Pepa Quotes

I believe there are talented female rappers out there that aren't one-dimensional. It's OK to be one-dimensional, by the way.

To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it.

I kicked the door open, and I'm gonna hold my leg in there. I'm keeping the door open for all these amazing female singer-songwriters that are coming out.

To me, it's exciting that women are dominating the pop charts.

We opened the door for women rappers.

I believe in female rap.

Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing.

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women's work.

Most of my favorite artists are strong females.

One of the things I think I can do in my lifetime is stop to remind myself that - and keep affirming that - women can sell movies.

I just felt drawn towards the kind of music that really needed a strong female presence female writers, female producers, female figures and that just kind of unfolded on its own.

I've always been very respected as a female singer in metal, or in general as a female singer.

It's not my aim to be this, like, 'savior for females.' I just want to make good music.

Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more interesting than guys.

Simply stated, girls want role models and mentors.

I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing '9 to 5' was an opportunity that I valued precisely because it's so rarely in the hands of women.

Women's music is underrepresented.

Young female voices are the loudest voices of all with the fans.

When I think of influential females in hip-hop, my mind goes to Foxy Brown, hands down.

It's great for my daughter to see Beyonce and Taylor Swift, women that are in charge of their own careers, writing songs from their own perspective and taking people to task. That's very different from when I was growing up - it was all like, 'Stand by your man.'

I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.

I've had some very strong female role models, so I think that's an important thing.

There's not a lot of pretty, young female artists that's out. It's a lot of talent out there, but they don't know how to go about it. I feel like there should be way more sexier women in hip-hop and R&B then it is - more originality.

I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.