Abstract
The issues faced by female MCs in terms of the identity they present give rise to some significant questions: In what ways do and can female hip-hop artists express gender and sexuality in their work and remain recognized as artists? How do female rappers use language to create an identity? To investigate these issues this paper focuses on the female rap artist Rah Digga and her debut album Dirty Harriet (1999). This study examines Rah Digga's use of black language, and critiques the ways in which she reappropriates the language of male rappers in order to gain legitimacy and an authoritative voice in the hip-hop world. This paper illuminates the ways in which Rah Digga challenges pre-conceived notions of female sexuality in rap society and transgresses boundaries that often separate female and male rap artists.
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