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Originally posted by psychodj
It was the generic pop with silly and meaningless lyrics that turned many off; if she would've used the crossover formula for her pop songs, then there wouldn't really be much of an issue. Just my opinion...
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There is no issue. Starships has sold 6 million singles, Turn Me On has sold 4.5 million singles, and Pound The Alarm will soon follow suit. They have over 200 million YouTube views between them (including their music videos). And they have successfully made Nicki Minaj into a global superstar that has multiple endorsement deals, merchandising opportunities and a sold-out international arena tour (remember - Nicki doesn't release hip-hop singles outside the US, so her international success is solely from her pop and R&B music). YMCMB are making money from all of these activities, as they are both her co-managers and label.
So I beg all of you to stop making her recent pop music success into some sort of nonsensical issue. Honestly, Cash Money Records and Universal Republic don't care about reviews or the hip-hop community disowning her. Cash Money Records is now UMG's flagship dance-pop label. They really don't mind this "issue", if you can even call it that.
If you guys honestly don't understand how or why this current era is considerably more successful than the "Pink Friday" era, regardless of Nicki selling fewer albums in the US, then trying to have any sort of discussion with you guys is a lost cause.