ,moment 4 life ,dear old nicki,right thru me &more

[@ihuomaotika2656]

Thank you 👏 👏

[@pawpkulture]

Marilyn Monroe is my favorite Nicki song.

[@annetstephanie25_]

And when she writes songs about her life experiences, how she's been treated in the music industry, a motivational message for her fans etc they aren't as successful. People want her to rap about more personal stuff but then pay it dust

[@annetstephanie25_]

@@phillipsrandalgrand piano is a masterpiece

[@IdcPermanentHiatus]

We sadly don't pay attention to female rappers like Tierra Whack and Snow Tha Product and Kierra Luv

[@terrencehenderson227]

Tierra Whack is SLEPT on. She's so talented. The problem is the line of underground to popular is way to thick now

[@devinwilson92]

Or azealia banks

[@IdcPermanentHiatus]

@@devinwilson92 she fucked herself up, she cancelled herself

[@IdcPermanentHiatus]

@@terrencehenderson227 she's like a perfect combination of Missy Elliott & Tyler, The Creator

[@cosmicghost811]

​@@IdcPermanentHiatus damn, I need to check her stuff out.

[@sandieshatepage]

I feel like music these days isn’t about how good the artists music actually is but rather how popular the artist is. Like you can literally make the most horrible sounding music known to man but as long as you’re a attractive woman who can shake ass on the stage. You’re going to get popular regardless.

[@nwlondonmetaller3427]

It is all about selling sexuality when it comes to female artists. The days of Roxanne Shante and MC Lyte is over. There is one musical genre, is about respect to women and that is Metal. There is a huge rise in women in Metal. Floor Jansen (vocalist for Nightwish), Courtney La Plante (vocalist for Spiritbox), Jessie Williams (vocalist for Ankor). There is a big rise of female guitarists and all girl bands. They are for musical creativity, unfortunately for commercial it is all about quickly making money.

[@sandieshatepage]

@@nwlondonmetaller3427 there was literally that one video of ice spice at a festival or something along those lines and the crowd was dead as hell but as soon as she started twerking the crowd got hyped, the proof literally in our faces you don’t have to do a deep dive into extensive research.

[@nwlondonmetaller3427]

@@sandieshatepage I am impressed by your comment. Very clear, straight to the point.

[@jonispringer]

Maybe that problem could be solved if people (in that case I would assume mostly men) would stop giving so much attention to woman just cause they are attractive. None of these nonsense singing people, which are both genders, would be so popular if the people who made them popular would care more about actual meaningful music @@nwlondonmetaller3427

[@realestsienna]

@@sandieshatepagei knew this was ice spice shade 😭😭

[@luigifarts]

megan thee stallion may be hypersexual in many of her songs but let’s not ignore her strides towards more vulnerable songs like her newest one cobra

[@kcurran9913]

I really hope Megan goes in that direction more because I find it so hard to like her because the songs are so s*xual. I could be listening to one of her songs that starts off serious but once she mentions s*x I'm completely taken out of it.

[@charlotteaokii]

I LOVE MEGAN

[@kiasms22]

and anxiety! that’s a good song from her album traumazine

[@tunamayhoe]

She has been doing it for a while but people only focus on her personal life and her hypersexual songs. She talks a lot of real shit in some of her songs.

[@Kingofthenet2]

That’s 1st song I like from her. I loved her transparency on it

[@Phantomopery5]

I want Cupcakke to get the credit she deserves she’s spitting emotional music and sexual music. Doing it both. Look up “Reality Pt.4” it made me feel her pain and experiences of abuse and feeling invisible. I want other rap girlies who do it all recognized.

[@greenrobot5]

Lauryn Hill is beyond the level of a rapper, she had an amazing singing voice

[@spicytomango]

The thing with rap is that you can be successful in two ways: lyricism or brand image. People are attracted by image and stay for the lyrics. Lyricism creates timeless music but it takes a long time to develop. Artists want instant success and labels want fast returns. So instead the girls invest in image and because sex sells, we see lots of BBLs and skimpy outfits with microwaved songs

[@xjesssssica]

this is why I love megs “cobra” and “anxiety” hearing a strong black woman rap about mental health literally is so touching & needed. I sob everytime

[@amira34]

Cobra 💀😭

[@Tobzzzz_]

Same

[@pnd-uc8bt]

@@amira34what. What is funny.

[@amira34]

@@pnd-uc8bt cobra sucks lol

[@pnd-uc8bt]

@@amira34 at least she didn’t marry a sex offender.

[@amircollins8065]

While Nicki Minaj definetely has hyper sexual music. One thing I can say is she definitely has been one of the only super maintain female rap artist who has pushed out albums with various topics! All things go, pills and potions, freedom, ganja burn, girl on fire remix. She definitely was super diverse and always discussed her experience of being a black woman dealing with fame, competition, money, family, and love 💯. She gets 0 credit for her diverse she’s been. How many female rappers have dropped an anaconda and pills and potions on the same album 💯. Great points

[@heyzthere836]

He dislikes Nicki now

[@marquisdeans8271]

The only problem is this last album leans into what he’s talking about in the video- hyper sexuality and trends. So much of that albums sounds like a TikTok formula, something the most versatile female rapper ever should never produce 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@miss_bougie6653]

@@marquisdeans8271 There are TikTok formula songs but it’s definitely a versatile album if you listen to it to completion.

