Angel Haze: "Nicki Minaj showed us how high we can go."
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Originally posted by Billboard
"I think of Lauryn Hill as the woman of hip-hop. I think of her as a music figure because she's transcended into pop, alternative and she's all those things and hip-hop at one time. She has a massive following because she poured [out] her soul and did it in a way that was completely authentic to her. I think that's what makes women in hip-hop so special. You have to be genre-defying."
"Missy Elliott is beyond rap. Queen Latifah and others have been relentless in their pursuit regardless of whatever way they were conveyed. Nicki Minaj came out of the gates baring parts of her soul and being one of the most relentless woman in hip-hop. She's on everyone's songs, killing everyone from Jay Z to Kanye and she's still going. It's admirable."
"You don't know how high the ceiling is until someone hits it and [Nicki Minaj] shows us how high you can go."
Read Angel Haze's entire Billboard interview here, which is just one part of Billboard's month-long celebration of female rap in correlation with Women's History Month (March).
Angel acknowledged four of the greatest female rappers..
Her Billboard interview is wonderful by the way. They really were able to pinpoint and describe the type of rapper Angel is and Angel's own responses to their questions are great.
Angel's three main influences are Eminem, Kanye, and Nicki and she has always acknowledged that. (Though, I would add Drake, but I don't know if she has ever acknowledged him.)
When she emerged from her family situation where she couldn't listen to music, she drifted to those three and they have helped mold her into an amazing rapper and artist tbh.
and this is hwy Angel Haze will have a successful career whilst Azealia keeps tweeting fans to burn copies of different artists she is hating on forever.
I stan for greatness both my faves inspire these other girls in their field
