[fortheloveofmusic]

Female rap has definitely come a long way on the charts. A lot of female rappers experienced the "#2 hot 100 curse" because their biggest hits were so close to #1 but never quite made it. 4 female rappers did have #1 singles, contrary to popular belief. There are also a bevy of top 10 and top 20 singles that u may have known, or never even thought of.

Lauryn Hill-Doo Wop
Lil' Kim "Lady Marmalade"
Shawnna "Stand Up (Ludacris)
Remy Ma "Lean Back (Terror Squad)

#2 HOT 100 Peak

Lil' Kim "Magic Stick"
Lil' Kim "It's All About the Benjamins (Diddy/Puff Daddy)"
Eve "Let Me Blow Your Mind
Eve "Gangsta Lovin"
Missy Elliott "Work It"
Missy Elliott "1, 2 Step (Ciara)"

#3 Hot 100 Peaks
Nicki Minaj "Superbass"
Nicki Minaj "Till The World Ends (Britney Spears)"
Missy Elliott "Lose Control"
Salt n Pepa "Whatta Man"

Top 5

Nicki Minaj "Turn Me On (David Guetta)" #4 *Could hit #2 or #1 soon
Salt n Pepa "Shoop" #4
M.I.A "Paper Planes" #4
Nicki Minaj "Starships" #5
Missy Elliott & Eve ""Hot Boyz" #5
Missy Elliott "Make It Hot ( Nicole Wray) #5

Top 10

Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Angie Martinez , Left Eye "Not Tonight" #6
Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On"#7
Missy Eliott "Trippin(Total)" #7
Missy Eliott "Oops (Tweet) #7
Missy Elliott "Let it Go" #7 AGAIN?
Missy Elliott "Gossip Folks" #8
Nicki Minaj "Bottoms Up" #6
Nicki Minaj "Starships" #5
Nicki Minaj "Give Me All Your Luvin" (Madonna) #10
Nicki Minaj "Dance(A$$) Big Sean #10
Nicki Minaj "Make Me Proud" Drake #9
MC Lyte "You Want This (Janet Jackson) #8
Foxy Brown "I'll Be" #7
Foxy Brown "Touch Me Tease Me" (Case) #9
Lil' Kim "Crush on You" #6
Lil' Kim "Let it Go" #7
Da Brat "Funkafied" #6
Lil' Mama "Lip Gloss"#10
Lil' Mama "Shawty Get Loose' #10
Eve "Rich Girl" #7
Eve "1 Thing" #8

PART 2 (Thanks to KillaCham)
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Entries

(1999) "Do Wop (That Thing)", Lauryn Hill
(2001) "Lady Marmalade", Lil' Kim[*](2003) "Stand Up", Shawnna[*](2004) "Lean Back", Remy Ma

Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 Entries
1. Missy Elliot -- 5
2. Nicki Minaj -- 4
2. Lil' Kim, Evej -- 3
3. Lauryn Hill, Salt N' Pepa -- 2
4. Queen Pen, Shawnna, Remy Ma, Rah Digga, Sole

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Entries
1. Missy Elliot -- 10
2. Nicki Minaj -- 9
3. Lil' Kim -- 5
4. Eve -- 4
5. Lauryn Hill, Da Brat, Salt N' Pepa, Vita, Lil' Mama -- 2

Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Entries
1. Nicki Minaj - 15
2. Missy Elliot, Lil' Kim -- 12
3. Eve, Da Brat -- 5
4. Salt N' Pepa, MC Lyte -- 3
5. Lauryn Hill, Foxy Brown, Vita, Angie Martinez -- 2

Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 Entries
1. Nicki Minaj - 19
2. Missy Elliot, Lil' Kim -- 14
3. Eve -- 10
4. Da Brat -- 9
5. Salt N' Pepa -- 8

