There are no popular "household name" female hip hop producers.

[JustCKing]

Missy is the closest answer and she's more R&B than anything

Production yes. Overall, no. Missy is recognized for her rapping more than singing. Her biggest records are rap songs.

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

Yea you're right but Solange produces most of her stuff I believe. I've seen Beyonce on some credits. Of course there's Wondagurl..there's a couple

 

[mortuus est]

How is this thread pointless? It’s bring up a good point

Female rap has never been more popular and yet there are no well known female producers

It would be dope if Cardi, meg, city girls start working with female producers

because we know their isnt loads of female producers so why ask and debate , its long

 

[Taadow]

Missy is one in the truest sense of the term "producer".

I say that to mean, an artist could say "I worked with Missy on this project" and you would be intrigued.
She got hits on hits that she produced, but she got co-producers.

Missy on the real is like Chad to Tim's Pharrell...a lot of what they do for the track doesn't get enough credit because they work with geniuses.

Besides her, the only female producer who made beats that made me almost snap my neck was Nikki Nikole.

 

[spliz]

All I can think of is Keyshia Cole - Let it go

Beyonce “Signs”
And she’s directly involved with the production of ALOT of hits.

 

[Shadow King]

If a female is going to impact hip-hop she has to be extremely marketable (good-looking/sex-selling). Female producers don't need this but it hinders them from being taken serious when there's 8 dudes for every one of her who can do the same thing.

Also I think being a producer brings more of a lone wolf/go for self ethic that men are better suited to handle while females are collaborative and malleable, which is why they get in front of the mic and have men helping them if not totally feeding them lyrics.

 

[KingsOfKings]

sadly

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Imagine me being in the booth rappin bout smashing bytches, while a chick is 10 feet away staring at me bobbin her head

I’m hittin it raw on top of the pro tools

So it’s probably not a good business move

The fukk stupid rationale is this? Women work on all parts of the industry and see/hear everything artists are doing. Long as you don’t metoo yourself, it’s the damn job


And yea, women haven’t really broken through on the producer front, not even r&b. It actually sucks. I wanted to be a producer when I was 11-13, but between looking at the industry and not seeing any women and not having easy access to the equipment, I let that dream die

I definitely think had I been born 10 years later I would’ve pursued it given the proliferation of pirated production software and how easy it is to learn how to make beats on your own hone vs needing to have access to a studio

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Proved more than you did. Saying "this is a lie" says nothing.

This is the era of streaming. A lot of these kids don't have liner notes at their disposal and a lot of them don't care who produced their favorite songs. This isn't an era where producers are stars. Producers put tags on their songs to let people know they did the track as opposed to the era of Dre, Timbaland, and The Neptunes whose sounds were easily recognizable and the instrumentals were stars on their own. Additionally, they were often featured on the songs they produced and they put out successful albums artists themselves. Same can't be said of Mustard or Mike Will.

They have social media and follow these dudes. Some of these producers getting into more fukkery than artists or got relationship drama with artists. Celebrity is a very different thing than it was back in the day. You don’t need to be dr dre timbaland Neptunes famous l to be known.

Plus like someone called out, tags def have helped as well

 

[Taadow]

And yea, women haven’t really broken through on the producer front, not even r&b. It actually sucks. I wanted to be a producer when I was 11-13, but between looking at the industry and not seeing any women and not having easy access to the equipment, I let that dream die

But...Patrice Rushen, doe.
Angela Winbush, doe.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

sadly

Definitely. I wonder if a small part of it has to do with the fact that men tend to have more technical and technical interests, and into gadgets and what not. A lot of producers I know are gear heads.

Wondagurl is dope, and a woman Sovren just produced on Westside Gunn's latest album.

 

[critical_temp]

Did a Saigon binge after reading that 'Where's Saigon' thread and got to the song Pain In My Life and he mentions how the beat was made by Cocoa Chanel. Then it hit me. There arent any popular female producers in hip hop history. Yeah there are female producers...they exist...But there has never been a female producer to fall in the same popular category of barbershop talk such as "Man I wanna hear X rapper over (girl producers name) beats."

I can't think of a household name female producer from any genre right this second

 

[KingsOfKings]

and a woman Sovren just produced on Westside Gunn's latest album.

synchronicity cause i replied to this thread but i seen her named being mentioned on Twitter. Alot of under the radar chicks. Pro Dillinger & The Umbrella got this chick name Mallori Knoxxx or something like that shes dope. Actually did an entire album with Mickey Diamond, the 90s Ric Flair joint.

 

[CarltonJunior]

The fukk stupid rationale is this? Women work on all parts of the industry and see/hear everything artists are doing. Long as you don’t metoo yourself, it’s the damn job


And yea, women haven’t really broken through on the producer front, not even r&b. It actually sucks. I wanted to be a producer when I was 11-13, but between looking at the industry and not seeing any women and not having easy access to the equipment, I let that dream die

I definitely think had I been born 10 years later I would’ve pursued it given the proliferation of pirated production software and how easy it is to learn how to make beats on your own hone vs needing to have access to a studio

I think the main reason there aren't any is because of what you just said, there's no culture or representation of female producers so it doesn't appeal to women to become one. If there was a tight knit group of female producers that all worked with and supported each other that would inspire more to get into it.

But there's also other reasons, reason 2 is because of the female voice, more are pushed to be artists because the female voice is usually easier on the ears.

Reason 3, and you'll likely disagree with me on this but I find it to be true, since I produce. Producing requires a great deal of patience and emotional balance. You have to be open and willing to learn for months to years to do it consistently and successfully and you have to have thick skin when people tell you that your shyt is wack. I don't know many females willing and able to deal with that level of scrutiny.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I think the main reason there aren't any is because of what you just said, there's no culture or representation of female producers so it doesn't appeal to women to become one. If there was a tight knit group of female producers that all worked with and supported each other that would inspire more to get into it.

But there's also other reasons, reason 2 is because of the female voice, more are pushed to be artists because the female voice is usually easier on the ears.

Reason 3, and you'll likely disagree with me on this but I find it to be true, since I produce. Producing requires a great deal of patience and emotional balance. You have to be open and willing to learn for months to years to do it consistently and successfully and you have to have thick skin when people tell you that your shyt is wack. I don't know many females willing and able to deal with that level of scrutiny.

Yea, your third point is way off. Women hone crafts that require patience and receive critical feedback all the time. Hell, modeling is seen as a female career and it’s all critique., female artists are scrutinized to no end in an industry where looks and style can often matter more than talent for them.

the music industry is just as much of a boys club as sports - there is a problem of it not being welcoming to women plus lack of representation. There will always be fewer women in all aspects of the industry other than being artists.

also, back in the day, you used to need to have access to a studio to use physical equipment which usually meant connecting with men and being around a bunch of (often older) men, thar would be uncomfortable for most teenage girls (the years most people start taking their musical craft seriously or start pursuing music). By the time you might have the maturity or experience to navigate asserting yourself in a male group, you might be in your 20’s and well, nikkas already done produced a whole album or five by then lol. Now, this isn’t so much a barrier now since you can produce anywhere, so it would be nice to see more girls being serious about production