Comments on: Will The Real FemCee’s Please Stand Up?

By: SBK

SBK — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:56:14 +0000

@ 937andheartbreak
Naw she’s actually not. The only reason worth watching that cypher featuring her was for Joe Budden. She along with Buckshot and Crown Royyal were disappointing for the most part. Lyrically, Nicki Minaj is not impressive at all (let’s stop bullshitting with that, please!). The fact that she uses that “robotic” flow/accent when she raps just takes the listener’s focus off the lyrics and that she’s really not saying anything worth listening to. At the most, she pretty much for the new generation what Lil Kim and Foxy Brown were to the 90’s (minus the lyricism). She’s just eye candy as most can attest that they pay attention to her more for her looks than her lyrics. Like Kim had Biggie, Foxy had Jay, Nicki has Wayne… it’s all a cycle (just like pretty much everything else in Hip-Hop music).

@ Jeff
I agree with a lot of what you said in that the reason why female emcees are recognized more and accepted nowadays is because the majority buying audience of Hip-Hop/Rap music is females. Very true that females would rather listen to the common themes like money, partying, sex, etc. instead of themes of empowerment, self-awareness, etc. That’s just a given fact as it is seen with male rappers on the commercial/mainstream sign. In that case the question of female emcees can be made for male emcees as well. In all honestly I don’t think things in that regard are going to change any time soon. The music industry is too focused on money and those artists that are able to bring it in as big companies are pretty much running and controlling the decisions and motives of record labels. It would take a global change to the whole Hip-Hop/Rap genre to really see a return of both female and male emcees to the main stage like how it was in the 90’s. Looking back at it now, it’s kind of a shame how Hip-Hop/Rap music was taken for granted in the 90’s (kind of like it was figured to be that way forever and would never change) with the amount of classic albums constantly being released then opposed to a lot of the music dominating the genre now.

By: Chew

Chew — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:15:06 +0000

Jean Grae guys? I mean, she’s probably my favorite femcee to date. Although I haven’t yet downloaded some of her good material (Jeanius, etc) I’m giving it some good consideration to take some space on the computer.

By: 937andheartbreak

937andheartbreak — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:05:37 +0000

Nicki Minaj is actually good. Her freestyle on the B.E.T rap awards was on point.

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:12:46 +0000

I think any rapper’s success (male/female) or mainstream appeal is gonna be dictated by what women think. Women in general don’t look for much out of hip-hop other than a danceable beat and lyrics about them being tricked on, eaten out or being a pyt or something. At best, I think all women want to get out of a female emcee is an image to copy. I think that’s why Kim & Foxy blew up the way they did. Lauryn didn’t really blow off of her emceeing, it was her singing mostly. Dudes knew that her and Bahamadia were sick with it lyrically though. Latifah didn’t really blow off of her emceeing either. She had to do the Hollywood thing. I just think chicks ain’t really into lyricism or depth really. Think about it…Common ain’t been stellar for a while now, but he is more popular than ever because he now appeals to chicks. I don’t know women that know lyrics off Soul By The Pound or Resurrection. He started making chick songs and doing movies and shit and now chicks like the brother. Yea but back to female emceeing…the Trinas, Foxys, Kims, etc. talked about having all the things that women want (money, materials & sucka ass niggas). I think Shawnna is a phenomenal mainstream ‘affiliated’ female emcee, but chicks didn’t embrace her because they don’t wanna look like her and I don’t think DTP put her out there to be a major player. I just kinda feel like collectively…the female purchasing public just goes for the cheap thrills. They buy more records than dudes and they just don’t support female rappers. But think about it tho…ask a chick about Sojourner Truth, Barbara Jordan, Maxine Waters, Shirley Chisolm, etc. and they can’t tell you shit. They can tell you all you ever wanted to know about Beyonce, Madame CJ Walked, The Real Housewives of ATL, etc. The Jean Greys, Eternias, Tiye Phoenixes, etc ain’t selling a dream…they are selling empowerment and that’s not the general interest of female hip hop fans. Whatever chicks aint choosing aint selling.

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:09:33 +0000

RAtheMC is the truth and best female MC out right now.

By: magnificient

magnificient — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:33:28 +0000

It’s gone take a woman equivalent of Lauren Hill or a female version of Pac 2 push the real female rappers back 2 the fore front of Hip-Hop.

By: P-Body

P-Body — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:40:04 +0000

Good post man. Looking forward to hearing what people got to say.

By: EL3G

EL3G — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:37:25 +0000

I feel you, but there are Female Emcees out there. Just have to
search for them. Prime example: Invincible. She’s one of the best
female emcees in the game, but only underground heads really know about her. Also you have Jean Grae, Empress, Vixion, Bahamadia, Mecca the Ladybug (she’s on tour now), MC Lyte (who’s still doing it), and Lauryn Hill’s crazy ass.

It’s ALOT of female emcees. they just aren’t on MTV, BET, or whatever other bullshit the mainstream pays attention to.