Young Thug Has A Hot Take About Billboard's Controversial Best Female Rappers List

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 03: Rapper Young Thug attends the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on February 03, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Young Thug thinks there's one name Billboard missed on this best femcee list, which includes Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, and Lauryn Hill.

Young Thug has a lot to appreciate in his life, and one of his biggest blessings is his relationship with Mariah The Scientist. However, as we all know, love is possibly the biggest creator of bias in the world, which makes his cheeky joke about Billboard's recent best female rappers list very understandable. "Where Mariah at tho," Thugger commented under DJ Akademiks' Instagram coverage of the list. Of course, the Atlanta singer is not exactly a rapper in the traditional sense, so people shouldn't be taking this smitten proclamation too seriously. But there are definitely very serious debates going around this Billboard list regardless of what the YSL MC has to say.

For those unaware, we'll give you a short summary of the best female rappers list Young Thug reacted to. The 25-piece Billboard ranking placed the one and only Nicki Minaj at the top spot, followed by Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, and Queen Latifah rounding out the top five. Other notable inclusions of more contemporary names are Cardi B at 11, Megan Thee Stallion at 15, GloRilla at 21, and Doechii at 24.

When Did Young Thug & Mariah The Scientist Start Dating?

A lot of people called out other exclusions and reshuffled their preferences on the Billboard ranking, but the "Metro Spider" lyricist doesn't care about bars. He only cares about his boo. Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist started dating sometime around November of 2021, which is around when Young Stoner Life posted some pictures of them together. Their official status only saw confirmation when Thug went to jail amid the YSL RICO case, which is kind of ironic. Nonetheless, they have been pretty strong throughout, even if external narratives around leaked jail calls threatened their peace.

Elsewhere, Young Thug avoided his probation's proposed revocation, which was a big win that he will probably continue to celebrate for weeks to come. We wonder whether or not he will comment on other viral hip-hop topics, whether that's the latest controversial list or other releases and collabs from his peers or from himself. Either way, we know Mariah The Scientist will probably be right there to advocate for her man too if he gets left off or downplayed on any rap ranking.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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