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This is a following list of the best-selling female rappers of all time, including albums and singles. Figures for the list include only pure sales figures and available figures after the 1990s: as of 2016 certifications have been combined with streaming or digital audio sales; in this list only digital sales are counted since most of today ...
The "Ladies' Night" remix peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 6, [12] reached No. 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 2 on the Hot Rap Songs charts, respectively. [13] The CD-single sold over one million copies and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America that November. [14]
The songs on the album are a blend of funk (Watkins), hip-hop (Lopes), and R&B (Thomas), similar to the new jack-swing sound popularized by producer Teddy Riley in the late 1980s. [14] The album was a critical and commercial success, being certified quadruple-platinum for shipments of four million copies in the United States.
Trina is giving Beyoncé her flowers for the impact she’s made on other women in the music industry. “She is the No. 1 female rapper when she does rap. There’s no sleeping on the Queen ...
The Def Dames is also among the first female rap duo's from the Central Valley, and the first ever from Bakersfield to make the Top 20 on the Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. The Def Dames is known for their six releases and remixes they did of popular Top-40 hits in the late 80s and early 90s.
After starting a solo career and opening shows for artists such as Salt-n-Pepa, Sinéad O'Connor, and Judy Mowatt, she became a founding member of the alternative rock band Raggadeath, [4] which had a Canadian chart hit in 1995 with "One Life". In the late 1990s, Michie Mee began an acting career. [3]
In 1992, Da Brat's big break occurred when she won the grand prize in a local rap contest sponsored by Yo! MTV Raps.As part of her prize, Brat met the young rap duo Kris Kross and was introduced to their producer, Jermaine Dupri; Brat was eventually signed to his So So Def label, with Dupri remaining a collaborator, friend and fixture throughout the entirety of Brat's career.
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, [3] [4] is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the R&B girl group Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci.