These collaborations highlight how women in rap and R&B have consistently innovated across decades. The list includes both mainstream hits and deeper cuts that showcase genre-blending creativity. Each ...

Kash Doll, a prominent American rapper and actress from Detroit, Michigan, recently appeared on the Club Shay Shay podcast, where she made a bold statement: she is the originator of the “doll” trend ...

Back when hip-hop was seeping out of New York City and becoming the soundtrack of urban American, red states preferred the rootsy melodies of country music. In those years, the idea of combining the ...

Though they might not always be as heralded, women have played crucial roles in some of the most impactful rap battles in history. Now, in a debut book from veteran culture writer Brooklyn White-Grier ...

Billboard crowns Cardi B #1 on their hottest female rap artists of 2025 list beating out a number of other acts. Cardi B‘s dominance of Billboard’s new female rap ranking proves women now control ...