[@suealvin1274]

​@@marquisdeans8271 the album has only a few sex tracks. Damn, Nicki can't please everyone. She has tracks like Blessing, Memories, Are You Gone Already, Fallin' For You, My Life, Pink Friday Girls, and Pink Birthday, Last Time I Saw You which are not related to sex or rap beef. She has a gospel track on the album and all of that is not enough for the public?

[@marquisdeans8271]

@@suealvin1274 no honestly. Most of these are either obvious scraps she put together from the vault or just uninspiring songs all around. I will say I did love the Billie sample but not because Nicki took it and elevated it, but because I just happen to like that song. The features on the album are boring, nothing like the past Ari features or even male rapper features we got on previous albums like the PP or PF. I have been a BIG barb since I was 11 (25 this year) and I can say without a doubt this is the most boring album Nicki has ever even had a verse on let alone make herself. Flows are generic, lyrics are boring, and beat uninspiring. Her singing songs have nothing on the beautiful ballads we used to get like Grand Piano or Marilyn Monroe. All in all , it was trash and title of queen of rap aside, we expect more from an artist of her caliber. A 22 song trashy juke box album isn’t something we should be happy with from a literal living legend 5 albums deep🤷🏾‍♂️

[@yageshabazz3456]

Instead of focusing on the female rappers that are doing the same thing; why don’t we give shine to the ones that aren’t; Doechii, Scar Lip, Flo Milli, Azealia Banks, Monaleo, Tierra Whack, Noname…

[@mmmk5385]

Little simz

[@officiallyrilee]

Right people are literally making monologues about mainstream rappers instead of actually supporting the rappers they seem to feel are woke? Like hello? Go support them and they will also be mainstream. People only get pushed to the front by the listeners.

[@jhordynsmith8339]

Cuz he doesn’t even listen to them, he’s just a hater.

[@adelenfouba]

*Everybody* forgets that Noname exists! She a beautiful incredible low-key lyricist. High time she deserves her flowers now. She reinvigorated the genre for me.

[@mynamemeansfaith9809]

I’m desperately craving for a female version of Kendrick Lamar or J. Cole. I think it’s been long overdue that we had a black, female, mainstream conscious, hip-hop artist to emerge within this generation

[@AugustRx]

Has there ever being anyone like that who's manstream? other than lauryn that is But sza is still rap, right?

[@charlie0319]

You should check out Little Simz!

[@whatthehellisthis]

@@charlie0319i was looking for a little simz mention

[@ashantiw-a8554]

Lil Simz is right there

[@kalenalexisbeauty9102]

No name, she's conscious. Not mainstream tho.

[@TannerHowe]

little simz Has a TON of potential to break into the mainstream and be that voice! Fingers crossed!

[@Mangafrita533]

I remember when saweetie went viral with "icy girl", she was sor of authentic, rapped about college and studying, had her own style, her own flow, there was something that differentiated her from other female rappers, but now I can't distinguish her from other female rappers, her music is too comercial and she is more of a ig celebrity than a rapper, but I don't blame her, that's where the money is

[@JayMac104]

Nick I seems like the only one doing this. Pink Friday 2 has both the hypersexualized and beef songs, but talks about other things like relationships, lost family, being a mom, etc. I wish songs like “Last Time I Saw You” got more love, but just not the case. Do love FoxyBrown being included in the conversation❤️

[@josepho.8317]

Imagine giving Cardi props for Be Careful and not Nicki when the entire Pinkprint album is there full of emotional and vulnerable songs.

[@ousmanediop1662]

Exactly like

[@shaniagreening673]

💖

[@dylansm1th]

mad asf

[@tyreseblk]

exactly, very biased, mind you we all heard Pardi’s reference track for Be Careful, i won’t give props to a rapper for a rap song that they didn’t write

[@dylansm1th]

@@tyreseblk ur just mad that your music will literally never take off 😭 oh well

[@D-ob1qe]

Weird you gave props to Cardi for having Be Careful a single from 2018 while Nicki just had Last Time I Saw You be a single for PF2 in 2023. Nicki had a whole gospel song on the album as well. Nicki diversified the genre and has given us the more pop-friendly side of female rap which Doja Cat thrives in as well. You have been throwing shots at Nicki and Doja for the longest time and it's tired.

[@isabear478]

and the city girls and megan have been on tracks which aren't really rapping like the collab with renee rapp

[@cristianmunoz9793]

THIS. DEAD ASSS. Nicki has given us range for over a decade and has quite literally shaped the rap landscape.

[@suealvin1274]

I really don't get the hate for Nicki in his videos. He slammed the album and called it her worst but then proceeded to make this video and disregarded the fact that Nicki's recent album has a lot of songs that talk about real issues.