Entries

Missy Elliot: 33 Entries
(1993) "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of": #61
(1997) "Cold Rock A Party": #11
(1997) "Can We": #75
(1997) "Not Tonight (Remix)": #6
(1997) "Sock It 2 Me": #12
(1998) "Up Jumps Da Boogie": #12
(1998) "Make It Hot": #5
(1998) "Trippin'": #7
(1998) "Here We Come": #92
(1999) "She's A Bitch": #90
(1999) "All N My Grill": #64
(1999) "Hot Boyz": #5
(2000) "Take That": #86
(2000) "Is That Your Chick": #68
(2001) "Get Ur Freak On": #7
(2001) "One Minute Man": #15
(2001) "Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)": #28
(2001) "Oops (Oh My)": #7
(2001) "Take Away": #45
(2002) "Knoc": #98
(2002) "Burnin' Up": #60
(2002) "Work It": #2
(2002) "Gossip Folks": #8
(2003) "Pussycat": #77
(2003) "Cop That Sh#!": #95
(2003) "Pass That Dutch": #27
(2003) "Party To Damascus": #65
(2004) "I'm Really Hot": #59
(2004) "Car Wash": #63
(2004) "1, 2 Step": #2
(2005) "Lose Control": #3
(2006) "We Run This": #48
(2007) "Let It Go": #7

Nicki Minaj: 43 Entries
(2009) "Bedrock": (#2)
(2010) "My Chick Bad": (#11)
(2010) "Knockout": (#44)
(2010) "Up Out My Face": (#100)
(2010) "Lil' Freak": (#40)
(2010) "Roger That": (#56)
(2010) 'Woohoo": (#79)
(2010) "Up All Night: (#49)
(2010) "Your Love": (#14)
(2010) "Bottoms Up": (#6)
(2010) "Letting Go (Dutty Love): (#36)
(2010) "2012 (It Ain't The End): (#31)
(2010) "Check It Out": (#24)
(2010) "Right Thru Me": (#26)
(2010) "What's Wrong With Them": (#42)
(2010) "Monster": (#18)
(2010) "Roman's Revenge" (#56)
(2010) "Dark Fantasy: (#60)
(2010) "Fly": (#19)
(2010) "Moment 4 Life": (#13)
(2011) "The Creep": (#82)
(2011) "Did It On'em": (#49)
(2011) "Till The World Ends": (#3)
(2011) "Super Bass": (#3)
(2011) "Where Them Girls At": (#14)
(2011) "Turn Me On": (#10)
(2011) "Y.U. Mad": (#68)
(2011) "Make Me Proud": (#9)
(2011) "You The Boss": (#72)
(2011) "Dance (A$$) (Remix): (#10)
(2011) "Roman In Moscow": (#64)
(2011) "Stupid Hoe"#59
(2012) "Roman Reloaded" #64
(2012) "Give Me all Your Luvin"#10
(2012) "Starships" #6
(2012) ""Mutha****a Up" (Tyga) #74
(2012) "Right By My Side" #51
(2012) "Beez in da Trap" #54
(2012) Take it to the Head #63

Lil' Kim: 20 Entries
(1995) "Player's Anthem": #17
(1996) "Get Money" #13
(1996) "No More Games": #92
(1996) "No Time": #18
(1996) "Call Me": #90
(1997) "Not Tonight (Remix)": #6
(1997) "It's All About The Benjamins": #2
(1998) "Money, Power, Respect": #17
(1999) "Notorious B.I.G.": #82
(2000) "No Matter What They Say": #60
(2000) "How Many Licks?": #75
(2001) "Lady Marmalade": #1
(2001) "Wait A Minute": #30
(2001) "Do You Wanna Roll?": #84
(2003) "The Jump Off": #17
(2003) "Magic Stick": #2
(2003) "Can't Hold Us Down": #12
(2005) "Sugar (Gimme Some)": #20
(2005) "Lighters Up": #31
(2007) "Let It Go": #7

Eve: 16 Entries
(1999) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend": #47
(1999) "What Y'all Want": #29
(1999) "Gotta Man": #26
(1999) "Hot Boyz": #5
(2000) "Love Is Blind": #34
(2000) "Ryde or Die Chick": #73
(2000) "Got It All": #88
(2001) "Who's That Girl?": #47
(2001) "Let Me Blow Ya Mind": #2
(2001) "Caramel": #18
(2002) "Gangsta Lovin'" #2
(2002) "Satisfaction": #27
(2003) "Not Today": #41
(2004) "Rich Girl": #7
(2007) "Like This": #81
(2007) "Tambourine": #37

