Nicki #3 on the Greatest Rappers of the last 5 years list
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She's said it herself and it's true: Nicki Minaj wraps better than most of her male contemporaries. Oddly, this seems to be something that has hurt her, in terms of getting the respect she deserves, as much as its helped. It makes men feel uncomfortable that there's a woman who raps better than them. Period.
Over the past five years, we've watched Nicki grow from mixtape phenon to Wayne's pet project to a world-wide star with three hit albums of rap, pop, R&B, and more. She's never been predicatble. This summer, when rap fans were thinking she went too mainstream, she came with killer verses on Busta Rhymes' "Twerk It" and Ciara's "I'm Out." Maybe The Pinkprint will be more rap-centric, or maybe it won't. In the end, Nicki doesn't have to cater to rap fans. She knows her own power, lyrically and musically. And, as has become very clear, she'll use it however the **** she wants
Yas Complex give the good sis Onika her well-deserved critical acclaim and praise. It's so sad how she's so disrespected and under-appreciated sometimes.
She's said it herself and it's true: Nicki Minaj raps better than most of her male contemporaries. Oddly, this seems to be something that has hurt her, in terms of getting the respect she deserves, as much as its helped. It makes men feel uncomfortable that there's a woman who raps better than them. Period.
