Eternia

Why there aren't more female MCs will always be sort of mystery to me. Early on you had Roxanne Shante and Queen Latifah keeping it really real with the female perspective. That gave way to Lauryn Hill who begat Jean Grae, etc - point being that there is precedent for women to rap. Is it the misogyny that is ever present in hip hop - some times overtly and sometimes not - that keeps more ladies from grabbing the mic? I don't know, but maybe because they're such a rarity - when a female emcee comes who can really spit - it never fails to grab my attention. As is the case with Eternia. This lady is ferocious on the mic.She's got a mixtape floating around called Get Caught Up, and if you're just finding out about her, this joint will let you know what you've been missing, featuring cuts culled from nearly 10 years of paying dues. This song "Real Frequency" is from '03 and produced by Jake One - real cool.



Grab a copy of Get Caught Up here.