Females running rap, but is it adding up??

There is definitely no secret that the ladies are crushing it in the rap industry. But is it making dollars and “sense?” Well let’s take a dive into the numbers.

Below are the album sales for the last year of some of the most well-known female rappers in the game, confirmed by Billboard charts source Luminate.

Doja Cat, Scarlet (Sept. 20, 2023) — 72,000
City Girls, RAW (Oct. 20, 2023) — 10,000
Baby Tate, Bate Tate Presents: Sexploration: The Musical (Oct. 27, 2023) — 2,000
Lola Brooke, Dennis Daughter (Nov. 10, 2023) — 4,000
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2 (Dec. 8, 2023) — 228,300
Tierra Whack, World Wide Whack (March 15, 2024) — 5,000
Flo Milli, Fine Ho, Stay (March 15, 2024) — 16,000
GloRilla, Ehhhthang, Ehhhthang (April 5, 2024) —33,100
Rapsody, Please Don’t Cry (May 17, 2024) - 5,000
Sexyy Red, In Sexyy We Trust (May 24, 2024) — 28,000
Megan Thee Stallion, Megan (June 28, 2024) —64,000
JT, City Cinderella (July 19, 2024) — 27,000
Ice Spice, Y2K! (July 26, 2024) — 28,200
Latto, Sugar Honey Iced Tea (Aug. 9, 2024) — 29,000