She’s the Pop sensation with a discography spanning seven years, and now- after the release of her #1 album ‘Unapologetic‘- she has been named the most popular female singer among British prisoners.
Yes, in a list which sees a number of British and Jamaican MCs come out on top, the ‘Thug In My Life‘ belle stands as the only girl in the line up.
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Tallied by counting the highest requested acts on ‘National Prison Radio‘, the list is as follows:
1. Tupac
2. Vybz Kartel
3. K Koke
4. Rihanna
5. Drake
6. Akon
7. Metallica
8. Pink Floyd
9. Biggie Smalls
10. Gyptian
11. Jah Cure
12. Slipknot
13. UB40
14. Bob Marley
15. Lil Wayne
16. Eminem
17. Evanescence
18. Mavado
19. Devlin
20. Giggs
Broadcasting to 84,000 inmates across the UK, the radio station’s list counted requests made in the last year (2012), with a representative from company explaining:
“Listening to something heavy can be a healthy release from prison life.”