female rap

female rap

nicki minaj

music

Nicki Minaj’s Feminism Isn’t About Your Comfort Zone: On “Anaconda” and Respectability Politics

The Feminist Internet is, as usual, scrambling to decide: empowering, or not empowering? If anyone had actually been paying attention to Nicki all these years, they’d already know the answer.

Carmen —

Aug 25, 2014

Daily Fix

female rap

tv news & trailers

Lesbian Rapper Siya Comes to Your TV on Reality Show about Women Rappers

Lesbian rapper Siya joins the ranks of women featured on Oxygen network’s new show Sisterhood of Hip Hop.

Helen —

Jun 9, 2014

DeAnne Smith

female rap

music

Keep It Consensual as F*ck with DeAnne Smith’s New Music Video

“Pump it, crank it, spin it / I’mma get Ani DiFrank for a minute”

Brittani —

Apr 8, 2014

angel haze

female rap

music

Angel Haze Showers Us With Gifts From On High, Including First Listen to New Track

Dirty Gold release date, cover art, song and lyric video. Are you a puddle on the floor yet?

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 17, 2013

"personality cult"

b is hilarious

music

VIDEO: Brittani Nichols Releases Video for “Tandem Ride,” Furthers Excitement for Upcoming Rap Career and World Domination

The song is part of her upcoming and much-awaited mixtape, “Spirit Finger Gazebo,” which until recently often felt like a distant dream.

Carmen —

Jun 16, 2013

alsoalsoalso

female rap

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Heather Morris is Pregnant and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Don’t fire me for being fabulous.

Carmen —

Apr 10, 2013

documentaries

female rap

movie reviews

“Turn Me Up” Finds The Heart of Female Rap

“At the end of the day, they just want to be heard.”

Carmen —

Nov 18, 2012

Daily Fix

female rap

music

Sosan Firooz: Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper Deserves Major Props

Everyone has to step aside: Sosan Firooz is the baddest bitch.

Carmen —

Oct 11, 2012

female rap

hesta prynn

music

Hesta Prynn Could Fall In Love: The Autostraddle Quickie Interview

I had the opportunity to (virtually) sit down with Hesta (aka Julie Potash) and found out how to be a rapper and how to work with Jay-Z. The secret? Just…

Carmen —

Aug 29, 2012

female rap

feminism

playlists

Ladies Who Rap: The Playlist and Guided Herstory Tour

Let’s take a video-guided tour of the movement called ‘female rap’ with appearances by Salt-n-Pepa, Aaliyah, Lil’ Kim and more! Also, there’s a playlist.

the team —

Jul 17, 2012

female rap

feminism

music

A Worthy Throwback: Nicki Minaj Takes on Sexism, Does Makeup

Carmen’s Team Pick: It was July 6, 2012. It was just another day on UpWorthy. And then, there was Nicki Minaj.

Carmen —

Jul 10, 2012

azealia banks

female rap

playlists

Playlist: For Queers by Queers

From Detroit to NOLA to NYC, there are gay, bisexual, lesbian, trans, and queer artists who are making seriously awesome stuff everywhere, so let’s give them their due.

Rachel —

Jul 7, 2012