Female Hip Hop artists have always been an endangered species. If you peruse through unfiltered social media commentary, it won’t be much of surprise to see fans who openly admit they hate all female rappers in the same breath they make an alibi for Lauryn Hill.
These days, you’re only as strong as your last hit regardless of gender, but the fairer sex still has a time getting the respect they earn for themselves. Seeing that we’re currently in the midst of the most publicized female rap battle of all-time courtesy of Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma (it would have been 1990s Lil Kim and Foxy Brown, but pride prevented both ladies from ever creating a full-blown diss record toward the other) it’s a good time to be a female rapper.
Of course, Young M.A can proudly distance any of her success from the rabid interest of the “SHETHER”s and “No Frauds” of the hashtaggable Twitterverse and meme museum of Instagram. Fans who keep their ear to rising NYC Hip Hop can attest that the Brooklyn-born MC was putting in work well before her breakout record, “OOOUUU” became a top 20 Billboard smash.
“While they making disses I’m just making hits/
‘Cause if it don’t make dollars it don’t make no sense/
This is chess, not checkers, learn the game dude/
But I just can’t relate ’cause that’s what lames do”
But like I said, you’re only as strong as your last hit, which pretty much sums up the reason for the existence of her new single, “Hot Sauce.”
“OOOUUU” carried the high school hallway nickname of being the “2016 Bobby Shmurda Song,” mainly because it identified as a New York rap dance hit that was heavy with the bars. Adhering to her coast’s stringent guidelines on what constitutes as “real” wasn’t lost on M.A, either. In a November 2016 interview with FM.TV, she allowed viewers in on the jitters she had to go against the grain.
“When ‘OOOUUU’ was created, I was a little scared. I didn’t know how people were going to take to it, because it wasn’t me crazy spitting bars, storytelling or whatever the case that people were so used to me doing,” she shared.
Thankfully for her, said jitters were shook like halfway crooks and now Young M.A can add “superstar” to her byline just off of one hit.
Which sets the stage for “Hot Sauce,” produced by Showtyme On The Beat. It sounds like “OOOUUU.” Chills like “OOOUUU.” It’s not quite “OOOUUU,” but yes it will do. Success breeds swag and Young M.A sounds extremely comfortable in the pocket as the hazy trap spiral, complete with rattling 808s and drums tailor-made to bop to, will suit any club setting as the smoke and bubbly create a slow motion atmosphere.
The record won’t be a runaway hit like its first cousin, but it will give her more buildup in the live show to pad the buildup for “Eat” and “OOOUUU,” not to mention increasing the anticipation for her upcoming works, the Herstory, and its subsequent debut LP follow-up, Her Story in the Making.
One aspect that cannot be overlooked is how M.A’s slinky vocals across the mystical track will continue to boost her sex symbol status for those who find her sexy. It’s an uncharted territory for Hip Hop to have an openly gay female rapper who’s actually poppin’ and there’s not a bead of sweat dripping from her braids.
After all, confidence is king.
are you serious?
This dude is awful.
Dead asf
Same flow. Same beat. Same sound. Boring.
not ONE single female rapper is decent. not ONE. they all suck. the most overrated shit ever was nicki on monster. at no point was that hot. maybe kim on quiet storm was tolerable but nothing else. this shemale broad is one of the worst ever tho.
Because you haven’t lived in the 80s or 90s, please listen to Bahamadia, old MC Lyte, old Queen Latifah, Paula Perry, Lady of Rage, Yo Yo, Boss, Heather B and fuck, I’ll throw in some Nonchalant and Roxanne Shante.
Fact Sen Dog them ladies right there hold it down do not forget Simple E, Nikki D, man the list goes on for real female MC not these trash female you got now
If she wanna be considered a dude… Put her-he in that catagory. After ouuh… It’s nothing else. Put dude in the top 1,000,000… DX y’all getting worse by the minute. Should hire better journalist and writers… A lot articles on this site not refreshing as was in the pass. But I keep checking… I know it can turn around.
Do DX know anything i dont even listen to them but Foxy Brown destroyed kim on Capone n Noreaga’s Bang Bang track.M.A is a one hit bitch….. sex symbol? haha she look like a pitbull and people cant stand her voice n personality fuck are you talking bout
Gotta check out Rapsody she is pretty dope in my opinion just not know as much
I like Rapsody she has a great song with Styles P called The Pressure jean grae is another female mc i fucks with thats bout it
Sooo, y’all wrote an article about a less tight version of ooouuu, which was only mildly jamming to begin with.
Considering the fact that M.A. is leaning more towards the male persona, does she need to be in the running for best “Female” artist?
You’re right bro she identifies as a MALE!! fuk that
the only reason this female is getting any attention is she claims to be a lesbian if she said she was straight she wouldn’t be getting no pub she would be struggling just shows we are living in some very wicked times but the strong hold the devil has over earth is slipping everything is getting exposed today
??fake woke ass statement go take a nap.
She rap but if want to listen to a female mc I rather listen to Boog Brown or Invincible
He aight..
throw the lesbian and lgbt stuff out…in terms of rapping ability, she’s really not that good. stop hyping her up. she wouldn’t get on a track with jean grae, rapsody, snow etc
Lauryn Hill, Jean Grae, Bahamadia… that’s about it.
Rapsody???????????????????????!!!!!!!
If your looking for a dope femcee that respects the culture check out Sammus. Support quality Hiphop an be Healthy
How can ONE SONG put you on the #1 Contender list? Remy Voice: “Hey DX, are you dumb? HAHAHA” BTW the song is hot garbage, her flow is straight up elementary and the subject matter is… I mean what else can these imbeciles rap about? Nothing
Hey DX(and Trent), you Do Not decide who’s #1 or #5. Ya’ll just lame twitter journalists. Who are you to decide who gets to be on the Contender List? Nobody. You gotta learn about Hip Hop 1st. Young M.A is only out here bc the Gay mafia is paying for her publicity. Otherwise she has no rap skills
CO-SIGN. They are just playing to reeat a lie hundreds of times so people will believe it’s actually true.
They’re all trash anyway so who cares about who’s number one?
She nice, but the time has come and gone..she not fast enuff…you gotta pushout hits for the masses.
She can flow but not really trying to hear what she is saying. Definitely not #1. Narubi Selah, SA-ROC (seriously!!!), Stahhr, Rapsody, Dynasty, Nitty Scott, Jean Grae (seriously!!!), Boog Brown, Psalm One. That’s just a few names to look at.
No, it will not get her closer to #1,……… but a dope album will .