[@shaniagreening673]

Exactly

[@amandausharamdeen]

He always demean Nicki though. He complains about diversity but then he says PF2 was Nicki's worst album. And that was the most diverse group of songs in years by any rapper male or female . It definitely shows He doesn't like her.

[@warrenmacdonald3463]

Little Simz is a fantastic rapper with diverse subject matter and socially conscious critiques. Love her production choices too. She is very talented she deserves more mainstream attention

[@grmgt]

She is amazing fr 😭❤. I saw her live in 2019 and it was everything!!!

[@phillipsrandal]

truly believe that as well loved introvert album

[@LaCrownedGamer]

Yes! I Love Her, she easily can be a mainstream artists but it seems like no one wants to give her her flowers T^T

[@afuakwakye8379]

I was scrolling through the comments and was wondering why no one has mentioned Lil Simz and i immediately saw your comment😁❤. She’s amazing and I hope she goes mainstream.

[@StarrySkies91]

THIS 🔥

[@omarhafeez2879]

More recognition to Rico Nasty, Ashnikko, Flyna Boss, and Megan for diversifying the game 🙏🙏

[@Britt679]

Ashnikko is not a a rapper

[@svodkosci]

what megan ☠

[@AJ-uj5nz]

Ashnikko wrote for Doja. @@Britt679

[@wkkowrld]

The Ashnikko sneak ie crazy

[@Mangafrita533]

love Ashnikko but she's not a rapper

[@owilliamssterling]

Pink Friday: Not hypersexual lyrics, tons of singing, mainstream sound Roman Reloaded: half edm/pop Pink Print: Half ballads and heartbreak songs Queen: lyrically impressive, HipHop heavy Pink Friday 2: everything from gospel, jersey club, dance hall, pop, trap... Its ok if you don't like Nicki but give her props! They always name every other girl but her 😂

[@yageshabazz3456]

Nicki’s catalog is full of hypersexual lyrics. It’s okay if you like her, but we’re not going to act as though she doesn’t rap about the same things every other female raps about.

[@shakanuhglorie8444]

@@yageshabazz3456she didn😢say she didn’t …. But nicki also has tons of song that don’t have hyper sexual lyrics that are just as respected and streamed as the hyper sexual ones nicki has balance … that’s the difference when these girls can make a night is still young , va va voom , super bass without screaming about how good they pussy is then y’all can compare nicki to them until then nicki is in a lane of her own

[@miss_bougie6653]

⁠​⁠@@yageshabazz3456 The point is she’s versatile artist with a whole catalog filled vunerable songs like pills and potions, Fly, Grand piano, last time I saw you etc, she may be known for it but doesn’t just rap about hypersexuality, it’s okay to admit that too or you just sound biased af.

[@suealvin1274]

​@@yageshabazz3456 It's okay to also admit she has made lots of songs that are not about sex. If you acknowledge that then fans won't be pointing out the hypocrisy in the video.

[@via3155]

@@yageshabazz3456we’re not saying that Nicki hasn’t made those types of songs, she’s had and made them creative lyrically as well btw but what we’re saying is Nicki quite literally has two albums where the main theme surrounding the project is not hyper sexualized. There’s not a single pink Friday song where she mentions her pussy or anything sexually explicit. Was she getting her “enemies” and competition on that album? Yes. But she never went deep into sexual lyrics on that entire album. Pink print is another one however she had a few songs that were sexually explicit but the major theme for that album was around romance/heartbreak and letting someone go.

[@annechrystelleetemengono1858]

I think the fans also play a role. It seems like they will only support, listen more songs about sex etc than a conscious rap song by a female rapper. Mind you there is a lot of conscious female rappers but they're still on the underground stage.

[@suealvin1274]

Exactly, Let's hold the public accountable for once.

[@whoasked6696]

Also on social media everything is like 2D in a way. U see before you hear

[@annechrystelleetemengono1858]

​@@whoasked6696exactly

[@juaking04]

I feel azealia banks is good example of female rap beeing less hypersexual, her music more evolves around femininity, personal struggles, ect. But it's a shame her career didn't reach its full potential

[@_ivanche]

Sad shes such a nightmare of a human being. I recently found out she boiled her dead cat for something and it completely turned me away from her.

[@loto159]

@@_ivanche she boiled the cat to preserve the bones, it died of natural causes

[@cranburrey]

​@@_ivancheAnd the closet where she killed chickens...

[@yageshabazz3456]

She is so talented and her sound is light years away from what most are doing in the industry; but her antics are so off putting, I don’t blame people for not wanting to listen to her music

[@Lemanic89]

I think of her as a black female Marilyn Manson. Her antics are Kerrang / Hot Topic / Shudder coded and should be recognized as such.

[@M4rteevee]

The doja cat erasure is insane

[@dannyrivera2733]

I think that was on purpose lmao

[@cranburrey]

He doesn't like her

[@anikamathur02]

​@@cranburreyi too don't like her

[@M4rteevee]

@@cranburrey he has no taste

[@M4rteevee]

@@anikamathur02 you too have no taste

[@PJV00]

As a millennial I got bored very quickly of all the sameness of male mumble rap and missed champagne bottle popping hyper-sexual party rap. It’s what I grew up with. Women were actually the only ones really providing that recently and I appreciated it. I didn’t grow up in the ghetto or face extreme adversity so I don’t relate to gangster or issues rap. It’s just what it is for me and lots of people I know. Women are just capitalizing on this hole in the market men left wide open. I don’t see anything wrong with that.

