The top 10 Female rapper from Australia include the likes of Iggy Azalea and Abbie Cornish, among others.
It was only after a decade or two in the late 80s and the early 90s that rap and hip-hop culture started in Australia, compared to its origin in New York back in the 70s.
Although Australian rap originated in the 80s, it wasn’t until way later, in the late 90s and early 00s, that it stood firmly as a major and popular genre of music for people to listen to.
Australia has given us some amazing rappers over the years, and among them are some amazing female rappers who have successfully established themselves in the rap society.
Here is a list of 10 female rapper from Australia based on their Instagram followers and digital music platform reach.
1. Iggy Azalea
To begin the list at number one we have the superstar Iggy Azalea. She is one of the biggest musical exports of Australia to the world.
Born on 7 June 1990, as Amethyst Amelia Kelly, the 32-year-old rapper, and songwriter is arguably the biggest name in Australia when it comes to music be it, men or women.
With 17.1 million Instagram followers, she is very popular among her fans and followers. Iggy also has 7.64 million monthly listeners on Spotify with 6.3 million followers. With a playlist reach of 262 million, her popularity is currently measured at 72%.
The biggest song in Azalea’s career was Fancy, which garnered 1.1B views on Youtube and 641.9M likes on Spotify. Fancy helped her reach to more fans than ever and establish her as a celebrated artist all around.
2. Tkay Maidza
The 27-year-old Tkay Maidza comes in at number two on our list of amazing female rappers from the Australian continent.
Born as Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza in Harare, Zimbabwe on 17 December 1995, Tkay moved to Australia with her family when she was five years old in 2001.
Growing up in Perth, she later moved to Adelaide, where she started her musical journey. The Hip-Hop star is one of the most prominent rappers in Australia.
With 150k followers on Instagram, she has a considerable fan following who appreciate her music. Tkay’s most popular music on her Spotify platform is 24k with 17,605,389 likes. The song has also grossed 655k views on her Youtube channel which has 88.2k subscribers.
3. Barkaa
At number three we have the amazing Barkaa. Born in 1995, she grew up in the suburbs of Merrylands in western Sydney.
Born as Chloe Quayle, Barkaa is her stage name which she uses while performing her music for the fans. With more than 65 thousand Instagram followers, she is one of the prominent faces when it comes to the Australian rap scene.
A verified artist on Spotify, Barkaa has 34,925 monthly listeners on the platform with her most popular song being “King Brown,” which has 1,517,754 likes.
Chloe also has 16.6k subscribers on her official Youtube channel where the song King Brown has grossed 522k views.
4. Ecca Vandal
Just like many others on this list the number fourth spot holder on this list is an artist who came to Australia via immigration Ecca Vandal.
Vandal was born in South Africa to Sri Lankan Tamilian refugee parents. However, due to the apartheid segregation in South Africa during the late 80s, her parents decided to relocate to Australia for their safety.
Ecca was just a child when they moved. However, with her family came to Australia, they gained a budding young girl who would become a talented artist in the future.
Very popular in the Australian hip-hop and rap scenario, Ecca has a following of 13.4k on her Instagram. Vandal also has 11,717 followers on her official Spotify account and 56,640 people listen to her music on a monthly basis via the platform.
5. Maya Jupiter
Concluding the top half of our list of amazing and inspiring female rappers and songwriters from Australia we have Maya Jupiter coming in at five.
Born on 21 December 1978, in Baja California, Mexico, the 44-year-old rapper and songwriter’s family relocated to Melbourne, Australia when she was just one.
Using her stage name Maya Jupiter, the Mexican-born-Australian artist has done amazing work to put the Australian hip-hop and rap culture on the map.
Maya has 8,777 followers on her Instagram platform while maintaining 315 monthly listeners on her verified Spotify account. Her most popular song on Spotify is I am which has also garnered 17k views on her Youtube channel.
6. Chelsea Jane
We are on to the second half of our list involving the amazing female rappers and songwriters from Australia and Chelsea Jane sits comfortably at six.
Born on 16 December 1992, as Chelsea Jane Bredhauer, she simply uses Chelsea Jame as her stage name for performances. Native to Queensland, Chelsea started out by participating in rap battles and competitions.
Jane was the first female to be awarded the emerging rap artist award. Active since 2010, Chelsea has accumulated 3,553 followers on her Instagram and also has 468 followers on her official Spotify account.
169 people listen to her music on monthly basis on Spotify.
7. Macromantics
Macromantics comes in at number seven on our list of ten amazing female rappers hailing from Australia.
Born in 1980 as Romy Hoffman, she grew up in Sydney, NSW. Hoffman later moved to Melbourne, where she would start her career in music as a guitarist in a band, at just 15 years of age.
While with the band, she got more into hip-hop and rap music and started to include its elements in her own creations, releasing her solo album in 2006 called the Moments in Movement.
With 328 followers on Spotify, she has 68 monthly listeners of her songs. Her most popular song on the platform is, “Who is your god,” with 4,673 likes while Scorch is the most popular on apple music.
8. MC Trey
At number eight, we have yet another foreign-born artist who made it big in Australia after relocating to the oceanic continent.
Born as Thelma Thomas in Lami, Fiji, she was adopted when she was very young and later relocated to Australia with her guardians during her adolescent years reports Rolling Stone.
Known to fans by her stage name, MC Trey is revered in Australia as one of the very first female faces who made it big in the hip-hop and rap genre.
Based in Sydney, she has 738 Twitter followers and 2.7k likes on Facebook. With a verified Spotify account, she has 115 followers on the platform and 68 monthly listeners. Her most popular song on the platform is Daily.
9. Blue MC
Coming in at number nine on our list of greatest female Australian rappers we have Blue MC.
Born as Marisa Lock in Brisbane, she started her musical journey when she moved to Melbourne, Victoria in 2003. Lock is a popular face in Australia among hip-hop and rap fans and amongst music lovers in general.
Blue MC has 682 followers on her Instagram while amassing 3.3k followers on Facebook. She has 280 followers on Soundcloud, which is a popular music streaming platform, with her most popular track being Midnight Midnight from ten years ago, followed by Groove is in the heart and No Use.
10. Abbie Cornish
Finally, at number ten we have the beautiful Abbie Cornish to conclude our list of 10 amazing female rappers from Australia.
Unlike other entrants on our list, Abbie is not only a rapper and songwriter but also a very successful actress in her own right. We could’ve ranked her a little higher but since she isn’t a full-time musician, we thought this spot would be appropriate for the amazing Cornish.
We couldn’t have ended our list without her. Going by the stage name Dusk, when she’s singing, Abbie has a massive Instagram following of 339k followers.
Abbie’s top songs on apple music are Negative Capability, followed by Letters, and Bright Star.
Hence, these are some of the amazing female rappers in Australia who are trying to bring the Australian rap and hip-hop culture into the mainstream with their amazing music and work.
We couldn’t feature some amazing artists due to the nature of our list and this list by no means is an indication that the artist no featured here are not good. This list is just an expression of our liking and the stats obtained from social media platforms and digital music channels.