Where Are They Now? 9 Of Our Favorite Female Rappers From Back In the Day
Ms. Jade
Okay, so maybe she’s not an icon in the rap game or one of your favorites, but Missy and Timbaland’s old protege was pretty sick on the mic. The Philly-born MC made appearances on Missy’s “Funky Fresh Dressed,” and released her own album, Girl Interrupted (with the singles “Big Head” and “Ching Ching” with Nelly Furtado and Timbaland), but unfortunately, that album was a commercial flop. Since parting ways with her Beat Club family, Ms. Jade has been trying to start over musically. She appeared on the official remix of Beyonce’s “Diva,” did a mixtape entitled, “Million Dollar Baby,” and dropped a song and video called “Blowin’ Up” with fellow Philly rapper Freeway that was on her mixtape, Straight No Chaser (2010). But since then, we haven’t heard much else. Let’s hope she’s hiding in the studio trying to create some fire…
