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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" Becomes The Biggest Single By A Female Rapper In Almost A Decade


Nicki Minaj continues to set records.

The Young Money artist's song "Super Bass" is the biggest single by a female rapper in nearly a decade according to Billboard.

The song, which has been sitting on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks, moved up a spot from No. 4 to No. 3, becoming the highest-charting Hot 100 rap hit by a solo female rapper since Missy Eliot's "Work It" in 2002.

In addition to " Super Bass," Minaj has also made the top 10 as a featured artist on songs by Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" (No. 6) and Britney Spears' "Till the World Ends" (No. 3).

Check out the other female rappers besides Missy and Nicki who have had a top 10 hits below.

M.I.A., "Paper Planes" (No. 4; Sept. 27, 2008)
Lil Mama, "Lip Gloss" (No. 10; June 30, 2007)
Missy Elliott, "Get Ur Freak On" (No. 7; June 30, 2001)
Lauryn Hill, "Doo W** (That Thing)" (No. 1; Nov. 14, 1998)
Da Brat, "Funkdafied" (No. 6; Aug. 13, 1994)
Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance" (No. 3; June 24, 1989)




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