Rappers With Really Good Looking Husbands

Female rappers have often been a rarity in their genre, as hip-hop is a male-dominated industry. However, women have interrupted the field and changed the genre, and new artists and collaborations seem to be constantly on the rise. Spotify's head of urban music, Carl Chery, told The Washington Post in 2021, "You're seeing women who emerged as early as two years ago become stars. We've never seen this. I don't think there's ever been this many female rap stars, ever."

Through innovative sounds and galvanizing lyrics, female rappers have inspired women around the globe to interrupt their fields, as well. Although most of us roll our eyes when we hear the tired phrase, "Celebrities, they're just like us," a lot of female rappers really are like us. They have relationships, families, business ideas, and multiple passions. Many of them aren't even making music anymore — they're pursuing other ventures while still influencing the world around them.

Not all female rappers are married, but many of them have settled down with partners after, and sometimes during, the height of their careers. Here are the handsome men these rappers share their lives with.

Eve is a Grammy-winning rapper best known for hits like "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" and "Who's That Girl." She wed Maximillion Cooper, Gumball 3000 founder, in Ibiza in 2014 (per E! News). "I'm so happy to make Eve my wife," Cooper said, adding, "We are both so happy to have tied the knot."

Eve is the stepmother to Cooper's four children, and she's been candid about the discussions she's had on racism with the whole family. "They don't have to think about it unless they're close to someone who has gone through it," Eve said on TV One's "Uncensored" (via Entertainment Tonight). The conversation with her British husband and her stepchildren took place in light of countrywide protests against police brutality in the United States. 

Eve noted that while she doesn't think about her and her husband's races anymore, she did when they first got together. "We are so honest with each other that we have discussions, and that's been a beautiful thing," she said on "Uncensored." 

Roxanne Shante has been rapping for decades, releasing her first hit when she was just 14. Despite her success as a musician, she's been a victim of abuse in her life and career, particularly at the hands of her old manager, much of which was depicted in the 2017 biopic "Roxanne Roxanne."

Shante has overcome major obstacles and is married to former boxer Jabbar Ali. The two run a nonprofit organization called Mind Over Matter, where they work "with inner city youth, mainly young women from ages 13 to 18," Shante told Interview magazine."We're responsible now for well over 600 graduates of girls who were at risk. We have valedictorians, salutatorians, and these were girls who were not even going to graduate ... So I take a lot of pride in that," she added.

Shante posts about her husband on social media occasionally, showing her affection for him. "It's Ali Jabbar Day," she's said in a 2019 tweet, wishing him a happy birthday. She was both sassy and sweet for Jabbar's birthday in 2021, posting a video of him on Instagram with the caption (in part), "Being Married to me makes him smile like that."

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Jean Grae married her husband, Quelle Chris, in a small 2018 ceremony, per Hip Hop Wired. Both are rappers, Grae earning her spot in hip-hop through underground scenes, Chris coming up in the Detroit rap community with the guidance of Wasted Youth member Marlow "Loose Goose" Green.

Both rappers are used to making statements, and they use their music to do so. Grae, in an interview with NPR, explained how her music-making process has changed over time, writing and releasing her raps in real-time rather than letting months or even years of time elapse. "It's not just for me. It's for you guys. So we all need to be in this space together," she said of her process. 

Grae's husband, Quelle Chris, uses his music to make social commentary. "The purpose of this album is kind of to show the human element. ... The more natural and simple emotions, in my mind, are the greatest and most complex ones," he told Bandcamp Daily of his 2017 LP "Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often."

Grae and her husband collaborate, too. In 2018, they released a joint album called "Everything's Fine." From work to life, these two are truly partners.

Like many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, rapper Kelis and her husband, real estate agent and photographer Mike Mora, sought escape while quarantining, and the two settled into their farm in Temecula, California, with their family in tow, per Harper's Bazaar.

The couple married in 2014 and welcomed two children. Kelis has another child with her ex-husband, rapper Nas. Kelis and Mike Mora were private people, mostly using their art to express themselves. Mora used his Instagram account to showcase his photographic work, and Kelis' Instagram is curated with her music and food. We love her music, but we would really like to get a taste of her cooking, too!

Tragically, Mora passed away in 2022 from stomach cancer. He was 37. Kelis has since relocated to Kenya — but she's found another farm to call home.

DJ Spinderella was a member of the iconic female hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa before sharing via Instagram that she had been terminated from the group. Since her departure, Spinderella has continued deejaying, and she was a featured speaker at the Women Lead Change series.

Spinderella's husband, Quenton Coleman, is a poet and comedian who's been in the industry since he was a teenager. Coleman told VoyageDallas that he "fell in love with the reaction of comedy and the comedy business" from the start. His main contribution has been to the comedic scene in Dallas, Texas, with his local series of comedy shows, "We Got Next." Coleman would like to own his own comedy club one day and told VoyageDallas, "I'm not afraid of the work."

Spinderella met her comedian husband through a mutual friend, and the two married after dating for more than six years, per Atlanta Black Star. The happy couple resides in Dallas and seems to love their quality time. Spinderella shared a sweet Valentine's Day post on Instagram, calling Coleman her "Rock," and adding, "My fav thing about us is the way we laugh consistently."

Atlanta-based rapper Rasheeda is also an entrepreneur with businesses all over her city. She's been married to her husband Kirk Frost for more than two decades, and the two work hard to maintain a good relationship, part of which has been documented on "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta."

"The road can get really, really rough. You have to communicate and figure out a way to make sure you're taking care of each other," the rapper told Essence about navigating marital issues. Fans of the show know that Rasheeda and Kirk Frost's trust issues in their marriage (particularly his infidelity) have been a major storyline on "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta," the most popular installment of the franchise.

As for their businesses, Rasheeda and Kirk Frost are using their success and platform to bolster others in their community with the same goals. "Let's uplift, let's use this voice that we have to show other sisters and brothers that this is our community," she told Forbes. We love to see female rappers empowering others.