Rah Digga, a.k.a. the "first female" of Busta Rhymes' Flip Mode Squad, hit record racks last week with her debut LP, "Dirty Harriet," which will make a healthy debut at number 18 on next week's "Billboard" album chart.

The project marks the New Jersey-bred rapper's foray into the solo arena after establishing herself via the Flip Mode Squad's "Imperial" album back in 1998 (see "Rah Digga Gets Hometown Key, Unleashes "Harriet").

[article id="1442802"] "It makes me feel good to be recognized,"[/article] Rah said of her chart debut. [article id="1442802"] "And for as long as I've been considering myself an underground hip-hopper, it makes me feel good to know that there's, like, a whole other mass of people that's checkin' for me on top of the underground."[/article]

With "Dirty Harriet" originally slated for release in late 1999, Digga added that she is grateful

to

her patient fans for cutting her some slack.

[article id="1442802"] "I know there are people who've been waiting for me since The Fugees' [song] 'Cowboys' and [other] various projects that I participated on back in the day,"[/article] Digga continued, [article id="1442802"]"and I'm just glad that now, finally, I'm able to service them with the album. I hope I gave everyone what they were waiting for." [RealVideo][/article]

Rah Digga's current single is "The Imperial," featuring Busta Rhymes. In the coming weeks, the rapper plans to shoot the video for her next offering, "Break Fool," a clip that she says will probably have a club feel.