7. Macka Diamond
Macka Diamond entered into the dancehall sorority in the late 1980s as Lady Mackerel, a counteraction of sorts to the then-infuential deejay Major Mackerel. Throughout her career, her knack for taking popular songs and themes from her male counterparts and refashioning them from a female point of view has been one of her strongest points. She reinvented herself in the early 2000s at Macka Diamond with tunes like “Tek Con” a play off of Vybz Kartel’s “Tek Buddy.” Known for tunes like “Bun Him,” “Hoola Hoop,” “40 and Fabulous” and the sexually-charged “Dye Dye,” Macka remains one of the top female deejays in the industry.—Raine Martin