Lolita Gooden is the woman many refer to as the "First Lady of Rap." While there may have been female rappers before her, she definitely made the most noise back in the early '80s (circa December...

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"I didn't realize when I was growing up there weren't that many female rappers," says Remy Ma, who considers MC Lyte one of her idols. "I didn't realize what it really was.

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It's rare that a reality show performs a true public service, but if this new Miss Rap Supreme show on VH1 can actually uncover a single talented female rapper, it would be doing America a favor.

It wasn't always like this. ... From 1998 to 2003, female rappers such as Lauryn Hill, Eve, and Missy Elliott were among the genre’s most bankable artists.

Ladies! I Can't Hear You! No, Really, I Can't Hear You!Where did all the female rappers go?

Giant Mag explores where the popular female rappers have been ... Nowadays female rappers are as rare in the biz as platinum albums. Where are the baddest b*tches at when you need them? Â

While male rappers have torn up the mic for generation after generation, most female rappers never get the much needed respect that they so highly deserve. ... Female rappers vanished until 1995,

"I didn't realize when I was growing up there weren't that many female rappers," says Remy Ma, who considers MC Lyte one of her idols. "I didn't realize what it really was.