XXL's Break Down Of Female Rap Debuts
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
, Posted by Tyree at 12:25 PM
As the newest female MC, Nicki Minaj has had
hip-hop’s attention since the release of her debut LP, Pink Friday
(Young Money/Universal Records). Featuring guest appearances from
Eminem, Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West, the project was one of the most
anticipated rap albums of 2010. Minaj’s comparisons to other women
rhyme slingers caused XXL to feel a bit nostalgic, so we looked back at
10 important female rappers’ debut albums to see how Pink Friday
compares. Check the facts.
Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday (Young Money/Universal Records)
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Tracks: 13
Guest Appearances: Eminem,Rihanna,Drake,will.i.am,Kanye West,Natasha Bedingfield
Copies Sold: 658,000+
Standout Moment: Pink Friday debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 375,000 copies: this marked the second-highest sales week for a female hip hop recording artist, behind Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.
MC Lyte
Lyte as a Rock (First Priority Music/Atlantic Records)
Release Date: April 5, 1988
Tracks: 10
Guest Appearances: 0
Copies Sold: 43,943
Standout Moment: Honored as a classic, the album revolutionized the
idea of the female MC with the unforgettable single “Lyte as a Rock.”
Queen Latifah
All Hail the Queen (Tommy Boy Records)
Release Date: November 7, 1989
Tracks: 15
Guest Appearances: De La Soul, Quasar, Daddy-O, Monie Love, 45 King and KRS-One
Copies Sold: 60,000
Standout Moment: The Queen unified female MCs with her signature feminist anthem “Ladies First.”
Roxanne Shant
Bad Sister (Cold Chillin’)
Release Date: October 20, 1989
Tracks: 14
Guest Appearances: Craig G
Copies Sold: 3,658
Standout Moment: As she was a pioneer in the female rap arena, it was
the right move for a go-getter like Shant to provide the empowering
“Independent Woman.”
Da Brat
Funkdafied (So So Def/Columbia)
Release Date: June 28, 1994
Tracks: 9
Guest Appearances: LaTocha Scott, Kandi and Y-Tee
Copies Sold: 1.2 million
Standout Moment: She had the first female-rap LP to sell over one million copies, makin g her the first platinum female MC.
Lil’ Kim
Hard Core (Big Beat/Undeas Recordings)
Release Date: November 12, 1996
Tracks: 15
Guest Appearances: The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Lil’ Cease, Puff Daddy and Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Copies Sold: 1.5 million
Standout Moment: The 1998 Grammy-nominated bonus record, “Not Tonight,” featured a slew of fellow female spitters.
Foxy Brown
Ill Na Na (Def Jam Recordings)
Release Date: November 19, 1996
Tracks: 13
Guest Appearances: Blackstreet, Havoc, Method Man, Kid Capri, Jay-Z and Dru Hill
Copies Sold: 1.5 million
Standout Moment: Ill Na Na was certified platinum three months after its debut.
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly (Elektra)
Release Date: July 15, 1997
Tracks: 17
Guest Appearances: Busta Rhymes, Lil’ Kim, Da Brat, 702, Timbaland, Ginuwine, Space & Nicole and Aaliyah
Copies Sold: 1.2 million
Standout Moment: Elliott set the album on course for success with the genre-bending, futuristic jam “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).”
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia Records)
Release Date: August 25, 1998
Tracks: 14
Guest Appearances: Carlos Santana, Mary J. Blige, Fundisha Johnson and D’Angelo Copies Sold: 7 million
Standout Moment: At the 41st Grammy Awards, Hill became the first female nominated 10 times in one year, taking home five statues
Eve
Ruff Ryders’ First Lady (Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records)
Release Date: September 14, 1999
Tracks: 18
Guest Appearances: Drag-On, Beanie Sigel, C.J., Missy Elliott, Faith Evans, DMX, The Lox and Swizz Beatz
Copies Sold: 2 million
Standout Moment: The poignant anti–domestic abuse single “Love Is Blind” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200
hip-hop’s attention since the release of her debut LP, Pink Friday
(Young Money/Universal Records). Featuring guest appearances from
Eminem, Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West, the project was one of the most
anticipated rap albums of 2010. Minaj’s comparisons to other women
rhyme slingers caused XXL to feel a bit nostalgic, so we looked back at
10 important female rappers’ debut albums to see how Pink Friday
compares. Check the facts.
Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday (Young Money/Universal Records)
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Tracks: 13
Guest Appearances: Eminem,Rihanna,Drake,will.i.am,Kanye West,Natasha Bedingfield
Copies Sold: 658,000+
Standout Moment: Pink Friday debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 375,000 copies: this marked the second-highest sales week for a female hip hop recording artist, behind Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.
MC Lyte
Lyte as a Rock (First Priority Music/Atlantic Records)
Release Date: April 5, 1988
Tracks: 10
Guest Appearances: 0
Copies Sold: 43,943
Standout Moment: Honored as a classic, the album revolutionized the
idea of the female MC with the unforgettable single “Lyte as a Rock.”
Queen Latifah
All Hail the Queen (Tommy Boy Records)
Release Date: November 7, 1989
Tracks: 15
Guest Appearances: De La Soul, Quasar, Daddy-O, Monie Love, 45 King and KRS-One
Copies Sold: 60,000
Standout Moment: The Queen unified female MCs with her signature feminist anthem “Ladies First.”
Roxanne Shant
Bad Sister (Cold Chillin’)
Release Date: October 20, 1989
Tracks: 14
Guest Appearances: Craig G
Copies Sold: 3,658
Standout Moment: As she was a pioneer in the female rap arena, it was
the right move for a go-getter like Shant to provide the empowering
“Independent Woman.”
Da Brat
Funkdafied (So So Def/Columbia)
Release Date: June 28, 1994
Tracks: 9
Guest Appearances: LaTocha Scott, Kandi and Y-Tee
Copies Sold: 1.2 million
Standout Moment: She had the first female-rap LP to sell over one million copies, makin g her the first platinum female MC.
Lil’ Kim
Hard Core (Big Beat/Undeas Recordings)
Release Date: November 12, 1996
Tracks: 15
Guest Appearances: The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Lil’ Cease, Puff Daddy and Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Copies Sold: 1.5 million
Standout Moment: The 1998 Grammy-nominated bonus record, “Not Tonight,” featured a slew of fellow female spitters.
Foxy Brown
Ill Na Na (Def Jam Recordings)
Release Date: November 19, 1996
Tracks: 13
Guest Appearances: Blackstreet, Havoc, Method Man, Kid Capri, Jay-Z and Dru Hill
Copies Sold: 1.5 million
Standout Moment: Ill Na Na was certified platinum three months after its debut.
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly (Elektra)
Release Date: July 15, 1997
Tracks: 17
Guest Appearances: Busta Rhymes, Lil’ Kim, Da Brat, 702, Timbaland, Ginuwine, Space & Nicole and Aaliyah
Copies Sold: 1.2 million
Standout Moment: Elliott set the album on course for success with the genre-bending, futuristic jam “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).”
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia Records)
Release Date: August 25, 1998
Tracks: 14
Guest Appearances: Carlos Santana, Mary J. Blige, Fundisha Johnson and D’Angelo Copies Sold: 7 million
Standout Moment: At the 41st Grammy Awards, Hill became the first female nominated 10 times in one year, taking home five statues
Eve
Ruff Ryders’ First Lady (Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records)
Release Date: September 14, 1999
Tracks: 18
Guest Appearances: Drag-On, Beanie Sigel, C.J., Missy Elliott, Faith Evans, DMX, The Lox and Swizz Beatz
Copies Sold: 2 million
Standout Moment: The poignant anti–domestic abuse single “Love Is Blind” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200
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