[Bonus] Favorite Moments: Girl Group Rapping Edition

Kicking off a "new" series as April gets going. They'll highlight ten moments or sections that I simply love. Singing, dancing, rapping, variety, etc. etc. In time I'll publish a girl group and boy group piece of this kind for each category. That will satiate the completionist in me, though the only question I have is where to label them under...but that's more about organization. I actually wrote a small handful of pieces very similar to this concept from way back. They're too cringe to link here, you'll have to find them for yourself. Anyway I'll try to leave out any rap breaks that are legendary - such as Yubin in "I Dance," and Miryo in "Abracadabra." These might not be the best, the flashiest, or the most impressive. But they're my favorite. And that matters to me, goddammit.

Bora - Gone Not Around Any Longer (1:42)

Unfortunately I can't link timestamps directly so I'll add when said rap occurs in the video. Despite Bora never achieving top-level success as a rapper, this was one of her many solid efforts. And double down on the disfortune because Hyorin does sing half of this rap break with her. Still, Bora pulls through displaying a frailty appropriate for the song. Honestly this selection simply makes me sad and mad that Sistar19 wasn't utilized more often throughout Sistar's career.

Gilme - Strong (0:35)

I swear I've talked about Gilme in this song before. Either way, her husky tones shine brightly here and was easily my favorite section in the track (yes even better than Yezi). There really aren't many girl (group) rappers that could do what Gilme does here. Contained aggression to match the other features (not to mention the badassery that betrays her appearance). There's a reason why she takes half of the chorus with Yezi, too. Really haven't heard anything about Gilme lately, what's up with that.