- 21. Cardi B Joins Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show," Continues to Slay Us Al
- (Music)
- ... the first solo female rapper to claim the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, this December Cardi became the first female rapper to send her first three Billboard Hot 100 singles to the top 10. “I’m ...
- Created on 22 December 2017
- 22. Pussy Riot Releases Feminist Anthems "Straight Outta Vagina" and "Organ
- (Music)
- ... Pussy Riot explains that they created this song because “Female power and female sexuality are yet [sic] to be discovered. Discussed. Performed. Lived up.” They go on to say that, “The owner of vaginas ...
- Created on 26 October 2016
- 23. 'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry on Bringing Feminism and Diversity to Broadway: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- ... its central characters are female, and they pass the Bechdel Test. But along with sexual diversity, the show has also embraced racial diversity — an action that took Goldsberry by surprise. She recalled ...
- Created on 03 May 2016
- 24. 7 Ways Prince Was An Ally To Women
- (Feminism)
- ... as an entirely unique, gender-bending artist who broke the barriers of gender conformity, as well as increasing the visibility of female sexual appetite. Yes, he did become a republican who didn’t vote ...
- Created on 22 April 2016
- 25. Notes On Why Playing Music As A Woman Is Still Fucked Up: BUST True Story
- (Music)
- ... our band (three women, one man, and featuring here one drag performer) constituted over half of the women present in the entire evening—out of eight bands. In the first round we were joined by one female ...
- Created on 27 January 2016
- 26. Salt-N-Pepa Say Female MCs Are Dropping The Baton
- (Music)
- ... and celebrate their 30th anniversary as alter-ego duo, Salt-N-Pepa, which digresses into a poignant criticism of the hip-hop music industry and whether the “female MC baton” has been dropped. “Definitely ...
- Created on 07 January 2016
- 27. BUST's 18 Favorite Albums of 201
- (Music)
- We've compiled our 18 favorite album releases of 2015—in alphabetical order, because ranking them is impossible. Treat your ears to powerful female vocals and mesmerizing instrumentals as you drift from ...
- Created on 14 December 2015
- 28. Rapper Remy Ma: Fresh Out of Prison and Ready to Take Back Her Throne
- (Music)
- ... [male rappers] doing time, but a female going to prison, doing six and a half, it’s an anomaly,” she says. “The fact that I am female and I came home and I’m not insane, not completely depressed, that ...
- Created on 25 December 2014
- 29. Nicki Minaj: Feminist Or Just Another Barbie?
- (Feminism)
- There’s no question that Nicki Minaj is a queen in her own right. She inspires millions, being one of a small number of female rappers who made the big time. In many of her songs and videos, she’s fierce, ...
- Created on 05 September 2014
- 30. Interview With a Bad Feminist: Roxane Gay
- (Feminism)
- ... to Dylan Farrow's letter about Woody Allen, it made me think about why the legitimacy of a female's account of abuse is often questioned, especially when it's sexual. But when men or boys speak up about abuse, ...
- Created on 20 August 2014
- 31. Oct/Nov 2010
- (Magazine)
- ... By Michèle Gentille The Secret Life Of Bees Mind-blowing closeup photographs of our little honey-making friends. By Rose-Lynn Fisher She Blinded Me With Science Putting female research scientists ...
- Created on 28 July 2014
- 32. Lizzo Premieres New Video and Announces Tour with Clean Bandit
- (Music)
- Some say that Lizzo is the greatest word-play rapper since the heyday of hip-hop. The Houston-bred, Minneapolis-based emcee is taking the world by storm with her clever raps and impeccable flow. After ...
- Created on 27 June 2014
- 33. Rock Dreams: Sister Duo Skating Polly Are Not A Cutesy Kid Band
- (Music)
- ... advice about being a young, female musician. You started playing music together at a Halloween party in 2009 but what was your first real show? How did it go? Were you nervous? Peyton: Our first show ...
- Created on 25 April 2014
- 34. First Female Afghan Rapper, Paradise Sorouri: “I’ve Received Threats, But Won’t Stop”
- (Music)
- “All female artists who work in Afghanistan today are risking their lives so that they can pave the way for other women.” These are the words of 24 year old Paradise Sorouri, Afghan’s first female rap ...
- Created on 25 November 2013
- 35. MC Lyte Receives "I Am Hip Hop Award" at 2013 BET Award
- (Music)
- It’s no surprise when I tell you MC Lyte is one of the flyest female rappers in hip-hop. If that comes to you as a surprise, then you don’t know real hip-hop (#notsorry). Growing up in my household, ...
- Created on 01 October 2013
- 36. Lizzo’s “Batches & Cookies” Music Video Is Everything Great
- (Music)
- Y’all, this music video is seriously the best. Combining sick fashion, sleek motorcycles, gay pride, a literally buttered-up man, and DONUTS (!!), up and coming artist Lizzo creates the perfect visual ...
- Created on 24 September 2013
- 37. Friday Flashback: Juicy Gotcha Krazy #unitards
- (Music)
- Ahh, 1988. What a time to be alive...(I assume). Hey, no matter where you were when Reagan was president, this song is the bomb dot com. Before Friday is over, sneak out those headphones and jam out ...
- Created on 06 September 2013
- 38. Hip-Hop Sister Duo Nina Sky Brings the Dance Party to Brooklyn
- (Music)
- Nicole and Natalie Albino are twin sisters who make up the hip-hop duo Nina Sky. The Queens, NY natives have been making dope beats and spitting sick raps since 2004. You might remember their chart-topping ...
- Created on 11 February 2013
- 39. Album Review: Azealia Banks | 1991 EP
- (Music)
- ... been "coming out soon" for approximately the past 5 months. Let me assure you--it was absolutely worth the wait. Hyped as the savior of female MCs since last fall's debut single "212" took everybody' ...
- Created on 01 June 2012
- 40. Be Sucker Free with Nitty Scott, Real MC
- (Music)
- Femcees have a hard time in the hip-hop game. The industry seems to think that it can only acknowledge the work of one female rapper at a time--and each new one gets compared to Nicki Minaj, no matter ...
- Created on 20 March 2012
