Artist: Nicki Minaj
Best Album: Pink Friday … Roman Reloaded
Best Song: Starships
Why I’m Writing About This Artist: Because N has N.W.A and M has Monie Love, and I can’t allow Nicki Minaj to get pushed out of this series of posts. Nicki Minaj doesn’t get nearly enough credit for being as talented as she is; throw in her complete lack of giving a fuck about what anyone thinks and her absolute dedication to (take your pick) either sex-positive raunch or pure filth (or maybe it’s both) and she’s simply someone who cannot be ignored. Roman Reloaded is a fascinating album on a political level before you even get to the music, guys; you really should give the whole thing a listen.
I’m expecting to catch some crap for declaring Starships her best song, but fuck it; it stuck with me because that was the song where I first realized how talented she was, and then I sought out the video and … well, we’ll just say the combination of green hair and pink bikini does things to me and leave it at that.
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I normally don’t like this kind of music, but I love Nicki Minaj! And yes, Starship is her best song! That’s how I discovered her music and decided to really give it a try. I like the woman too. She talks about feminism, professionalism, not bitching on the next woman and encourages girls to get education. I’m going to say something crazy (hey, it’s me /Han Solo mode) but both Minaj and Swift are among the female singers in the young generation / blockbuster type of singing stars that I find most supportive of other women and I like seeing this kind of message.
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Nicki is great in interviews. There are not many musicians of any genre I’m willing to say that about, but I might actually listen to a podcast if she did one, and I don’t listen to podcasts. She’s smart as hell and it really comes through when she’s being interviewed in a way that, at least for me, isn’t necessarily obvious in her music.
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