Ja Rule is catching heat for not naming Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim when talking about the best female rappers of all time

• Ja Rule has angered rap fans by not mentioning Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim when discussing the greatest female rappers ever.
• He also failed to mention Foxy Brown, Eve, Trina, and Remy Ma.

Ja Rule has angered rap fans by failing to mention Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, and other stars when discussing the greatest female rappers of all time.

During a recent interview with The Shade Room, the "Always On Time" rapper was asked whether he thinks Nicki Minaj receives due credit for her work in the music industry.

"I think Nicki gets proper praise," replied Rule. "Her place in the game is solidified. It's solid. There were no female MCs out and about until Nicki came back out. Before her, the last one was, like, Lauryn Hill."

"And before her was like Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, and before her it's even further back," he continued.

Fans were quick to point out that Rule appeared to omit the likes of Missy, a four-time Grammy winner, and Kim, who has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, in his timeline.

"So he's just gonna skip Lil Kim like she wasn't dominating the industry as an iconic female rapper for years?" wrote on critic on Instagram. "Love Nicki but I'm truly tired of the Lil Kim disrespect."

Another wrote: "Missy Elliott had the game on lock for long period as well let's not forget."

Others hit out at Rule for not mentioning Foxy Brown, Eve, Trina, and Remy Ma.

"I just don't understand how Trina is never mentioned," said one person. "This is why I rock with all women rappers from the South. To say there were no female rappers out in the 00s is wild."

"How the fuck did you skip over the likes of Eve, Kim, Foxy…?" commented another. "I agree Nicki came in a female-less era, but you bypassed a whole era my guy."

Earlier this year, Rule was not happy that he was left out of Billboard's 50 greatest rappers of all time list.

"There ain't 50 rappers dead, alive or waiting to be born better than me," he tweeted after learning of his omission from the magazine's list, which was topped by Jay-Z.

Rule, 47, was one of the most successful rappers of the 2000s, selling over 20 million albums worldwide and scoring three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as either a lead or featured artist.

"Congrats to everyone on the list well deserved but check my resume," he added.