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While the death of hip-hop has been a matter of debate in recent years, the demise of the star female emcee had been all but accepted.
There had always been at least one female rap act to contrast hip-hop's defining male edge, from Queen Latifah to Lil Kim to Missy Elliott to Lauryn Hill.
But in the past few years, women rappers were mere blips on the scene, and the occasional hit only underscored how weak the field had become.
Until now.
Nicki Minaj, the in-your-face, highly animated sex kitten and protege of rap prince Lil Wayne, has not only emerged as hip-hop's leading female, she's outdoing her male counterparts, too.
The 26-year-old Minaj has yet to release an official studio album, but she's saturating all facets of hip-hop, from radio to mixtapes to magazines.
She's costarred on songs with Lil Wayne, Drake, Usher, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Diddy, among many others. She's also set to appear on Kanye West's upcoming CD. With her collaborations, she's landed 10 songs on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart, including three in the Top 10; and Minaj's had eight overall tunes on the Hot 100.
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