Nicki Minaj reminds me a lot of Eminem, whether it's the different voices and inflections that she utilizes, the energy or the funny punchlines. Sadly, she's a little too much like Eminem with her first project. Pink Friday is an incredibily ordinary album from an extraordinary talent. Nicki's debut suffers from trying too hard to be pop. She's built enough of a buzz before the album ever dropped so to try so hard for mainstream success is a bit of a mystery as well as crippled the album.
Showing posts with label Nicki Minaj. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicki Minaj. Show all posts
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Music Reviews In A Minute: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West is his name (filed under Innovative arguably and/or respectfully by many). My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
is his album; and in addition to the rest of the world, 8thlight and I are now here to chime in on the present conversation regarding this album, in today's Music Reviews In A Minute.
is his album; and in addition to the rest of the world, 8thlight and I are now here to chime in on the present conversation regarding this album, in today's Music Reviews In A Minute.Monday, November 8, 2010
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Digital Lynching Of Nicki Minaj
If you follow this blog at all, you'll notice that I don't editorialize a whole bunch. For the most part I just give you music, videos and other random things I happen to find online. But lately, I have come across a trend that I really don't quite understand.
Why is there such hate for Nicki Minaj?
It's not just hate. It seems that all of this hate comes exclusively from women. This blog entry was partially inspired by this Clutch Mag article as well as random tweets and blog posting that I come across in my web travels.
I ask this and I'm not even a Nicki Minaj fan, although I do see the talent. I tried listening to one of her mixtapes once and it was deleted from my hard drive after one listen. The funny part was that it wasn't deleted as a result of her performance, but moreso because she had way too many male guests that stunk.
I have read a few different criticisms. Some say her body is fake. What does that have to do with her music? At least it's not bad plastic surgery like Lil Kim, Janet Jackson or her brothers.
Some say they hate the silly faces she makes. It's funny, but I find them refreshing and comedic. The majority of women in music videos are trying way too hard to look sexy. At least Nicki switches it up a bit.
Others have said that she lacks talent. Which makes absolutely no sense to me. She's stolen the show on any track that I have heard her on (editor's note: she's typically on tracks with cats that suck). The whole lacking lyricism argument just isn't true. I love a lot of her punchlines and she seems to have a nice flow and presence as well. Hell, as far as we know she writes all of her own material. We can't say the same thing for Foxy Brown or Lil Kim's biggest hits.
Hip-Hop might be dominated by men, but it seems that women control the purse strings. Over the years the music has become so cotton soft that it's ridiculous at times. It's to the point now that even r&b artists are being considered Hip-Hop and skinny jean wearers are running the game.
There are plenty of women out there that are making music for you, no matter what kind of emcee you're looking for. Besides the obvious women to mention there are newer emcees like RaTheMC (pictured to the right), Nina B. or Na'Tee. Those three are just the ones that have been featured on this blog. If you're looking for a better class of female emcee, they maybe out there but are you buying their music, going to their shows, telling your friends about them or blogging them?
* RaTheMC image courtesy of Sneakshot aka Gravity508.
**No, Nicki has not been digitally lynched, but the title caught your attention, right?
It's not just hate. It seems that all of this hate comes exclusively from women. This blog entry was partially inspired by this Clutch Mag article as well as random tweets and blog posting that I come across in my web travels.
I ask this and I'm not even a Nicki Minaj fan, although I do see the talent. I tried listening to one of her mixtapes once and it was deleted from my hard drive after one listen. The funny part was that it wasn't deleted as a result of her performance, but moreso because she had way too many male guests that stunk.
I have read a few different criticisms. Some say her body is fake. What does that have to do with her music? At least it's not bad plastic surgery like Lil Kim, Janet Jackson or her brothers.
Some say they hate the silly faces she makes. It's funny, but I find them refreshing and comedic. The majority of women in music videos are trying way too hard to look sexy. At least Nicki switches it up a bit.
Others have said that she lacks talent. Which makes absolutely no sense to me. She's stolen the show on any track that I have heard her on (editor's note: she's typically on tracks with cats that suck). The whole lacking lyricism argument just isn't true. I love a lot of her punchlines and she seems to have a nice flow and presence as well. Hell, as far as we know she writes all of her own material. We can't say the same thing for Foxy Brown or Lil Kim's biggest hits.
The vacancy of female rap artists have made such an astounding impact on the hip-hop generation that the emergence of someone like Minaj presents a peculiar mix of unpreparedness and prediction. Minaj isn’t merely a Lil’ Kim clone, she is the 21st century inheritance of post-modern branding, technological advancement and hip-hop male desire. In a music genre where authenticity is everything, Minaj’s (and camp) diligent attempts at packaging a distinct female hip-hop presentation with borrowed Barbie nuances and a rehearsed dialect in tow raises questions around the Minaj underneath it all.Women complain about lack of female emcees, but do they support the women that are out there?
Hip-Hop might be dominated by men, but it seems that women control the purse strings. Over the years the music has become so cotton soft that it's ridiculous at times. It's to the point now that even r&b artists are being considered Hip-Hop and skinny jean wearers are running the game.
* RaTheMC image courtesy of Sneakshot aka Gravity508.
**No, Nicki has not been digitally lynched, but the title caught your attention, right?
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