M.C. Lyte, Salt ‘N’ Pepper, Queen Latifah are among those who paved the way for females in the rap game. Suddenly, new rap queens are popping up left and right, either blowing up on Tik Tok or being featured by a big-name artist. Who is truly changing the game or are the upcoming girls just following in the same footsteps left behind by the big names we know today?
Najah Black, a sophomore business management major from Houston, Texas, spoke about her favorite upcoming female rapper. After some thinking, she landed on Flo Milli. She likes Flo Milli because «I like her attitude and her persona,” she stated.
Najah also expressed that she liked Monaleo. As for her favorite song, she stated, “Not necessarily because to be honest I listen to their songs when they’re trending sounds, but I haven’t listened to a whole song from either of them. Najah felt this way because, “They make good songs for Tik Tok, which I feel is a current trend now since a lot of artists are aiming more for catchy lyrics and hooks that’ll make their song go viral on Tik Tok.” Najah also felt that a lot of artistry and lyricism has been lost because most artists are just trying to go viral. Najah actually introduced me to an upcoming rapper, Deetranada, who she said is extremely underrated and believes to be a fantastic lyricalist.
Dajuan Francisco, a sophomore political science major from Marksville, Louisiana said that he liked Lola Brooke. “Lola knows what to say and how to get people’s attention just like Beyoncé,” Francisco discussed.
Simeon Hill, a freshman political science major from Jacksonville, Florida said his favorite is Flo Milli. Simeon said, “Flo Milli is very versatile and she’s for Nicki [Minaj].”
Anzabia Roberts, a sophomore psychology major from Atlanta, Georgia said she also liked Lola Brooke. Anzabia expressed he liked Lola Brooke because, “Her flow is just like Nicki’s flow and she really rides the beat, so she knows how to execute a beat unlike other up-and-coming rappers.”
According to the students, all these rappers bring something new to the table. Anzabia stated, “Women empowerment…when you’re a female rapper you make the statement that just because you’re a girl you don’t have to be prissy all the time. She adds to the message that a woman can rap about things other than her genitalia and still get a point across.”
Dajuan agreed and added, “She really knows how to pull a younger audience’s attention without being provocative.” Simeon stated, “Flo Milli contributes to the rap game because she’s a dark skin woman. It’s different when you’re light-skinned. She’s putting it on for dark skin girls.” These rap queens are making waves through their music.
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Rap Queens: True Legends
March 7, 2023
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