The Message

The women's Mount Rushmore of hip hop and R&B

by Sanni Brown

July 28, 2022

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Inductee Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City.
Inductee Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

A couple of months back, Ja Rule was asked in an interview what his Mount Rushmore of rap would look like. And what Ja Rule said just ain't been sitting right with me ever since. He said we got to start including women in these types of conversations and you know what? He is completely right. That's exactly what we're talking about this week on The Message: the women's Mount Rushmore of hip hop and R&B.

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