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Female K-pop rappers have recently gained popularity worldwide due to their versatility and unique approach. Over the past three decades, the K-hip hop industry has evolved drastically, adopting the underground subculture. The genre is different from ballad music and mainstream Korean tracks.
In the 90s, rappers were hardly seen in groups. However, the landscape has drastically changed, with every K-pop group now featuring at least one rapper. This shift has brought K-Hip-Hop into the mainstream, blending it with popular culture.
Lisa and other female K-pop rappers of all time
The Sportskeeda team has cherry-picked some of the best female K-pop rappers and they are -
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- Lisa
- Jennie
- Dami
- LE
- Moonbyul
1) Lisa
The Rockstar singer Lisa, also known as Lalisa Manobal, is one of the best female K-pop rappers. This BLACKPINK member has showcased her rapping talent in songs like DDU-Du-DDU-Du, New One, How You Like That, etc.
Lisa can utter 613 syllables per second, making her one of the fastest female rappers. See You Later is one of her notable rap tracks where she threw 16 notes, portraying her rap skills.
The rapper has released some singles from her album Lalisa, among which Rockstar is the latest one. She has garnered several world records for her songs, like the fastest female K-pop idol who surpassed millions of views in 24 hours. She has also received awards from MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, etc.
2) Jennie
Jennie Kim, the popular K-pop female rapper is known for her confident stage presence and female empowering lyrics in her rap songs. In 2016, she started her K-Pop journey as a member of BLACKPINK and participated in EP Square One.
Through The Whistle and Boombayah Jennie entered into the rap industry. She has taken part in several chart-topping singles as well as played roles in multiple solo activities.
Further, she released a solo debut single with the name Solo. Besides, she has gained fame for notable songs Kill This Love and DDU-DU DDU-DU. Some of her received awards include the Best Female Rapper Award at the Melon Music Awards 2019.
3) Dami
A cherished female K-pop rapper Dami, whose full name is Lee Yu-bin, has cemented a solid position in the K-pop industry. In 2017, she stepped into K-pop by being a member of the DreamCatcher group.
Dami's Debut single Chase Me exhibited her intense tone in front of the world. Her dark edgy tone suits the horror theme of DreamCatcher pretty well. Besides this, she is known for rapping complex rhymes very smoothly.
Initially, Dami worked for a variety of shows and collaborated with many legendary Artists. Majorly, she started gaining popularity through her energetic performances in singles PIRI and BOCA. By delivering multiple good K Pop raps, ultimately she became the recipient of the Best Rapper Award at the Soribada Best K Music Awards in 2020.
4) LE
Another well-known female K-pop rapper, LE, is also known as Ahn Hyo-Jin. In 2012, she made her debut by joining the EXID group. Her debut single Whoz That Girl has introduced the world to a unique K-pop rapping style.
She has participated in various solo activities and collaborated with other artists. Yet she gained the main spotlight with Up & Down, Hot Pink, and Ah Yeah singles.
LE has received Best Rapper and Best Female Rapper awards in the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards, respectively.
5) Moonbyul
The versatile female K-pop rapper, Moonbyul, launched herself by joining the MAMAMOO group in 2014. Mr. Ambiguous is her debut single, through which she began her career in K Pop Industry. After that, she released several hit K Pop songs like Um Oh Ah Yeh, Piano Man, Starry Night, and You're the Best.
She has showcased her rapping skills through Solo Singles, Selfish, and Eclipse. For her rapping performances, she has received numerous awards. Some of those are the K Pop Artist Award, Best Rapper, Best Female Rapper, and Artist of the Year under the Korean Culture Entertainment Awards, Melon Music Awards, Mnet Asian Music Awards, and Gaon Chart Music Awards.
Apart from these female K-pop rappers, the industry has Hwasa, EXY, Giselle, etc.
