She gained fame in the 190's and later on became the forst female rapper to release a full solo album.
Hip Hop started in the 1970's in New York City, the Bronx. The main idea of Hip Hop during
this time, was freestyling over "breakbeats". People would do this at neighbor hood block parties,
house parties,
or just chilling with friends.
The start of Hip Hop was mainly dominated by males, but a change happened in the late
1980's where Lana Michelle Moorer AKA MC Lyte, would change the rise of Hip Hop.
MC Lyte was born in Brookllyn New York, and is considered to be the very first known female rapper.
She gained fame in the 190's and later on became the forst female rapper to release a full solo album.
After MC Lyte blew up in the rap world, many other inspired rappers came to light. Rappers such as
Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Lauryn Hill, Da Brat, Remy Ma, and many more. As more female rappers came to light,
each rapper had developed a strong social image, such as cool clothing and makeup that would influence their viewers.
Lil Kim was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She started freestyling in her teens and was
inspired by MC Lyte. In 1994, after getting known for her freestyling, she was discovered by Notorious B.I.G.
She later joined his rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. Their album as a group, Consiracy, was certified gold by
RIAA aka Recording Industry Assosiation of America.
Quickly after the rise of female rappers in the 90's, the number of female rappers decreased.
In the late 1980's and 1990's, there were more than 40 women signed to major labels.
Moving to 2010, there were just 3. On the other hand, when Nicki Minaj's album Pink Friday
was certified platnuim, it broke an 8 year dry spell for solo female artist.
To this day, Nicki Minaj still dominates the charts and social media, but were starting
to see a rise of new female rappers. Rappers like Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat,
Young M.A, Rico Nasty, Saweetie, and many more. As we see time go on, we see more and
more women rise up, slowly dominating the males in the rap industry.