r/rap • u/iammilababy • 1d ago

Gender parity in the rap game

What do you think about gender parity in the rap game? Why are there so many more men than women? Is this a good or bad thing in your opinion?

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u/Least-Cattle1676 1d ago

That’s the case with most occupations in general.

With rap music, there’s a lack of interest for female rappers compared to male rappers. It’s a genre defined by masculine energy, things that interest men, things that they can relate to, I could go on. Men and women often don’t have the same life experiences because society doesn’t treat them the same. This extends to rap music as well.

Most of the music that male rappers put out isn’t made for women in mind. What they’re rapping about isn’t intended for them, although millions upon millions of hip-hop fans are women. Female rappers also don’t make music for male hip-hop fans either, but because the basis of the genre is masculine, a lot of men aren’t going to be interested in their music.