Nicki Minaj is a purist's nightmare. She doesn't just straddle pop categories, she dumps them in a Cuisinart, whips them to a frothy purée, then trains a guided missile at the whole mess. She is a rapper's rapper, a master of flow and punch lines, with skills to please the most exacting gatekeepers of hip-hop street cred. But she's a bubblegum starlet as well, delivering confections to the nation's mall rats. "I’m in the HOV lane," Minaj boasts on her second LP. It's true: She's one of the few performers who can rival Jay-Z's blend of artistic bona fides and sheer star power.
So I was right - none of the "big four" (Allmusic, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, & Entertainment Weekly) trashed her album. This is gonna do wonders for her Metascore.
You weren't? They've not got any credibility left; they might as well please a few fans while they're at it.
I won't be surprised if they change this review to 2/5 once they realise everyone else is doing it -afterall, isn't that what they've done with every classic that has ever been released; start off with a 3/5 and bump it up to a 5/5 a few years down the line? Such a boring, predictable, transparent magazine.
at the pressed souls that are wandering around nicki's success
