Female rappers are dominating the charts, including St. Louis’ very own Diamond Smith — better known by her stage name Big Boss Vette. She is the writer and rapper behind hits like “Snatched” and “Pretty Girls Walk,” the latter of which was certified gold by the RIAA this spring. She’s also released recent hits in collaboration with other artists, including “I Can’t Stop” from the “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” soundtrack, which was produced by another prominent St. Louisan, Metro Boomin.
Big Boss Vette’s career started in 2014. She was 16 years old when her cover of DeJ Loaf’s “Try Me” went viral.
“All I had was a dream, a phone — that was only on through Wi Fi — and a PlayStation 2 where I would play beats in my background,” she said. “And the more I did it, the bigger my platform grew.”…