It really annoys me when some of yall say she needs pop/crossover material to get her Top 10s.

You don't know the logistics of it all

Every single from PF (minus DIOE) was a crossover song, lol.

Quality has nothing to do with it, especially with you making it sound like "quality" is a genre.

And a crossover song isn't a Pop song. It's just a song that would be able to be played on Pop radio. Pour It Up can be considered a crossover song. Did It On Em is the HIGHEST of quality, but it wouldn't ever crossover. You aren't getting it and you're making it seem negative.

I see what you're saying though Henry. I understand you 100%. Songs like ****** in Paris are Hip-Hop of quality, which is why they crossed over.

YOU do realize that her crossover songs like M4L and Fly sold the album. Her gritty songs like DIOE can only do so much. If she wants to have big hits and keep the album selling she needs to have some pop elements.

If she won't do crossover, pop, or gritty songs, then what is there left for her to do.

She really needs to work with Kendrick on the album!!!

Okay I think there is a difference between a crossover song and a song that crossover.

Like M4L is a crossover song(the sound) while ****** in Paris was a hip-hop song that crossed over to pop radio. BUT she still has to appeal to her pop fans. Don't forget that.

I read a great quote before. An Urban music will give you support, but a song that is able to crossover to other formats is what sells an album.

And that is entirely so true. Look at the biggest Urban album sellers. It isn't Rick Ross or Meek Mill. It's Drake, Kendrick, Eminem, Kanye, Wayne, etc.

Hood **** will give you Urban play, but it will in no way sell your album.

Which is why I called NIP the latter, not the former.

DIOE never really received any promo or proper video treatment. While M4L and Fly both had some sort of promo, proper video treatments and most importantly featured artists. Although i do think the album needs crossover appeal, a gritty pure hip hop song can still go top ten.

DIOE wasn't going to crossover even with maximum promotion, lol.

It doesn't matter if DIOE got promo. It was never going to do much on pop radio. Even if it did, I don't think that song would sell the album.

I mean the current #1 song on iTunes is by 2 Chainz & Wiz, and granted it's from the F&F6 soundtrack, but it's not a song like I'm Different, if you know what I mean.

The mess of some calling Kendrick overrated, he's a skilled lyricist but hey he's not going to be everyone's cup of tea and I'm fine with that

Nicki also isn't a big seller with or without pop elements to begin with. Her highest selling single OUTSIDE of the pop smashes(Super Bass, Starships, Turn Me On) is M4L. And that isn't even 2x Platinum yet. That should tell you something.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't want a FULL hip-hop album. She needs to put some pop/R&B elements in there. No full out pop songs though.

I was just using DIOE as an example. If we look at a song like Black and Yellow, this song is considered hip-hop but was still played on many pop radio stations. This is what i want Nicki to accomplish.

I do agree the album should not be FULL hip hop, but it should be known as a Hip Hop album.

So she hasn't even started on album #3. I'm excited though. She's winning me back as a fan.

I'd be okay if she did another Q2 release in 2014. June though, not April. And not a single pop single in sight, just straight up hip hop.

Yes but you have to understand the circumstance.

Black and Yellow went #1 because of the hype of the Super Bowl that year (the Steelers' jersey color is black & yellow), and the song was heavily used in commercials to hype up the game.

It's based on pure circumstance. Now, a song like Rack City was played on Pop radio because it was played on Pop radio. There wasn't any circumstance to it. Of course it's a stripper anthem, but still.

You saw the Hot 97 interview, I'm assuming

You liked it?

That's what we all want. But the question is will a song like that sell the album. That's what we're talking about.

And I wouldn't consider B&Y full out hip-hop either. That's just me.