I'd say it's really close between Missy Elliott and Nicki Minaj.
Missy Elliott was huge in the late 90's/early 2000's, but Nicki is currently the popular female rapper. I feel like most people generally like Missy Elliott more though, like I've never really seen anyone say "ew I hate Missy Elliott" whereas Nicki is very polarizing, some absolutely love her, and some hate her.
Nicki minaj
shes the most successful female rapper of all time
and she is known worldwide
a lot of people dont know who lil kim and missy elliot are outside of usa
Nicki minaj
shes the most successful female rapper of all time
and she is known worldwide
a lot of people dont know who lil kim and missy elliot is outside of usa
Each female rapper is the queen of rap to someone. Each valued and lauded by at least one person. So in that case, all of them. Nicki is the most successful and is the reigning queen of the empire, but each female rapper has their own village, their own throne, and their own crown.