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Has there EVER been a decent female rap group?

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Vieo

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I've been listening to hip hop since the 80's and I don't remember there ever being a decent female rap group. Maybe my memory is fuzzy or maybe it's just that there never was one. :D
 
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DarienA

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Vieo said:
I've been listening to hip hop since the 80's and I don't remember there ever being a decent female rap group. Maybe my memory is fuzzy or maybe it's just that there never was one. :D
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Define decent. Salt n Pepa definitely had their high moments.
 
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Vieo

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DarienA said:
Define decent. Salt n Pepa definitely had their high moments.
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Yeah I guess. They performed at Wrestlemania. It doesn't get any higher than that. Although, I don't think stuff like 'Push It' should even be considered rap. It was more like that C&C Music Factory dance music crap. :lol

bjork said:
JJ Fad
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Come to think of it, JJ Fad were pretty decent. They're definitely several notches above Salt N' Pepa, even if they weren't as popular.
 
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karasu

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plenty of good female solo artists, but there were never too many groups. Salt & Pepa definitely qualifies. Push It wa snothing like C & C :lol
 
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Dreamfixx

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Women can't rap. It's just not in their nature. It's kind of like stand-up. When was the last time a female comedian (comedienne?) had you rolling?
 
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Loki

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Dreamfixx said:
Women can't rap. It's just not in their nature. It's kind of like stand-up. When was the last time a female comedian (comedienne?) had you rolling?
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Eh, MC Lyte has had some good songs over the years, as has Missy Elliot (yes, I'm leaving myself wide open here :p).
 
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cloudwalking

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HALCALI are awesome!

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http://www.halcali.com
 
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Flynn

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Dreamfixx said:
Women can't rap. It's just not in their nature. It's kind of like stand-up. When was the last time a female comedian (comedienne?) had you rolling?
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Asinine.
 
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Blackie

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Dreamfixx said:
Women can't rap. It's just not in their nature. It's kind of like stand-up. When was the last time a female comedian (comedienne?) had you rolling?
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Your joking, right? The Lady of Rage kicked ass AT LEAST for her verses on "Afro Puffs" and Sara Silverman had me cracking up on that Conan O'Brien spot. So that's kind of two examples of you being off base.
 
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bishoptl

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Dreamfixx said:
Women can't rap. It's just not in their nature. It's kind of like stand-up. When was the last time a female comedian (comedienne?) had you rolling?
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Wow, that was incredibly stupid.

Go download "Cha Cha Cha" by MC Lyte and come back when you've learned something.
 
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Dreamfixx

I don't know shit about shit
Well well look at all the friends I've made... maybe I should have clarified; I can't remember a female rapper that I thought was outstanding. I was speaking of my own experience and therefore made an unfair generalization. As for comedians, I think I'll stick to my original statement. Now chill out, losers.
 
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Fresh Prince

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Dreamfixx said:
Well well look at all the friends I've made... maybe I should have clarified; I can't remember a female rapper that I thought was outstanding. I was speaking of my own experience and therefore made an unfair generalization. As for comedians, I think I'll stick to my original statement. Now chill out, losers.
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Jean Grae is pretty good (technically). She could handle a few male mc's easily.
 
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JackFrost2012

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Man, I tell you about Halcali and now you go and pimp them before I have a chance to join the thread! Oh, well.

Well, if Halcali is too cute for you, you can't go wrong with Heartsdales!

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(middle guy is not in the group)

Unless, of course, you get some of their later songs which Verbal didn't produce. Then you can go wrong.
 
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Canadian Psycho

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Before I lost all interest in rap circa 1997-1998, I had a couple of cds by the Conscious Daughters (ok Bay area g-funk type group). They had pretty decent flows and, all in all, are the only female group/artists in ANY genre I had a record from. I love my women in the sack, not in the cd rack.

Also, I loved the flow of one of the girls doing a cameo in a song called "Buddah Nature" by the Blac Monks. Don't think she ever had a record out though.
 
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Mandark

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I'll second Jean Grae (who's a lot easier to google now that she's not What? What?). She's really, really good at rapping.

And Missy Elliot (I love Rumor People! Very much!)

And MC Lyte. 10% Dis is just such a great track, and I keep waiting for an appropriate opening to yell "HIT ME WHYDONTCHA, HIT ME WHYDONTCHA!" It would probably be easier to just start conversations with "God damn ho here we go again."

Salt 'n Pepa don't make the list, because they started their career by doing an answer song to Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh. As far as I've heard, there was never a counter-response. If there was, someone tell me the track name and where to find it, and they get a date with Mike Works!
 
Blackace

Blackace

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Mandark said:
I'll second Jean Grae (who's a lot easier to google now that she's not What? What?). She's really, really good at rapping.

And Missy Elliot (I love Rumor People! Very much!)

And MC Lyte. 10% Dis is just such a great track, and I keep waiting for an appropriate opening to yell "HIT ME WHYDONTCHA, HIT ME WHYDONTCHA!" It would probably be easier to just start conversations with "God damn ho here we go again."

Salt 'n Pepa don't make the list, because they started their career by doing an answer song to Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh. As far as I've heard, there was never a counter-response. If there was, someone tell me the track name and where to find it, and they get a date with Mike Works!
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Missy and MC lyte rock but both of them are not groups....(avoiding Missy is big enough to be a group joke... oops... guess I didn't avoid it well enough)
 
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mrkapawutzis

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Canadian Psycho said:
Before I lost all interest in rap circa 1997-1998, I had a couple of cds by the Conscious Daughters (ok Bay area g-funk type group). They had pretty decent flows and, all in all, are the only female group/artists in ANY genre I had a record from. I love my women in the sack, not in the cd rack.
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I have to agree with this post. They were produced by Paris and dropped some raw shit. I'm surprised no ones mentioned HWA. Eazys attempt at trying to make a female version of his group. Rick James' daughter was in the group.
 
Blackace

Blackace

if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
mrkapawutzis said:
I have to agree with this post. They were produced by Paris and dropped some raw shit. I'm surprised no ones mentioned HWA. Eazys attempt at trying to make a female version of his group. Rick James' daughter was in the group.
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CD was great HWA was not... that's why nobody mentioned them
 
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kevm3

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I don't know of any great women rapping groups, but as far as individuals go, how can da brat be overlooked? sooo ollld soooo olld sooo ollld funkafiedddd! Maybe I'm wrong but that sounds close enough.
 
Blackace

Blackace

if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
kevm3 said:
I don't know of any great women rapping groups, but as far as individuals go, how can da brat be overlooked? sooo ollld soooo olld sooo ollld funkafiedddd! Maybe I'm wrong but that sounds close enough.
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Da Brat is my favorite female artist...
 
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SolidSnakex

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Blackace said:
Komazawa koen... I hoop there!

Verbal is the man! I don't know why they stopped working with him.. can you shed some light on that Jack frost?
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He recently worked on their Baby Blue single along with Tomoyuki Tanaka of Fantastic Plastic Machine. Unless you were referring to Heartsdales, in which case I don't know whats up with them since they're under Verbals label.
 
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cloudwalking

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SolidSnakex said:
Now hunt down their video for Tandem. Absolutely amazing video.
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Tandem is so awesome!

Boogie9IGN, If you can manage it, check out all of their PVs... they're all super. Marching March, Strawberry Chips, and Girigiri Surf Rider are my favourites along with Tandem.
 
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Flynn

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Mandark said:
I'll second Jean Grae (who's a lot easier to google now that she's not What? What?). She's really, really good at rapping.
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Oh crap! I didn't realize they were the same people.
 
Blackace

Blackace

if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
I guess there hasn't been any real good female groups
 
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