Who else Nicki Minaj? Billboard crowns the number 1 female rapper ever

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Nicki Minaj Was crowned by Billboard to the best rapper of the female rapper of all time, and it is not a surprise – their reign was nothing less than legendary.

Billboard took into account several factors if you create your list: charted singles, album certifications, cultural effects, durability, ability to tell stories and voice outflow. Minaj’s successes are remarkable. She was the first rapper to cross the three-digit Billboard Hot 100 hits in 2018, and her tour “Pink Friday 2 World” became the highest tour for a rapper.

Minaj released a number of legendary albums, starting with ‘Pink Friday’, which in 2010 cited the US Billboard 200 and set the record for the largest rap -album -Sales week of the 21st century. She followed this success with ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ in 2012, ‘The Pinkprint’ in 2014, ‘Queen’ in 2018 and most recently ‘Pink Friday 2’ in 2023.

While Minaj is sitting at the top, other influential names like Missy ElliottPresent Lauryn HillPresent Lil KimAnd Queen Latifah Round off the top 5. Newer stars such as Megan du stallion And Doja cat Also make your traces with you Doechii After the success of her album, a place at number 24 deserves “Alligator Bites Never Heal”.

Minaj’s journey up is not just about hits and tours, but about influence. From their unforgettable verse to ‘Monster’ to their iconic rap personalities-Harajuku Barbie, Roman Zolanski, Chun-Li and Simply Onika-Hat Mininaj, shaped the rap game in a way that no one could predict.

Billboard summarizes it best: “The Queens icon was the first female rapper to put the three-digit Billboard Hot 100 hits in the shadow in 2018 (with 149 entries to their name to publish) and their connection to the Barbz remains stronger than ever, since Rosa Friday, the 2nd world tour, the highest, in history.