In light of International Women's Day, we've decided to round up some fire female artists that we simply NEED to drop something soon for our souls. There are without a doubt some great female emcees that have succeed in hip-hop - Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Salt n Pepa, Eve, Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim, Lauryn Hill and so much more, but we also know that for every female artist there are about five males in comparison.
A few years ago (before Trump ever planned to run for Office) Nicki Minaj used him as an example of how women are looked at in the limelight.
"When I am assertive, I'm a bitch. When a man is assertive, he's a boss. He bossed up. No negative connotation behind 'bossed up.' But lots of negative connotation behind being a bitch," she said. "Donald Trump can say, 'You're fired.' Let Martha Stewart run her company the same way and be the same way. [People will say] 'Fucking old evil bitch!' But Donald Trump, he gets to hang out with young bitches and have 50 different wives and just be cool. 'Oh, Donald, we love you, Donald Trump!' "
Even Beyonce previously touched on the topic. "You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I don't understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat?"
Take these statements from our current hip-hop rappers and singers as a true sign that women have had enough and peep our list of just a few ladies that need to release more music for women to shine on the map.
Nicki Minaj
Of course, she's on here. Miss Nicki was 'missing' for close to 60 days before she was spotted this past weekend. Birdman previously called her the "best female ever in hip-hop" and whether you believe that or not, coming from the Cash Money CEO means something. He even confirmed that her social media absences just means she's working on some fire in the studio and we're ready for it.
Syd
OFWGKTA's Syd A.K.A. Taco's sister had us all when she dropped her 2017 album Fin. That project was R&B perfection and can still be played without annoyance. Syd charts this list because she's mad talented and another song from her will be nothing but appreciated and speak for not only the women of hip hop, but also for the LGBTQ community of hip hop.
FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs was off the map for a minute and honestly, if her Apple commercial didn't drop yesterday we may have forgotten about this talented U.K. lady. Her EP1 and EP2 were great, yes, but her LP1 is why we NEED more from FKA. The video treatments alone for "Two Weeks" and "Video Girl" is everything.
We know that Cardi B has dropped tunes not too long ago and she's really still riding the success of her "Bartier Cardi." But her sudden rise to fame and her special relationship with the Billboard charts by scoring number ones and breaking records is a testament of what women can do - if Cardi did it so can you, ladies.
Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor's upcoming album has been confirmed as almost done and is executively produced by Kanye West. "Just waiting on some minor tweaks and whatever last minute switches or edits and a green light from Kanye and should be good to go," she said back in January. She assured us that it's "magic" and while many other G.O.O.D. music dropped, don't think we've forgotten, Teyana. Hopefully, a fire ass video comes with a new beat too.
Jorja Smith
Call us crazy but Jorja Smith is the Princess of U.K. R&B. She's truly made her impact on the scene and isn't going anywhere which is why we're always ready for a new single from the "Teenage Fantasy" singer. She's been co-signed by Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Stormzy so we're here for it and always will be.