Where have all of Nigeria’s female emcees gone?
There was an exciting time when a group of female rappers in the country were threatening to take over the rap scene, or at least challenge their male counterparts in raising the bar.
Sasha was once regarded and hailed as the queen of the mic, with Weird MC paving the way. However, there were strong contenders in Blaise, Kel, and Bouqui with a few younger ones like Mo’Cheddah and Muna also threatening to lay claim to the crown.
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These artistes had their fair share of success, but later succumbed to the rigours of competition in the music industry – and for some, the demands of life.
Fast forward to today, and there is hardly any female rapper of note, with all preferring to go the ‘singing’ route. Whether due to a lack of interest in the genre or a total lack of influence.
Eva Alordiah is considered as today’s unrivaled rap queen, but a lack of competition has seemingly made her too confident and relaxed.
There’s also Capital Hill‘s Mz Kiss who is showing promise, but still lacks the punch to make her a force.
TV girl, Kel recently tried to relaunch herself with the release of ‘True Talk’, citing an ‘influx of mediocre rap in the music industry’ as her reason, but it is not as convincing to be considered an impressive comeback.
Sadly, the good ol’ days of female rappers battling their male counterparts for awards in same categories appear to be long gone, and until something happens, it has no hope of revival – for good.
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