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20 Classic Female-Fronted Hip Hop Tracks

MC Lyte — Ruffneck”

Seriously, Rolling Stone, no MC Lyte? If we’re going to venerate the halcyon days of old-school hip hop — and shit, we like ’80s hip hop as much as anyone — then we’re struggling to see how Lyte didn’t make the cut. (It’s pretty great seeing the vintage footage of NYC in the above video, too.)