Lauryn Hill: 12 Entries
(1993) "Nappy Heads (Remix)": #49
(1996) "Fu-Gee-La": #29
(1996) "Killing Me Softly": #2
(1996) "Ready or Not": #69
(1996) "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)": #53
(1997) "The Sweetest Thing": #61
(1997) "Guantanamera": #62
(1998) "Doo Wop (That Thing)": #1
(1999) "Ex-Factor": #21
(1999) "Everything Is Everything": #35
(1999) "Turn Your Lights Down Low": #86
(1999) "All That I Can Say": #44

Da Brat: 11 Entries
(1994) "Funkdafied": #6
(1994) "Fa All Y'all": #37
(1996) "Sittin' on Top of the World": #30
(1997) "Ghetto Love": #16
(1997) "Sock It 2 Me": #12
(1997) "Not Tonight (Remix)": #6
(1998) "The Party Continues": #26
(2000) "That's What I'm Looking For": #56
(2000) "Whatchu Like": #26
(2003) "In Love Wit Chu": #44
(2005) "I Think They Like Me (So So Def Remix)": #15

Salt N' Pepa: 11 Entries
(1987) "Push It": #19
(1990) "Expression": #26
(1991) "Do You Want Me": #21
(1991) "Backyard": #73
(1991) "Let's Talk About Sex": #13
(1992) "You Showed Me": #47
(1993) "Shoop": #4
(1994) "Whatta Man": #3
(1994) "None of Your Business": #32
(1995) "Ain't Nuttin' But A She Thing": #38
(1998) "Gitty Up": #50

Foxy Brown: 7 Entries
(1996) "Touch Me, Tease Me": #14
(1996) "Ain't No *****": #50
(1996) "Get Me Home": #42
(1997) "I'll Be": #7
(1997) "Big Bad Mama": #51
(1997) "(Always Be My) Sunshine": #95
(1999) "Hot Spot": #91

MC Lyte: 7 Entries
(1991) "Poor Georgie": #83
(1993) "Ruffneck": #35
(1994) "Freedom": #18
(1996) "Keep On, Keepin' On": #10
(1996) "Can't Hang": #56
(1997) "Cold Rock a Party": #11
(1997) "Come On": #41

Trina: 6 Entries
(1998) "Nann *****": #62
(1999) "Shut Up": #83
(2000) "Pull Over": #93
(2001) "Take It To Da House": #88
(2003) "B.R. Right": #83
(2005) "Here We Go": #17

Queen Latifah: 5 Entries
(1993) "U.N.I.T.Y.": #23
(1994) "Weekend Love": #70
(1994) "Just Another Day...": #54
(1997) "It's Alright": #76
(1998) "Paper": #50

Shawnna: 4 Entries
(2001) "What's Your Fantasy": #21
(2003) "Stand Up": #1
(2005) "Shake Dat ****": #63
(2006) "Gettin' Some": #31

Amil: 4 Entries
(1998) "Can I Get A...": #19
(1999) "Jigga What, Jigga Who": #83
(1999) "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)": #65
(2000) "Hey Papi": #76

Queen Pen: 4 Entries
(1997) "No Diggity": #1
(1997) "Man Behind The Music": #84
(1998) "All My Love": #28
(1998) "Party Ain't A Party": #74

Remy Ma: 3 Entries
(2004) "Lean Back": #1
(2004) "Take Me Home": #62
(2006) "Conceited": #90

Vita: 2 Entries
(2000) "Put It On Me": #8
(2002) "Down 4 U": #6

Charli Baltimore: 2 Entries
(2002) "Down Ass Bitch": #21
(2002) "Down 4 U": #6

Sole: 2 Entries
(1999) "Who Dat?": #5
(1999) "4, 5, 6": #27

Yo-Yo: 2 Entries
(1991) "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo": #36
(1993) "Bonnie & Clyde Theme": #72