[@Americahasaproblemchile]

I just have a problem with the fact that these labels clearly only push these artists’ music if it is hyper sexual. It’s like for other genres it’s “sex sells” but for women in mainstream rap, they are EXPECTED to sell sex. I’m tired of the minstrelsy and I’m tired of these labels acting like the audience wouldn’t be interested in these ladies if they got to rap about something else.

[@suoutubez19]

The problem that I have is the management pushing hyper sexuality. and then being told that it’s immediately female empowerment and saying anything other than that is misogynistic. the men behind the scenes are the ones calling the shots and giving the green light a lot of the time.

[@lore1612]

finallyyyy someone said it. i can't wait until the female rap industry really breaks out of this box

[@Mitultandonoct]

I think Megan thee Stallion is that female rapper who talks about anxiety and bad days in her songs. She totally turned her journal to an album. So we may say we have less but still have female rappers who can do good!

[@diesehnswurdigkeit9019]

Then pay attention to Little Simz, Rapsody, Noname (I know the controversy but she is hella talented), Tierra Whack, even Cupcakke, Scarlip, so many more women out there doing their thing

[@Mangafrita533]

Little Simz is a great rapper, love her music she's amazing

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

And rapsody and Sampa the great sa-roc che noir. 7xvethegenius

[@ryyaannn_]

doja literally put out the best rap project this year that i’ve heard in many many years. yes, better than other ones that were released last year.

[@chrisluzonofficial]

But he didn’t even mention her in the video smh😂 love life off scarlet is a great example of Doja being able to rap about more than what’s popular for female rapper’s to talk about in their music but because she’s also a talented singer, they don’t wanna take her seriously 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@cranburrey]

Plus she's very versatile in her discography. I heard she might release a punk/rock album 👀

[@anikamathur02]

​@@chrisluzonofficial idk why Agora hills was a hit it was a mediocre song

[@chrisluzonofficial]

@@anikamathur02 ikr? I would’ve preferred Ouchies be the song tik tok make viral but here we are 🙄

[@anikamathur02]

@@chrisluzonofficial i don't prefer any of her songs as she's devoted to r&b only scarlet was her good album barring her singing songs she needs to get rid from r&b I can't stand that genre

[@longlivebeans]

It’s like the industry & even the fans don’t want them to have personalities. Every time one of these girls releases something non-sexual, there’s no buzz. Megan has been rapping about grief, depression, lonliness & addiction all year just for everyone to let it flop.

[@domsvelvetrope2379]

THIS!

[@mumei8062]

tbh I feel like azealia banks could‘ve kinda broken that cycle but her weird personality came in the way. like she made a different type of female rap that was still sexy and fun but on a different type of route. her album broke with expensice taste was insanely good. but she kinda screwed it with all her weird behaviour. princess nokia was someone who was also super different and unique but once she got viral I had the feeling they tried to force her into that sane formular as well. Getting her lips done and all. And now I haven‘t heard from her in a while either. I feel like the industry has to change as well for fenale rappers to feel empowered to dive into different forms of expression more. even though I absolutely enjoy the hupe sexual type of rap. it’s fun and empowering. I do feel like Monalea is somehow taking a different route tho with the more like aggressive rap style and also kash doll dropped a pretty heavy ganster rap type album I think last year was it? now I‘m rambling but anyway I feel like the variety will be coming back sooner or later

[@arseeoliveira6934]

To someone that values more quality music, talent and originality, Little Simz, Enny, Noname, Armani Caesar, Tkay Maidza and Doja Cat are the best female rappers atm, specially Little Simz with her amazing album run

[@domsvelvetrope2379]

I also suggest you check out Vayda who has an interesting sound

[@eduardovillarreal1316]

Nicki minaj has it all…she her entire discography touches on emotional stuff as well. Literally pink Friday the first one, wasn’t sexual at all and she made it that way so she hasn’t nothing to prove. Roman reloaded is her pop sound and they were carefree type of music. TPP showed her emotional side more and she talked about her relationships. Queen was her response to labels trying to get rid of her. SHES THE STANDARD and I feel it’s a miss that you didn’t say any of that.

[@shaggybro9330]

I must say, Nicki made one sexual song called super freaky girl. Every other release wasn't that sexual. Red ruby da sleeze, ftcu, we go up, do we have a problem or even barbie world (a little maybe)

[@springsbliss4094]

Are you just referring to her recent album?

[@t_albino]

Anaconda?

