The Lady of Rage
The Lady of Rage
Robin Y. Allen, Robin Yvette Allen, Robin Allen
Robin Allen, or The Lady of Rage, is a rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the seminal albums The Chronic and Doggystyle.
She has been described as “one of the most skillful female MCs” with a “mastery of flow” and “hard-core lyrics”. Lady of Rage describes her rapping technique in the book How to Rap – she notes the importance of having a strong vocabulary, writing poetry, having different styles of flow, using ‘rests’, researching lyrics, taking your time to write lyrics, working with producers, and doing guide vocals.