According to billboard ever since Nicki came up, the rap game has completely changed...
'Hip-hop hasn’t been the same since Nicki Minaj walked through the doors. During a time of slim choosings — including the hiatuses of Missy Elliott, Lil Kim, and Lauryn Hill, along with the passing of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — Nicki MInaj picked up the torch and put the female rap game back on the map.
In just two years (2010-2012), the underground rapper became a No. 1 superstar. Impressed by her mixtape hustle, Lil Wayne, quckly signed Nicki Minaj to Young Money. The rapstress stood tall on superstar artists’ tracks, such as Diddy-Dirty Money’s “Hello Good Morning (Remix)” andKanye West’s “Monster,” even before releasing her debut album, “Pink Friday.”
“Pink Friday,” released in November 2010, continues to break records. Minaj is the first female rapper to chart three titles concurrently, for five weeks, in R&B/Hip-Hop Songs’ top 10. Among women, Ashanti had previously tripled up in the top tier, for two weeks in 2002, since the chart adopted Nielsen date in 1992.
In only two years, Minaj has charted 26 songs on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. She comes in second to Missy Elliott who has gained 36 in over the span of 15 years (1997 to present).'
Equally, they put the lack of female MC's down to 'shortsightedness' and a lack of 'intelligence'.
personally, i think she's made rap more mainstream, changing the game for females...not the game itself, i think people and billboard have over estimated Nicki's influence in that; as a pop star, she's really not yet counted as a legend....but what do you guys think?
Offended ladies?
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http://thatgrapejuice.net/2012/02/billboard/ )