Despite her success –2010’s Basic Instinct is the only one of her albums not to reach the US top five –she has never become a household name in the manner of Rihanna or Beyoncé. “You know what I think?” she asks, rhetorically. “Everything’s about timing. I’ve had records just as big as those artists, I’ve had No 1 songs around the world. My biggest competition is me.” That and her old label, perhaps. After Basic Instinct only reached No 44, she left LaFace/Jive, announcing on Facebook that they had not supported her enough

Originally posted by phreshprince She DID back in mid 2000's. 1,2 Step is JUST as iconic if not more than Single Ladies. It's 2015 and I STILL hear that at college parties.

She has. Goodies, Oh, Like a Boy, 12 Step, Lose Control, Love Sex Magic, Promise, Get Up, and Body Party are all just as big as a number of Bey and Rih songs.

Originally posted by Aleks She did have bigger hits than Beyonce, not that it's a very a difficult thing to accomplish. .