[@erickdiazrodriguez1799]

So are we gonna act like Nicki didn’t put out The PinkPrint? Most recently PF2 also has very personal and emotional songs. Even Megan has very personal songs on her last album. Not saying that you don’t have a point, but I think that the problem is that people don’t care about those type of cuts from female rappers and it’s so sad to see. Megan, Nicki and Doja have all dabbled into more personal topics on their albums but those songs get overlooked all the time…

[@via3155]

I don’t even necessarily know why barbz mention the pink print…pink Friday (the original) is not rooted in hyper sexualism either lol. Name a single a song where it’s hyper sexual on that album. There is none. If anything it’s her stating her mark and entrance into the game and addressing the Kim beef but theres not really any strong elements of like sex/or talking about her pussy

[@DogucanYldrm]

EXACTLY! This channel is so biased and always bashing nicki for likes

[@Mmmm-vn5el]

@@DogucanYldrmhe use to be one of Nicki defenders during her hate train idk what happened

[@DogucanYldrm]

@@Mmmm-vn5el he is trying to be on the cool side. People need to learn leave nicki tf alone, nicki just releases music and have fun with her fans and take care of her family. All of the meaningless drama is because of the channels like this this

[@Thewalkinlaxative1]

I love how short your videos are! You get straight to the point! Lol

[@whoismissgurl]

It's a shame Angel Haze didn't get the proper commercial push she deserved

[@Kingofthenet2]

I agree. I remember loving her songs when I listened to the hip hop radio. I can’t believe they stopped pushing her

[@CampbellYA]

Flyana Boss are giving us the Missy fun & Salt N Pepa duo vibes Tierra Whack gives consciousness & lyricism from what Lauryn & Queen Latifah gave CHIKA gives that consciousness & soul. Its raw, real & thoughtful NoName has a different sound that reminds me of when NeoSoul was WINNING More recognition for these artists would be amazing but the people have to support. Bree Runway, Lady Leshurr. They out here but they need the backing, funding & promoting.

[@allusernamesweretaken]

tbh i feel like ever since 2010 has passed, all kinds of music has gone downhill

[@shocksystem8675]

Agreed

[@yourfavoritecrime09]

I would rather say since 2015

[@shocksystem8675]

@@yourfavoritecrime09 If anything it's a slight rebound in 2015 mostly thanks to tropical house and slight funk revival. But when I'm talking about 2010 it's because multiple genres like trance, Italodance, hands up that Cascada popularised in mid-2000s, Europop, jumpstyle, techno, electro house all completely ran out of completely unique or outstanding ideas, and even outside of multiple genres of electronic music, rock music in general ran out of ideas once the 2010s started and thus all of that completely died off as a result.

[@AugustRx]

@@yourfavoritecrime092015-1019 was the peak of music and Art in general

[@tay2944]

I saw a noticeable decline in around 2007

[@nirmalsitaldin4056]

Don't yall slip on thee Stallion, as she's also made songs showcasing her versatility on topics such as Flip Flops, Anxiety, Cobra, Ungrateful, Plan B, Not Nice and the list goes on. Same can be said for Doja Kitty. The two REAL talented rappers of this era, Nicki being Queen per usual

[@bamabarbie2123]

Pink Friday I believe had no sex talk and was one of Nicki’s highest selling albums. It can be done but the public is the problem. Sex sales

[@FriezaBoii]

Uhh... Are We Forgetting Ms. Doja Cat?

[@AugustRx]

Not quality

[@VonHautkopf]

I was just the other day listening UNITY by Queen Latifah and get really sad. 90's were such a nice vibe regarding feminist. Now it seems almost childish, but it's not like we've got a lot better. In any case, as you said, the problem is not the hypersexualization itself, but the lack of alternatives to it. Men can be whatever they want, woman have to be hot and sexy first.

[@domsvelvetrope2379]

I get what you mean plus there were more female rappers collaborating with other female rappers and while there are some still doing that now it’s like far and few between compared to the 90s with songs like “Ladies Night” “I Wanna Be Down remix” (which technically isn’t a rap song but it features female rappers)

[@hodonyassin9760]

Megan is QUEEN ❤❤

[@infinitejazz1400]

No one cares about her music anyway her body and twerking is keeping her relevant

[@Britt679]

You didn’t mention Doja Cat. She’s versatile and original. And not hypersexual ALL THE TIME You seem to hate Doja

[@Cornbread3000]

Name a song of hers that isn’t sexual? I really wanna know 😂

[@moodyvirgo1109]

she’s versatile, but she has hyper sexual songs too be fr. y’all doja fans are just as bad as the barbs when someone doesn’t agree with y’all

[@weavtj1097]

⁠@@Cornbread3000her song ouchies

[@Britt679]

@@Cornbread3000 sexual yes, hypersexual no

[@Britt679]

@@moodyvirgo1109 I’m okay if you don’t agree with me. I respect your opinion 💖

[@traetrae7517]

Hip Hop ain't been interesting Since the COVID-19 Pandemic 💯

[@freddysamjacob363]

well no. There are exceptions such as Kendrick's album, jid, jpegmafia, Danny Brown, Little Simz all dropped fantastic albums

[@anikamathur02]

​@@freddysamjacob363add mtbmb by Eminem

[@iangarcia1585]

​@freddysamjacob363 don't bother, this people only listen to mainstream music💀

[@AugustRx]

@@iangarcia1585 How tf is jid, kendrick and peggy not mainstream

[@jeromeburch3294]

Personally, I believe the problem doesn’t lie with the female rappers but with the demand by public. There are several female rappers who are not rapping about sex yet they are paid dust and there are mediocre female rappers rapping about sex and are praised. There are also main stream rappers like Nicki who is versatile in the sense that they rap sex and other topics yet the sex songs are what tops the charts. Music is a business and they are going to do what sells, pop is no different to be honest. Do I prefer the sex songs? Nah, I will not deny that there is a demand and they are filling that demand.

