From:  lil_chemney

The 1st female i heard i believe was salt N pepa.

And the best i`ve heard had to be mc lyte!
either her or lauren hill!

 Lucy Diamonds

Back In the Day pretty much I listen to Queen Latifah and MC Lyte and that was about it. Most recently I'm into Eve, Amil shes dope....that's pretty much about it, theres not, personnally to me theres not too many females out there that's really, really doing it. Some of them are doing their thing but I just ...I don't really feel them...Lil Kim, Trina, Foxy Brown...I don't feel them.

DJ Fusion

The First Female Emcee I heard...it's a tie between MC Ltye and early Queen Latifah.

Favorite of the past....well favorites it's kind of hard to narrow it down. I em' say MC Lyte, Queen Latifah till just about the Black Reign era, which I think is just about her best album. Bahamadia was one I was into, especially when I came into the college setting. Lauryn, of course Lauryn cause she's just sick like that. I respect Missy as well cause I think she was the one who brought some of the fun back into the recent hip-hop scene. Cause everybody has their own style and that cool, but it gets kind of tired when everybody wants to be hardcore, bust a gun whatever... while Missy in a video wearing a trash bag and dancing.

Skye 

Salt & Pepa, Definitely MC Lyte, she was heavy, she was way ahead of her time. Queen Latifah definitely.

Lauryn Hill... Rah Digga, Remy Martin. I always respected Foxy's style and sass but Lauryn Hills mind and understanding of oppostions we have to go through.

Lady Luck

From:  JAindian

I`M NOT INTO RAP AND HIP HOP TOO MUCH, BUT THE FIRST FEMALE MC I CAN THINK OF IS MC LYTE AND QUEEN LATIFAH. NOW I`M SURE THERE IS SOMEONE BEFORE THEM, BUT I CAN`T THINK OF ANYONE ELSE. I THINK THEY BOTH HAD TALENT FOR THE TIME THEY WERE OUT BUT FOR THE CURRENT TIMES THEY WOULD DEFINITELY BE BEAT!!!

MY FAVORITE FEMALE MC PAST IS YO-YO!!!!! I DON`T KNOW I JUST LIKE HER SOUND BACK THEN! MY CURRENT FAVORITE MC IS FOXY BROWN AND EVE. I LIKE THEIR SOUND AND THE WAY THEY FLOW. I`M JAMAICAN SO I REALLY LIKE THE MIX OF HIP HOP AND REGGAE THAT FOXY BROWN HAS GOING. EVE SHE IS JUST GHETTO CLASSY! I`M FEELING THAT AND HER RAP STYLE IS OFF THE CHAIN!

From: "Crystal Crawford"

The first lady I ever heard rap was MissyElliott.