Girl Quote by Pepa

The objectification of females is not a good thing! Not every rapper does this, but when the lyrics focus solely on the strip club,…

— Queen Latifah

Rap is hardcore street music but there are women out there who can hang with the best male rappers. What holds us back is…

— Cheryl James

Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't rebel against…

— Chuck D

I looked at the rap community like street kids wanting their own brand. But now I look at that period with the rappers in…

— Tommy Hilfiger

People stereotype female rappers a whole lot.

— Tink

I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.

— Queen Latifah

To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it.

— Queen Latifah

There was a time when we had a nice little run: Eve, Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Remy Ma, Da Brat…

— Pepa

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't…

— Michael Franti

Girls always make our music go. They set the trends. It starts with the ladies.

— Quavo

The women like us because we're the first real women rappers, and the men like us because we're strong. We're not some soft little…

— Pepa

I feel like there's so much more men rapping than girls, and I think it should be balanced.

— Ice Spice