[@Angi3_6]

I don’t really listen to rap, but I’m commenting to help boost the algorithm!

[@rhuanoosthuizen]

Any reason for not mentioning or showing anything Doja Cat?

[@rashidapittman8513]

He doesn’t like her.

[@amethystdream8251]

People: give us more diversity! *Life gives the diversity in form of a person putting themselves out there* People: I'm offended, triggered, jealous, because this is unfamiliar and I am not able to immediately understand it! That's how we are here lmao

[@p.7489]

Did you not listen to Doja Cat’s Scarlet album?

[@shaniagreening673]

He had a whole video on it he said that he didn’t like it

[@taint1801]

CupcakKe's career might be the best example. She's incredibly versatile but somehow the viral songs are always the sexual ones. It feels like women in rap need to get attention by any means to be respected.

[@crystalcastillo7575]

The way some of the people eat up everything that nicki does even when it its mediocre is a reason why she hasn't been able to lyrically or sonically grow.

[@cottonmangos]

I'm glad somebody finally said it. Some of the stuff she has put out would have never been praised the way it is, had it been released by another artist. Anaconda can beat SFG but SFG could never beat Anaconda. And the fact that her new album seems heavily catered towards tiktok definitely doesn't help, like with the song "Are you gone already". Or that Barbie song she didd with Ice Spice. The way those songs were mixed weren't pleasing to me.

[@leinaleilani]

CLOCK IT! the barbs brag about what she’s already achieved. that’s great but what about what she CAN achieve? what about her growth as an artist?

[@kamilszkoa5400]

I feel like the stans are to blame. They make it seem as if selling is the biggest priority of an artist. Cardi and nicki have proved that they can sell and they don't need to break any more records. I would like them to release something more challenging other than songs like super freaky girl. I believe they would like it too. But if that wasn't consumed by people, they would be called flops and compared to each other... they get so much pressure from the stans that they have to live up to a certain standard of sales. Besides that, some female rapers use that because they know it will sell like nicki taking random shots at Megan... why not stop with the tiring beef and produce something original?

[@heyzthere836]

OMG stop putting Nicki and Cardi in the same conversation they are not the same they are not peers they are 2 different eras stop IT!!!

[@kamilszkoa5400]

@heyzthere836 clearly you didn't understand my comment. What I said is that both of them sold many records and don't have anything to prove in that regard. They get the most hate that's why I put them here. Notice how doja is doing her thing and she doesn't get the hate cardi would get if she said those stuff and made such stupid thing like doja lol.

[@kamilszkoa5400]

​@heyzthere836 I know they are two different styles and two different people both want to achieve something else in the music industry and shouldn't be compared I just pointed out how they get shitted on the most for not selling enough lol

[@rashidapittman8513]

⁠@@kamilszkoa5400lol doja gets way more hate than cardi does. And doja has sold many records as well.

[@suealvin1274]

Please go and listen to all of Nicki's albums: Pink Friday, Roman Reloaded, Pinkprint, Queen, and Pink Friday 2. And let me know your thoughts. I think you should listen to Nicki's projects before you agree to this video.

[@mariusarrondell4210]

The problem with female rap is that they always bring new lackluster artists that don't have bars or timeless hits and these new female rappers rap about the same thing,it's nothing wrong with that but all of them talk about the same topic.

[@tweety11226]

Nicki's new album PF 2 had an entire catalog of different music genres. She had pop, rap, RnB, Gospel, melodic, dancehall Liteerally everything!

[@alexanderberzosa]

He hates her now

[@chriscommons7915]

Her image though stays the same

[@ra01szt]

This album is not a game changer. It is just another super freaky Nicky project, that seems more to be a playlist than a thoughtful album .

[@rastineftekhar9425]

But pink Friday 2 album has so many emotional and romantic songs

[@common_face]

Not a trace of Doja Cat in this video when YOU know she’s one of the most talented and promising rappers we have… you’ve made it too obvious you don’t like her even a little bit BUT not to include her here is pathetic, especially when she’s one of your most discussed rappers in this channel. If you make money out of her controversies, you should give her her 10s too. Luckily the comments didn’t disappoint

[@FriezaBoii]

Exactly 💯 I Was Like Why Doja Cat Isn't In The Conversation. She Is Definitely One Of The Leading Ladies Of Female Rap... So To Exclude Her From These Coversations Don't Make Sense To Me.

[@RainySkies-05]

Lol doja, that devil worshipping weirdo

[@AugustRx]

she has been the promising upcoming talent for years

[@kelliezee]

Doja Cat is not a rapper shes a pop star who raps. Look at her old discography, roots matter.

