For the third straight year, Billboard's editorial staff highlights the hottest female MCs of 2026 so far.

The hip-hop world is in the midst of a transformative era, with Southern female rappers emerging as forces to be reckoned with. What started as a small movement has now grown into a cultural ...

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025, let’s celebrate female rappers’ undeniable impact on Hip Hop, particularly their groundbreaking accolades on Billboard’s coveted Hot 100 chart.

Sexyy Red has quickly become one of the biggest figures in hip-hop over the past couple years. So, there’s a lot of love flowing her way, but when you reach the heights that Sexyy has, there’s ...

Despite its radicalization of creating a subculture for Black Americans during a time when social unrest was constant, hip-hop can be a boys’ club. The roots of homophobia and misogyny in hip-hop ...