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Is Nicki too scared to release a full rap lead single?
It's almost like Nicki is too scared to release a lead single (or just a single with video, performances, lots of promo) with just rap. Now during the RR era that was obviously because the pop songs got the most promo, the focus were really on those songs but with PF it was: Your Love, Right Thru Me, Moment 4 Life, Super Bass. All songs with more singing than rapping and pop/R&B influence. Did It On'em was a single, peaked #3 on Rap Songs (which is pretty good considering it got no promo or a video (that wack BTS-video doesn't count imo)) but didn't got a true single treatment. With TRU the singles that got a video and promo were Freedom and High School, also songs with more singing than rapping.
Why Nicki?
People on here say that she needs that otherwise she won't chart but there hasn't been a song released a single with decent promo by her that only contained rap so how do you know?
Why not release Did It On'em or HOV Lane as a lead single with a cool video, performances everywhere etc.
I would be so here for her having a hip-hop song that crosses over to pop radio without trying to like Drake and Wayne have all the time (example: She Will peaked #3 on Hot 100, Started From The Bottom peaked #5 on Hot 100). She already managed to do it on a features, like Dance A$$ peaked #10 on Hot 100, 2x platinum too and #1 on Rap Songs I believe.
If a song like Dance A$$ would be a song from Nicki (maybe featuring Big Sean, Lil Wayne idk) I think that could easily happen too, with her star power maybe even chart higher.
Why is she, idk, scared (?) to release a hip-hop banger by herself or featuring another rapper. Why is there always a pop/R&B influence and singing when she releases a big single.
I'm really glad she worked with Mike WiLL Made It (and Pharrell too tbh) since he is the ideal producer for songs like that.
Possiblities:
- A Mike WiLL Made It hip-hop banger that can be enjoyed by a pop radio/audience too (Bitches Love Me, Mercy, No Lie)
- A hip-hop song with rap verses by her and a Drake hook (à la No New Friends, I'm On One etc.) that is radio friendly too
- A song like I Wanna Be With You could smash too with her starpower...? In a song like this a singing part is completely fine.
- A hip-hop/rap song featuring Rihanna, where she basically does the same all the other big rappers use her for, a radio-friendly chorus (Like Eminem, Jay, Kanye, Drake, T.I etc. did with her)
- A Love More type of record with the verses being Nicki (just like the original song) and then only the hook being Chris Brown. Would make the song even better imo.
Those were just some thoughts there are obviously tons of other options.
Do you guys kinda get my point? Like even Iggy can do it with Fancy, which production leans way more to hip-hop than pop imo, only the chorus by a feature artist is poppish.
I really hope The Pink Print will give a song like this, I really think it'd do well for her.
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