[@foldudeney]

​@@kelliezeeshe is INFACT a rapper and truth is, if she pushes herself/her pen harder, most of the female rappers out there won't stand a chance!!!

[@nickiminajbodyguard4126]

I feel like you don’t wanna give Nicki her props and that’s my problem

[@nonkululekongcobo4006]

He doesn't like its obvious people don't give you props if they don't like you

[@jourdonpatron212]

I feel like this is part of the reason people turned on Doja Cat for her SCARLET era. It doesn't follow the equation.

[@guinessbeer]

Nothing but the truth. It’s so monotonous

[@ngndnd]

i never understood why everyone likes ice spice. She just sounds like shes speaking, theres no emotion in her voice. Literally your average hot cheeto girl in high school can do the same thing as her

[@GameLover-pz5zc]

I think Salt N' Pepa started the whole "Sex sells" image with female rappers back in the early '90s with their "Very Necessary" era, along with Patra. After that came Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Trina, etc. As far as female rap today, I don't find anything wrong with the hypersexuality today. Male rappers have those that are hypersexual as well and others who show more versatility, same with Female MCs. Their is also Kamiyah, Rapsody, Chika, Lady London, Young MA etc. who had a little success but aren't huge yet because their not getting the support their male counterparts are.

[@malikdavon9142]

Nicki revived female rap with PT2 and showed so much versatility.

[@AugustRx]

You mean she tried to ride the wave ice spice and reidd made?

[@boltunknown231]

Lmao revived? Let’s not be delusional 😂

[@fan7708]

Revived? Here we go with the delusion.

[@shaniagreening673]

Aww

[@nicholoylevy8725]

clearly he didnt really get into nicki emotional songs (which are album tracks or mainstream) or he may not like nicki but we saw this specific shade he throw at her that undermined those aspect of her... and he gave the props to cardi who did two or three songs in that aspect.... like

[@cynthialucas1676]

Right like let's not discredit her just because you don't like her anymore that's comes off weird and biased

[@meghansullivan6812]

I love the more casual way that u release videos!!

[@donjai9366]

Hi Honest I love this video & i agree w/ everything u said i would love a part 2 of this video

[@earthtorobert]

It looks like you forgot Miss Lil Simz

[@jegocalderone]

Saweetie's Icy Girl & Focus are some of the best recent rap songs

[@idky.diya114]

i think an artist like bktherula going mainstream could push a lot of these confinements. she is rlly something different , extremely talented and outside the box ❤

[@domsvelvetrope2379]

Yay, bktherula mention!

[@misfits9294]

I think it is very much the industry's fault, honestly. Anyway, I think it says so much that "Cobra" had to be independently made. That's the encapsulation of this issue in my opinion. Hopefully others will follow her lead if their contracts don't let them make the music that is different from the mold, if they really wanted to make it!

[@joaoalejandrogonzales5980]

The problem is that Nicki Minaj is the QUEEN OF RAP. That's It.

[@GameLover-pz5zc]

Missy Elliott is the queen of Rap, not Nicki.

[@alexanderberzosa]

​@GameLover-pz5zc was*

[@lonemotheo1964]

I'm not sure what you mean by that..... Most Nicki songs aren't sexual at all, despite Nicki being called the industry standard she has never used sex appeal to sell songs i would say Anaconda was her most Sexual song and even then it's pretty tame compared to Wap or Bongos.... The person you're describing is Cardi B and she even said it herself that when she dropped be careful no one cared

[@mrdoritoz91]

How you make a whole video about female rap and not mention Nicki Minaj once? Plus, Nicki has BEEN vulnerable and talk about different topics in every single album she’s released, those songs didn’t top the charts as much as the sexual songs for sure - but the music is being made. PF2 and The Pinkprint have SO MUCH range sonically and thematically x

[@crispygum4706]

*Doja Cat Existing * *Scarlet Existing *

[@t_albino]

Shout out to the 80s and 90s girls, the godmothers of rap like you said . Funny, strong, brave, smart, telling it like it is... why listen to modern female rappers now?!

[@takiablack994]

The others exist it’s the ALGORITHM!!! They don’t get the shine they deserve because that’s not what ppl want

[@SP-mf9sh]

"Its not empowerment its emPIMPment because the songs are written by men". - Jaguar Wright

[@karasays01]

The music was to reflect the present day issues. What could be inferred is that maybe America is no longer able to maintain focus due to so many distractions and consumerism and maybe collectively we re not seeking truth or critical mindedness. Maybe the audience and clearlymusic execs do not have a baseline on what quality music is. And currently is only prioritizing financial returns over art and creativity. Yes we can have modes of various music genres and subject matter but when we allow music without substance to rise over music with substance or at least not have a balance between the two its not a good outlook. Love the video and its critique for sure.

[@SP-mf9sh]

This is happening to the white pop girls too. Like Sabrina and Billie.

[@eeggie]

I used to watch all ur videos long time ago and now I've came back and I noticed ur speech impediment got so much better it's like I cant recognize your unique way of speaking it's amazing!

