Which of these biggest female rap artists in recent history is more respected?
Iggy Azalea


Or Nicki Minaj?

Nicki

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Nicki, unfortunately Iggy won't be taken serious by some because she's white.

Nicki, critics might not have liked the pop-y stuff on Roman Reloaded but The New Classic has been thoroughly dragged.

At the beginning of both careers nicki by FAR.

Now iggy by a bit but once she blows up she'll lose respect and nicki will gain respect with her new projects.

Nicki, lol.

Iggy. People stopped taking Nicki seriously when she went pop and began dressing like a clown.

Nicki.

Petty for that Nicki pic in the OP.
But Nicki is way more respected in any type of genre.

I don't believe either of them are respected as far as rapping goes.

Nicki has had some great moments, Iggy has zilch. I will go with Nicki though.

More respected as in more acclaim? Nicki.
More respected as in people having admiration for her craft? Nicki, definitely as of late.

and people have started taking her seriously again since she got back to her roots, both musically and physically.

You know this is photoshoped, right? I'm not saying that the original looks good but this is just tragic.

If that's true, then why is Eminem one of the most respected rappers ever?

If Iggy does something that is worthy of praise then she will receive praise. People LOVED Thrift Shop and Can't Hold Us because they were great songs.

In fact, because she's white she will probably garner more attention if she does something good.

She has yet to show us anything that we should respect her for and therefore we should not take her seriously.

Iggy OFC