Jennifer Lopez embodies female empowerment via her fiery pop repertoire—and she paved the way for a generation of budding artists repping their biculturalism. Chicana MC Becky G heralds the next wave of sassy-yet-fierce with her debut single, “Becky from the Block”; like J.Lo, Cuban Miami wordsmith Kat Dahlia exudes charming confidence in the piano-laced “I Think I'm in Love.”