Billie Eilish just revealed which female rapper has her vote for GOAT status — and given the fact that the MC in question is widely regarded as the Queen of Rap, the “Bad Guy” singer’s answer probably won’t be a surprise.
In a Complex video posted Thursday (March 27), Eilish and best friend/influencer Quen Blackwell discussed their greatest-of-all-time picks for a variety of different subjects. When it came to best female rapper, the nine-time Grammy winner didn’t need to think twice.
“Nicki Minaj is like, obviously …,” Eilish said. “Nicki is GOAT, for sure.”
The star also shared her GOAT life-anthem songs, revealing, “Honestly, I’ve been listening to a lot of old Gaga — like, ‘Poker Face,’ ‘G.U.Y.,’ ‘Alejandro’ — that is my s–t right now.”
As for her favorite album to cry to, Eilish selected Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell. “‘Fourth of July,’ specifically on that album, is so upsetting,” she told Blackwell. “Deeply, deeply upsetting. And so beautiful and just so dark.”
And when it came to GOAT vocalists, the California native had a few different answers. “Off the top of my head, Ella Fitzgerald is, like, my favorite singer,” she said. “Or f–king Tori Kelly. I’ve actually been a Tori Kelly fan since I think I was 11.”
“Beyoncé, I mean, duh,” Eilish added. “That’s duh. [Her voice] is so perfect. Perfect. Unbelievable. I’ve never heard her sing, like, a flat note ever.”
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Eilish is currently on a short break from her ongoing Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, which kicked off in North America in the fall. Following a run of Australian dates earlier this year, the two-time Oscar winner will resume the trek April 23 in Sweden to kick off a European leg lasting through July.
Her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, dropped in May 2024. The project reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits “Lunch” and “Birds of a Feather.”
Watch Eilish discuss her GOAT choices above.