UPDATE: Check out our 2014 Rising Female Rappers list now!

Female hip hop feels dominated by Nicki Minaj's larger-than-life personality and Azealia Banks' never-ending beefs, but don't get it twisted: there's way more going on.

We've searched across the globe for the lady MCs poised to own 2013. Some have major names backing them (like Lil' Kim protege Tiffany Foxx) while others have huge viral appeal (CL, rapper of K-pop group 2NE1, garnered over a million views of her debut single in less than 24 hours).

Get the 411 on the hottest rising lady rappers right here. Don't sleep on these fierce females!

Rap Sheet:

• Real name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

• Home: Sydney, Australia

• Why she's hot:
  • Earned millions of views with viral videos like "PU$$Y" (4.8 million) without the help of a major record label.
  • Inked an endorsement deal with Levi Jeans in late 2012.
  • Signed with Island Def Jam after a deal with Interscope Records fell through (She didn't agree with Interscope telling her to "simplify" her music. You go girl!)
  • Her video "Work" (above) is her most-watched video to date with more than 11 million views in less than three months.
  • She rocks a curve-hugging catsuit and tiny pasties in the ultra-sexy "Change Your Life" video featuring T.I.

Rap Sheet:

• Real name: Lakisha Kimberly Robinson

• Home: Brooklyn, NY

• Why she's hot:
  • In a world where most MCs are trying to oneup Nicki Minaj's aggressiveness, Robinson offers a laid back style, heard in "Navy" (above).
  • Robinson teamed with The FADER editor-in-chief and a New York Times music journalist for a NY Public Library roundtable on rap music today. 
  • Childish Gambino, SBTRKT, A$AP Ferg, Earl Sweatshirt and more also guested on her K+ mixtape.

Rap Sheet:

• Name: Chella H

• Home: Chicago, IL

• Why she's hot:
  • Garnered big buzz for her mixtape The Realest B*tch in It, which caught the attention of Vibe and XXL, among others.
  • Joined Miami MC Trina onstage in Chicago. 
  • She wants to be "the first self-funded street female artist from the Chicago projects to start a bidding war without the co-sign of a major male artist." Sisters are doing it for themselves.

Rap Sheet:

• Name: Tiffany Foxx

• Home: St. Louis, MO

• Why she's hot: 
  • Protege of one hip hop's most famous: Lil' Kim!
  • Garnered buzz with Kim collabs like "Jay-Z" (above) and "Twisted."
  • She loves taking photos with gal pal Miley Cyrus (who appeared in her "Twisted" vid). Miley's huge fanbase—including 12 million Twitter followers—have her on their radar.

Rap Sheet:

• Real name: Chanelle Scott Calica

• Home: London, UK

• Why she's hot:
  • Mixes raps with M.I.A.-esque electronic hip hop, as heard in new single "Scumbag" (above).
  • Appeared on Azealia Banks' mixtape cut "Neptune." 
  • The controversial Banks returned the favor for Shystie's single "Control It."

Rap Sheet:

• Real Name: Natasha Shanta Reid

• Home: Seoul, South Korea (born in Fort Hood, TX)

• Why she's hot:
  • Helped usher in a once-absent hip hop to South Korea in the late '90s/early '00s. Her group Uptown landed big hits like "Olla Olla" and "Let's Meet Up Again."
  • Appeared on a remix to Far East Movement's Justin Bieber collab "Live My Life."
  • Has an upcoming collaboration with R&B star Amerie.
  • In 2013 created a Korean rap supergroup MFBTY. BuzzFeed Music said single "Sweet Dream" (above) was on the same level as Psy's "Gangnam Style."

Rap Sheet:

• Real name: Raykeea Wilson

• Born in: Detroit, MI

• Why she's hot: 
  • The only female featured on XXL's 2013 Freshmen Class cover.
  • The BBC's No. 3 pick in their Sound of 2013 list.
  • She recorded brutal Azealia Banks diss track "On the Edge" in 20 minutes! (She also gets points for taking the high road and apologizing.)
  • She went hard in the live premiere of "No Bueno," the first single off forthcoming debut album Dirty Gold.

Rap Sheet:

• Real name: Chaelin Lee

• Home: Seoul, South Korea

• Why she's hot:
  • She's the leader of K-pop girl group phenom 2NE1, but broke out on her own with 2013 solo single "The Baddest Female" (above). The vid earned over a million views in less than 24 hours.
  • Proven her ability to spit in Korean (see 2NE1's latest single "Do You Love Me") and English (she handles a verse on will.i.am's new record on "Gettin' Dumb").
  • Instagrams pics with pals A$AP Rocky, Will Smith and Snoop Dogg. 
  • She performs with a parrot on her shoulder. Seriously, check it out.

Rap Sheet:

• Name: Brooke Candy

• Home: Oxnard, CA

• Why she's hot:
  • Spits feminist-driven lyrics like "It's time to take the word back / Slut is now a compliment / A sexy-ass female / Who runnin' sh-t and confident" in tracks like "Das Me" (above).
  • Garnered attention from indie crowd by co-starring in Grimes' awesome "Genesis" video.
  • Featured on Charli XCX's trance-pop track "Cloud Aura."

Rap Sheet:

• Name: Nora Lum

• Home: Queens, NY

• Why she's hot:
  • Makes hilarious and lyrically-impressive tracks like "Mayor Bloomberg (Giant Margaritas)," "Yellow Ranger" and "NYC Bitche$" (above).
  • Attended LaGuardia High School, aka the performing arts school Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks both hail from.
  • She was the focus of an April 2013 New York Mag feature "Can an Asian Woman Be Taken Seriously in Rap?" as one of the very few (only?) Asian-American females looking to break into U.S. hip hop.

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