Music with Grit by Women

[¿Que?]

Let's not think too genre specific on this one. I don't just mean various strains of metal, although that's perfectly acceptable. Metal being but one of the two most grittiest genres ever conceived by humans. The other, of course, is hip hop.

In any case, I would like to hear music that exudes power, domination, control, fear, that warrior like spirit that our society so typically associates with men and masculinism. But I'd like to hear it done by women.

If you're going to half-ass this post with something marginally impressive, please don't post. I'm looking for the cream of the crop, the best of the best. Just cuz it's got grit and it features a woman artist don't make it good, and it's not exactly what I'm looking for. Necessary, but insufficient condition. Make sure the music is good.

Thanks in advance.

[Widerstand]

Lady Gaga.

[Fawkes]

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Anything by Teenage Jesus and the Jerks/Lydia Lunch

Edit: Atari Teenage Riot, too.

[Meridian]

Lady Gaga.
I think you may have misread "grit" as "shit".

Battle of Mice is fucking awesome, check it out.

[ed miliband]

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[Fawkes]

^^ I was totally about to post that, good choice.

[The Ben G]

Arch Enemy is probably as grittiest as it gets with women vocals.

[Fawkes]

Arch Enemy is probably as grittiest as it gets with women vocals.


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And Angela's an anarchist... boss

[gorillafuck]

Nausea have a female singer and they're wicked gritty. Problem is, despite them being a great band, she's probably the worst aspect of them. Her voice is really irritating.

Spitboy are a good band with female vocals and feminist lyrics. Antischism also.

[brigadista]

from london
shystie freestyle
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ms dynamite coming back strong

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[¿Que?]

Good stuff people, let's keep it going.

This is some Louisiana rap from the 90's. I remember first hearing her in Master P's "Make Them Say Uh" where she's got a verse among like five other male rappers. In this song, which I just now learnt of, she only raps in the first verse, but it's a pretty mean sounding beat, and her vocals suggest to me a person not to be fucked with.

As far as content, I really can't say, as I'm not too familiar with her stuff, but it seems the usual drug dealin', murdering ghetto stuff, only sans the womanizing. Actually the song "Unlady Like" I heard a short clip of, sort of implies some manizing, even. Unfortunately, it also sort of reinforces certain gender stereotypes such as that a woman has to rely on a man for money, and just general materialist values, and other stuff. It's not a complete inversion of the tough guy, male gansta, but it certainly was groundbreaking in its time.

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[Apoi_Viitor]

don't know about the lyrics, but I don't think you can understand them in the first place...

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EDIT: How could I forget? FUCK THE FACTS

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[apawllo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sujk5dM_Uo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6GawMrfy7M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im1IO6rK6r4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-wP26OQrcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV2YeRYVwd0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCmBt9paG04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyGUesyG7bU

[Fawkes]

If Angela Gossow is a growling demon, Maria Brink is a fucking banshee.

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I'm really not all that big of a fan of this song, but it shows her vocal versatility
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"fuck the new cradle" ...blow me
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Yes, I did just post this
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This is a different mix from the album version, but it's sick (Flea's on bass and Dave Navarro's on guitar)



Such a good performance by such a kickass band
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[Ele'ill]

I'm not a fan of either of these bands. I'm still waiting for a band to be created that has the energy and talent of Rage Against The Machine but with a female lead vocalist.


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[Magón]

Queen of it all.

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[Quail]

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I really like this band and this song. I'm not sure whether it counts as just being average though. I'm also quite into Hole (I have most of their music and have recently been buying old singles to get the b-sides :blushing:):

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[NoOneIsIllegal]

Can't believe LOOK BACK AND LAUGH hasnt been posted yet!

edit: no wonder... no good youtube videos

[Apoi_Viitor]

If I remember correctly, they are all a bunch of anarchists too...

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[brigadista]

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[Tablo]

Don't particularly like the band, but it has a bit of grit.
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[brigadista]

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[Vendetta]

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[Cencus]

The Slits, vocalist Ari Up sadly died recently :crying:

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Penetration.

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X-ray Specs - Poly Styrene, what voice theres nothing like it

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Vice squad

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[Fawkes]

"If you touch us again, I will fucking KILL YOU!"
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One of the best female vocalists I've heard in a really long time.

[The Ben G]

Nausea have a female singer and they're wicked gritty. Problem is, despite them being a great band, she's probably the worst aspect of them. Her voice is really irritating.

Spitboy are a good band with female vocals and feminist lyrics. Antischism also.

I actually like her voice.

[brigadista]

london april 2009 keeping it real


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[thriller]

Witch Hunt is pretty good. Anarcho-punk band, all female. I enjoy it. They also put on good live shows too.

[Hit The North]

Let's not forget the mighty Babes In Toyland:

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[brigadista]

cos shes very ill and because she has ALWAYS had grit...

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[Hit The North]

brigadista,

lovin' the Westwood ladies night.

Here's some old skool London ladies:

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[brigadista]

well thank you Bob-

if you liked the ladies night - check out the Shystie freestyle on page one - and ms dynamite-on FIYAH !!!!!

[kitsune]

Don't particularly like the band, but it has a bit of grit.

exist†trace got quite a bit of airplay here a while back. They're interesting.

[Fawkes]

This thread deserves resurrecting.



Not only woman fronted, but a black woman, which is even rarer in hardcore/metal:
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Awesome Japanese all-girl band:
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[brigadista]

the Duchess..

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[gorillafuck]

Witch Hunt is pretty good. Anarcho-punk band, all female. I enjoy it. They also put on good live shows too.
Witch Hunt aren't all female. They have two women and two men. Sometimes they have male vocals and sometimes female vocals.

Incredible band, though.

[gorillafuck]

F-Minus has a female vocalist along with a male one.

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[Fawkes]

Memphis Minnie was awesome cause she was one of the few (actually, only that I know of) woman country blues musicians that sang and played guitar (really well).

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