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Celeb News: Nicki Minaj: "I am pop culture"
Member Since: 11/2/2009
Posts: 19,838
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Originally posted by Pierre
Where exactly do you all live where girls are dressing and acting like Nicki?
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The slums.
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Member Since: 10/3/2010
Posts: 50,276
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Originally posted by Reed
To all of you for whatever reason.
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She's just an easy target, not a threat.
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Member Since: 11/27/2011
Posts: 1,890
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Of course everything she says will be purposely misinterpreted by many for the sake of doing the most, but what else is new?
What's with all the newfound hatred? Onika seems to have the lot of you moved lately.
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Member Since: 4/2/2010
Posts: 17,951
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Originally posted by Pierre
You might need to get the hell out of San Jose before the tackiness becomes contagious.
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I'm good perched in the most expensive city in the U.S.
We ALL stan for Onika and make no less than 6 figures.
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Member Since: 2/15/2012
Posts: 7,590
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did some of you even watch the video in the article? she never said she is pop culture.
i also don't understand how people are saying she's been trying too hard with her image lately, hasn't she been wearing the colorful wigs & outfits for the past 2 years?
& how can you call her a sell out with her music & say she's gone completely pop when you haven't even heard the album...
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Member Since: 11/9/2011
Posts: 17,831
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Sorry Nicki but the definitions of Pop Culture are
Britney
Gaga
Madonna
Rihanna
Their lives, their music, image, fashion, faces, meltdowns etc...
U cant be pop culture just because u started the trend of wearing that 'Pink Wig'
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Member Since: 8/22/2009
Posts: 50,646
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Originally posted by LoveVsMoney
206,962 likes, 443,769 dislikes
fdffffffffff
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Don't forget the views, which are what count.
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Member Since: 11/7/2011
Posts: 10,399
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while everyones here Pre-order Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded on Amazon.com
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Member Since: 6/17/2011
Posts: 1,062
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Originally posted by SaDaré
SIS!!!!!!!!!!! I have not seen any woman with class imitating Nicki AT ALL!!!
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No "woman" imitates ANY pop star if that's the case.
Pop culture is for the young people. WTF are YOU talking about
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 31,471
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Some of y'all are rediculous. You're complaining that she's "too Pop", yet you're calling all her fans "hoodrats" like it's a bad thing. I thought y'all missed the hood side of her?
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Member Since: 5/24/2011
Posts: 29,233
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Originally posted by SaDaré
OKAY!!!? I've only seen it online sometimes and 106&Park. No one i've seen in real life walking around has had pink hair and blinking 100x a second
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I mean,
The few girls dying their hair pink and green with Kool Aid =/= the general public.
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Member Since: 5/3/2010
Posts: 26,013
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
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I'm having a really hard time supporting her this era. She can go from making amazing songs like "Roman Reloaded" & fun, individual tunes like "Stupid Hoe" to non-sensical, disposable pop like Starships that while catchy & certainly listenable, it demeans her artistry.
Her image is the worst part. These chilidish outfits, atrocious album covers (I've attempted to refrain from commenting on it but it really is hideous - BtW standard cover is no longer the worst album cover of recent years), & following rather than leading is really bothering me. She's so confused as an artist & has no idea how she wants the general public to conceive her. Is she the rapper who sings occasionally or the popstar who can... oh wait... rap as well? Does she want to be a credible rapper or contradict herself in songs that appear a week apart from one another? (RR's lyrics contradict what Starships implies - that she sold out to go commercial).
As a fan, I'm extremely confused. I think she is confused as well. What she said is pretty ridiculous - yeah, you're the first really popular female rap artist in a long time, & yeah people dress like you, but I think every pop girl (she's pretty much in the league of pop girls now), has tons of people dress up like them. They're the most easy to emulate in terms of style (most recognizable). I also think she has undermined the significance of her success with Starships. Indeed, she is the first female rap artist to kill the game in YEARS, but, that's not what she's being recognized for most anymore. Starships has been Top 10 for two weeks, while Roman Reloaded, her most hip-hop song in a long time, can not even make the Top 30.
Anyway, I'll buy the album, but I'm really worried. The album cover better not be an indication of the remaining tracks. I've heard Young Forever & Roman Holiday as well & the first is good but the second is terrible.
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That's the thing, you are confused. She DOES know what she is doing and she doesn't give a damn about how people react as long as her real fans love it.
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Member Since: 11/23/2011
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
I'm having a really hard time supporting her this era............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .......................................
Anyway, I'll buy the album
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Well, I guess that's all that matters.
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Member Since: 11/2/2009
Posts: 19,838
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But whatever, she was misquoted in OP.
No one person is pop culture.
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Member Since: 12/10/2011
Posts: 12,699
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Originally posted by <3Beyoncé
I guess all the rich white girls that dressed like nicki for celebrity day at my school during spirit week are hoodrats
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Ugh...what is it with you Nicki stans? I guess when white people support Nicki for half a minute that automatically makes her Jesus himself, huh? Those "rich white girls" that you so proudly mention were not checking for Nicki before Taylor & Selena and will more than likely not be checking for her 5 years down the road. I guess you guys should enjoy it while you can, but when it all boils down all Nicki is going to have is the hoodrats and she oughta thank God for 'em.
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Member Since: 4/21/2009
Posts: 1,705
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The fact that Nicki's only stats are google searches
says a lot.
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
Posts: 21,708
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Originally posted by BeamMeUp
I'm good perched in the most expensive city in the U.S.
We ALL stan for Onika and make no less than 6 figures.
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@ y'all making all that money only to look like clowns.
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Member Since: 11/30/2011
Posts: 5,145
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Originally posted by <3Beyoncé
No "woman" imitates ANY pop star if that's the case.
Pop culture is for the young people. WTF are YOU talking about
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I've seen MANY classy and respectable women aspire, emulate , ext Bey. Miss me with that ********.
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Member Since: 6/9/2010
Posts: 9,802
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Originally posted by TheGeoKing
She's just an easy target, not a threat.
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Why was she so miss-able in 09/10 though when she dressed just as ridiculous as she does now?
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Member Since: 2/16/2010
Posts: 69,775
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Nicki's new-found prominence on this board speaks for itself. Whether that is positive or negative for her is your call.
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