Its always, How is it being a woman in hip hop because hip-hop is misogynistic?
Youre already setting the stage for me to be inferior!
What do you mean, What its like to be a woman in hip hop?
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You trying to saypoor me?
But according to Lizzo, the differences between male and female rappers are visible and worth celebrating.
Being a woman in rap because women have a different perspective and women come from a different energy?
I can answer that question, she says.
We use rap as a tool for empowerment and men donttheyre already empowered!
Theyre using it for swag and flossin and bragging.
Theyre bragging about the power that they already assume.
Women are trying to get that power through rap, in my opinion.
And thats why it feels so much more empowering when women do it.
Here are seven hip-hop queens to hear now.
Stream this:Carry On, which gets an assist from spin up the Jewels Killer Mike.
Stream this:Lifted, a summery party-starter that samples the Wu-Tang Clan.
Stream this:Body, a bouncy duet with Jeremih that crackedBillboards Hot 100 this summer.
Stream this:How Does It Feel, which she says she wrote in a mere 15 minutes.
Stream this:Where Are You Now?, a sharp dressing-down of her rivals.
Stream this:Skwod, a grimy club-banger that redefines #squadgoals.
Stream this:Dont Fall In, an endlessly hypnotic tongue twister.
