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Date:2025-04-06 14:23:36
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Guess which female artist curses the most in her song lyrics?
A recent study by language experts at Preply analyzed 3,632 songs by the top Billboard 100 female artists to determine who uses "the most explicit language." The songs, the group reported, spanned multiple genres and decades.
Coming in at No 1. on the list: Trinidadian-born rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, who the study found has used 1,612 curse words in her lyrics.
"Every one in 30 words uttered by the 41-year-old hip-hop singer" is a curse word, according to the study. Dubbed the "Queen of Rap," her most used curse word, “b*tches” is used 231 times alone in her songs.
At No. 2 on the list: Houston-born rapper Megan Thee Stallion, who the study found swears most frequently in her lyrics: 474 cuss words in her songs. The study found the 28-year-old artist swore "double as much as Nicki Minaj," who leads the ranking with the highest volume of cuss words.
Coming in last on the list: Nashville-based singer, superstar Taylor Swift, who has sworn 60 times in her more than 240 songs.
Here are the top 15 most foul-mouthed female singers, their frequency of cursing and the number of explicit words in their songs:
No. 1.
Nicki Minaj: 1 in 30; 1612.
No. 2
Megan Thee Stallion: 1 in 15; 474
No. 3
Beyonce: 1 in 143; 303
No. 4
Rihanna: 1 in 155; 229
No.5
Doja Cat: 1 in 40; 215
No. 6
SZA: 1 in 51; 165
No. 7
Ariana Grande: 1 in 194; 158
No. 8
Summer Walker: 1 in 31; 149
No. 9
Lady Gaga: 1 in 201; 142
No. 10
Ice Spice: 1 in 16; 140
No. 11
Lizzo: 1 in 39; 133
No. 12
Miley Cyrus: 1 in 160; 122
No. 13
Lana Del Ray: 1 in 248; 107
No. 14
Latto: 1 in 15; 82
No. 15
Taylor Swift: 1 in 1174; 60.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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