Lil' Mama: 2 Entries
(2007) "Lip Gloss": #10
(2007) "Shawty Get Loose": #10

Angie Martinez: 2 Entries
(1997) "Not Tonight": #6
(2002) "If I Could Go": #15

Smooth: 2 Entries
(1995) "Mind Blowin'": #75
(1998) "Strawberries": #49

1 Billboard Entry
Monie Love, (1990) "It's A Shame (My Sister)": #26
Bo$$, (1992) "Deeper": #65
MC Lucious (1992), "Boom I Got Your Boyfriend": #61
Lady of Rage, (1994) "Afro Puffs": #57
Nonchalant, (1996) "5 O'clock": #24
Silk-E Fyne, (1998) "Romeo & Juliet": #6
Mia X, (1998) "Make 'Em Say Uhh!": #16
Rah Digga, (2002) "I Know What You Want": #3
Khia, (2002) "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)": #32
Ms. Jade, (2002) "Are We Cuttin': #96
Lady Sovereign, (2006) "Love Me or Hate Me": #45
Rasheeda, (2007) "Like This": #32[/CENTER]

[fortheloveofmusic]

this **** will not flop lol

[Stepfon]

So, Lauryn Hill has the only #1 song that is a solo? Legend.

[IREPMINAJ]

hmmm wonder if nicki can get a 1 this era

[crazyinlovejr]

Don't 4get to include M.I.A. - Paper Planes peaked at #4!
And if you're trying to be comprehensive: Young Money f/ Lloyd - BedRock at #2 (had Nicki Minaj featured in it)

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by crazyinlovejr

Don't 4get to include M.I.A. - Paper Planes peaked at #4!
And if you're trying to be comprehensive: Young Money f/ Lloyd - BedRock at #2 (had Nicki Minaj featured in it)

I didn't want to go into all of that, because if I did, I would have 2 include junior mafia, the firm, the fugees, ruff ryders, lmao

[Amaru]

Yess Kimberly & Lauryn

Slayyy

[Feather]

Yessssssssssss, Queen Eve, aka the first female rapper to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200

Also don't forget

#7


#8

[Feather]

This should have smashed

[Cobato]

Queens Lauryn, Kim, Missy, and Eve

[Feather]

Back then, all the female rappers had a "bad ass" attitude, but this generation of rappers they don't have to play that role, they could be as feminine as they want or spunky, and I think that's why they're more successful (i.e Nicki Minaj), because we're all bored of the old female rappers.

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by Feather

Yessssssssssss, Queen Eve, aka the first female rapper to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200

Also don't forget

#7


#8

yes I did forget wtf lol and I think Foxy Brown was the first to have a #1 album.

[Feather]

Foxy Brown - Chyna Doll
The album was released in United States on January 26, 1999 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making Foxy Brown the first female hip-hop artist in history to debut at the number one spot on the Billboard 200.

Eve - Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
The album was released September 14, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. It is the first album in history by a female rapper to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.

[Cobato]

Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic

I think Foxy Brown was the first to have a #1 album.

Yeah with "Chyna doll" in 99.

[Amaru]

Originally posted by Feather

This should have smashed

Yess feather!!

This is my jam!! absolutely flawless!

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by Feather

Foxy Brown - Chyna Doll
The album was released in United States on January 26, 1999 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making Foxy Brown the first female hip-hop artist in history to debut at the number one spot on the Billboard 200.

Eve - Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
The album was released September 14, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. It is the first album in history by a female rapper to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.

the wording is a little weird but Foxy was first. Eve was the first and ONLY rapper to have consecutive top 2 hits tho.

[Amaru]

Originally posted by IREPMINAJ

hmmm wonder if nicki can get a 1 this era

Turn Me On on has a good shot! But WDKY is increasing fast .. it may fall prey to the #2 Hot 100 curse like the other female MCs

[trinafan92]

Welp,trina was never a big artist on the hot 100 airplay.
Hot Singles Sales chart,a different story.

[Amaru]

Originally posted by trinafan92

Welp,trina was never a big artist on the hot 100 airplay.
Hot Singles Sales chart,a different story.

Well she's the first female rapper to release a 5th studio album...

She's gotten farther than the rest

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by Amaru

Well she's the first female rapper to release a 5th studio album...

She's gotten farther than the rest

how is she when MIssy has 6 albums that came out b4 Trina's 5th in 2010? Maybe I should add accolades also lol.