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Originally posted by JonnyϟLightning
You see, I'm tired of keeping this bottled up in fear that I will get a point:
For this album Nicki is a rapper in the same sense that a pop artist can rap. That isnt an insult, it's great to have success, but I cant stand people claiming she's still some hip hop sensation while releasing stuff like Starships or Pound the Alarm. Because if let's say Britney released those EXACT same songs they wouldnt be considered rap.
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I disagree. Nicki is labeled as a rapper and a hip hop artist because her discography is all hip hop and rap, with some well known deviations. A song like Starships or Pound The Alarm in the midst of songs like Itty Bitty Piggy, I Get Crazy, Gettin' Paid, Did It On 'Em, Roman's Revenge, Come on a Cone, I Am Your Leader, Beez In The Trap, etc isn't going to change the fact that she's a hip hop artist and a rapper.
Whereas if Britney released a song like Beez in the Trap that smashed, that song among the rest of her discography (Baby One More Time, You Drive Me Crazy, Overprotected, I'm A Slave 4 U, Toxic, Circus, Gimme More, Til The World Ends, etc) wouldn't change the fact that she is still primarily a pop singer.
It's all about exceptions to the rule. Minority vs. majority.
And you won't get a point. You didn't trash her, you just stated your opinion. Nothin' wrong with that.