Missy Elliot, by far.

If she was a dude she'd be compared to the greats.
But her catalog speaks for itself.

She was Drake before Drake straddling the lines of Hip Hop and R&B.

She worked with all of the game's icons, including Nas and Jay, and helped shape Aaliyah's career as well as introducing a bunch of female artists into the game. Her visuals pushed the medium forward and showed there are no limitations to how creative you can be.

Shes one of the few artists who can write the song and throw in a verse or a hook for the feature. A triple threat, shes not only the GOAT female MC but shes top 20 entertainers of all time, period.

If not Missy, then who?

Real, she is probably the best female rapper ever

i like to think early lil kim would give her a good run but supa dupa fly one of the greatest albums oat regardless of gender.

take probably out and it's an accurate statement

Nicki Minaj

OP right on this one

She’s not comparable to nicki sorry not sorry

Missy fye, but not rly in the same category

See: Kanye - Monster

Kim had BIG ghostwriting her early stuff.

Missy stood on her own and wrote hits for herself and others

yeah and it's hard not to pop when you're hand selected by BIG in junior mafia.

just weird to think about how much crazy talent has come out of virginia beach

Missy actually has a classic album. Not to mention she has so many GOAT videos. Nicki closes is Pink Friday but it’s not an undisputed classic.

most consistent and best songwriter i'd say.

Folks really think Nicki is the greatest female rapper?

Not even close.

Foxy wouldve f***ed Nicki up.

Eve too.

imagine lmao

CORRECT

Missy has deep cuts 10x better than Nicki’s highest high

Cause shes wack.

That ain't hate. That's having good taste.

Came itt to say Missy and you already did it for me

Drake's approach to music lowkey reminds me of peak m.i.a. sometimes too even tho he's not as experimental. Drake been studying the female greats and he had a hit with a Lauryn sample.

Didn't Wayne call Missy his 'favourite artist' even after all the money Nicki must have made him lol

i like nicki but she's not a top 2 female to me. more like 3 or 4

"having good taste"
nicki is still the better rapper
better delivery/flow, better pen, more hits, longer career, and she still has a loyal fanbase that'll keep her charting