[@SUNNYDASOLIDER]

But y’all paid red ruby da sleeze and last time I saw you… so Is it the audiences fault or female rappers?

[@blyke7299]

Top 5 Best Selling Female Rappers Worldwide 1. Nicki Minaj 2. Cardi B 3. Megan Thee Stallion 4. Doja Cat 5. Iggy Azalea

[@infinitejazz1400]

Iggy is in onlyfans…

[@despaversailles]

No Missy? 😮

[@AugustRx]

megan? frickin megan thee stallion??

[@rashidapittman8513]

This is inaccurate doja has sold more than Megan worldwide and Lauryn Hill should be here as well.

[@muaheavdior8885]

Doja cat surpassed Megan

[@davidperrii]

I would much rather always bump to a female rapper talking about her Kitty Kat vs a male rapper talking about shooting up his opps and cheating on his girl idk that's just me I suppose

[@jonah5175]

That’s why I love albums like scarlet and the pinkprint, there’s a lot more different topics. Sure there’s sex songs but there’s much more than that

[@jenn_404]

one of my favourite female rap artist's is ENNY, she's the only one I've come across that actually says something with her music

[@Elena-ce8ek]

Missy Eliott is still Queen 🩷

[@JanaeJohnson96]

SOMEBODY had to say it 😭😭😭😭

[@AugustRx]

EVERYBODY already said it

[@JanaeJohnson96]

@AugustCrossroads To be honest, all hear is arguments about how there needs to be no criticism. Because "men are doing the same thing" this that and the third. So yeah no. Respect to HONEST FOR KEEPING IT 💯 period

[@stopthenonsense123]

Female rappers today I think, are afraid of being their "true selves" or less sexualized, because they know what "makes money" in this world. Sad as it is. And I have no problem with seeing the female body, I'm a woman & I like woman. So that's not the main issue, for me. It's the fact they don't do ANYTHING but show or show off their bodies. When they don't have to & shouldn't feel they need to. Not to mention how that effects young girls... when ALL their fave female rappers are looking & talking about the same things. So YES. It's an issue. At this point.

[@FaceItGrace]

Snow Tha Product has mostly Spanish songs over the years but she's my favorite female rapper! My favorite songs by her are Say Bitch, Gaslight, and Waste Of Time. Even though I have my own opinion about Megan Thee Stallion and her hypersexual songs I really like her relatable songs like Anxiety, Flip Flop, and Not Nice (all from Traumazine!).

[@Anonytjuh]

Yoo, Snow Tha Product criminally underrated. It's wild that she never blew up. She has the talent and the creativity.

[@divababy4463]

Nicki gave us that with pink Friday

[@Sunniacampbell-tf4we]

I love your videos

[@fan7708]

Ice Spice: “you thought you was the sh!t you not even the fart”

[@kyleydiamond]

I love the empathetic and nuanced understanding in this video- not blaming the women but taking a zoomed-out look at the place made available in the industry. Missy is actually an interesting conversation because while her physical presentation is non-sexual her lyrics are often hyper-sexual promoting female pleasure. Songs about sex for women. check out Sampa the Great if you're into "female rap" and want different lyrical content, she's a Lauryn Hill seed. oh and Little Simz! I'm trying to decide if I should include M.I.A. who's not an mc in the same way but a great creator of socio-polical hip hop. the more we support women rapping about spirituality and culture and social issues the more we will get to hear it.

[@alexandrefreitas5320]

Little Simz is amazing and doesn't fit into the image of hypersexualized rap female artist.

[@ronorleans]

Definitely agree. I grew up on Missy, Lauryn, Aaliyah (though also controversial cause of R), and comparably, much like the male rappers who only talk about cars, money, and ho** today, female rappers all talk about how wet they are, which It's fine from an empowerment standpoint. But when everyone's talking about doing it it's more trendy than empowering. Much like if people ask if I don't like rap, because I don't like contemporary music, I say no I just don't like rap that talks about nothing. I grew up on rap of my era (Millennial) & the 80's from my sisters, like Salt & Pep, Kim, etc, & I know they can do so much better than what they are giving. But industry & people clearly still wants mindless flex & wet music.

[@rbitforrester8177]

not to mention the colorism like omg it's ridiculous

[@brokebaddieboutique]

Princess Nokia is deep with her lyrics and Rico Nasty is quirky and edgy. There are some seriously talented female rappers putting out great music & being successful! I think it just so happens to be the case that the most sexualized ones gain the most fame & notoriety.

[@rashidapittman8513]

I don’t agree with this video the Female Rappers you mentioned in this video don’t only talk sex especially Nicki and Megan. When female rappers discuss more topics outside sex it’s not that discussed nor is it super successful. When Megan did cobra it wasn’t super successful even though she was talking about a lot personal issues in her life same thing happened when Nicki released pills n potions. Blame the public not the artist. There also plenty of female rappers who not hyper sexual like no-name, rhapsody and little simz. But the public doesn’t pay much attention to them. Hence why there no big investment into them.This video should be blaming record labels and the general public instead of chastising female rappers.

[@cynthialucas1676]

I don't think he likes doja or nicki anymore so he overlooks them