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Celeb News: SPIN DRAG Mariah, Randy& Keith
Member Since: 11/7/2011
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SPIN DRAG Mariah, Randy& Keith
Judges Mariah, Randy, and Keith just don't get it, man
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This week, Nicki Minaj was bored and annoyed. On Wednesday, it manifested itself as grand gestures of frustration, and on Thursday, by a dead-eyed episode that ran only one merciful hour, instead of two. See, Nicki is slowly realizing that she's with a crew of fundamentally uncool and clueless oldheads (it pains me to type this about Mariah, but it is true) who remain baffled by the idea that someone could enjoy both country music or rap, and as was the case on Wednesday night, that a young black woman could be into rock'n'roll, or that a young white woman could move from singing country music to soul.
Then, there was Summer Cunningham, a white, blonde Georgian who did “Lean On Me,” and dared to admit to being at a musical crossroads having done “the country thing.” Keith Urban bristled because he's supposed to, I guess, and compared what Cunningham said to someone saying, “I did the brain-surgery thing,” which no one on the planet has ever said, and also implies that singing country music and performing brain surgery are the same thing. Infinite Nicki side-eyes. The judges continued grilling Ms. Cunningham, asking if she grew up on country, leading to what Nicki called a “country-music debate,” in which this singer who is clearly a country-music fan, had her authenticity challenged for no good reason.
This, coupled with a bunch of similar disagreements all in a row (or edited to look like they were all in a row), led Nicki to walk for the day. Not the most sympathetic choice for her to make, but watching the show, it is easy to see why she's about go nuts: Mariah Carey is in Messiah Carey mode, Keith Urban is just kind of a tool (and we are all very tired of him showing off his chest tattoo), and Randy Jackson has taken his last-man-standing shtick to a whole other level, telling singers that they stink like he's speaking truth to power, and not, you know, just reminding some goof who lies on the floor for his audition that he won't make it through to the next round, dawg.
And though this “drama” is contrived, reality-show nonsense that Fox has been teasing for months, stuffed inside of it is a pretty fascinating and important playing-out of a generational divide. Here's Nicki Minaj, an undeniably great rapper and boundary-pushing pop star, growing acutely aware of her elders' aversion to genre-hopping. Not to mention, a tedious label head-like misunderstanding of black music and hesitance to accept African-American artists doing music that is not considered “black.” So far this season, American Idol drama isn't about clashing ego and wounded pride, it's actually about nerdy concerns of genre and authenticity, and that's pretty cool.
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http://www.spin.com/blogs/nicki-mina...ational-divide
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Member Since: 10/1/2011
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Damn they scalped the other judges 
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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Originally posted by JayRockafella
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  Spin is a mess They better stan for Nicki 
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Member Since: 1/28/2009
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I don't like this season.
Nicki is the best thing about this show now.
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Member Since: 2/26/2012
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okay the barbs wrote that, so...
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Member Since: 10/1/2011
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I'm upset they did Keith like that.
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Member Since: 11/7/2011
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This was such a dragging
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
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I actually agree with what they said. Nicki is the best judge on AI right now.
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Member Since: 12/3/2010
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Originally posted by Spin
Mariah Carey is in Messiah Carey mode
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At least they know it though.
Anyways, Mariah definately isn't trying to box any artist in to a certain genre or try to. She of all people would know how that turns out. 
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ATRL Contributor
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But really from how they edited it Randy was the one who insulted Nicki with that 30 year comment, in regards to the walk off. And I still don't agree. I think if you are good in one genre, stick to it.
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Member Since: 11/6/2010
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This was clearly written by a Nicki stan. 
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Originally posted by CaptainMusic
This was clearly written by a Nicki stan. |
I'm confused.
Are all the other 382939292 reviews praising Nicki written by Nicki fans?
I would like to know.
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Originally posted by Willy.
I'm confused.
Are all the other 382939292 reviews praising Nicki written by Nicki fans?
I would like to know.
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Yes willy get them together 
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Originally posted by Taste of Honey
At least they know it though.
Anyways, Mariah definately isn't trying to box any artist in to a certain genre or try to. She of all people would know how that turns out. |
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Mariah didn't seem like she was trying to box the girl in, she was trying to help the girl find herself as an artist. I understand what Nicki what saying, but if that girl is looking to go mainstream she needs to have SOME idea about who she is as an artist. Nicki never said things like "I tried the rap thing and I'm over it."
And Mariah was facing those being boxed into one genre long before Nicki. So she would definitely know.
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Drag them.
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The issue wasn't about her asking what she wanted to do.
It was about asking during the audition round, especially if the girl was talented.
It's different if you ask the contestants "WHAT GENRE ARE YOU" during Hollywood week, but asking during the audition round like that's going to make a difference?
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I hate how people automatically assume a Barb or a LM writes an article when it praises some artist. People have opinions. Doesn't mean they're stans like you all...
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Here's Nicki Minaj, an undeniably great rapper and boundary-pushing pop star.
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the lies.
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Member Since: 5/4/2012
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I dont really care about AI but this jumped out at me
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Here's Nicki Minaj, an undeniably great rapper and boundary-pushing pop star.
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
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This had to be written by a barb.
Mariah Carey in Messiah mode 
Keith just a tool
Nicki an undeniably great rapper (She is but it shouldn't be put there)
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