I'm definitely let down but that's only because she was ******** earlier this year. LAN is classic, her verse on No Flex Zone is classic, her verse on Flawless is classic and her remix to some rap song I forgot the name to was solid.
Once Yass Bish came out, I kinda lowered expectations. All of her songs are solid, but none of them are the rap classic that her discography is lacking.
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Originally posted by Mrs. Aaron Paul
all of this
i wouldnt mind attention getting antics at all (look who the **** i stan for ) if the music appealed to me more, or was more interesting at least. only literally does sound no different from every generic urban radio hit this year. its so indistinct, and nicki's biggest selling point as an artist is her personality. anaconda has 100% filler verses. and pills n potions is cute but i dont think she has the range to pull off a great rap ballad- it comes off generic and drained of her personality when she really slows it down. shes honestly best when shes spitting hard like on lookin ass. shes gonna need to come harder than this on the album because everything related to the actual music has been thoroughly underwhelming. its great that she wants that hip hop cred but i think shes too focused on the image part of this era. just because something is urban doesnt mean its good.
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Still I Rise is one of the best songs in her discography, imo.