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Originally posted by Auren
You can't really connect with "fun" pop songs that can for the most part be done by any other pop star. They don't have Nicki's stamp on them, they have RedOne's stamp on them. You can enjoy them for what they are at face value, as you say, fun pop songs, but connection just isn't going to happen with songs that don't feel like they're personal to Nicki.
They're not soulless for stating the obvious. Slant is consistently described around here as one of the better publications we have for reviews. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure I'll be bopping to a couple of the Popnika tracks, but that doesn't change the fact that many of the tracks are, well, soulless.
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It depends on the person actually, the songs are quite soulless and without any substance, but behind all that joke of an album, it's eventually fun, but it's trash, so i'm pretty neutral about her. When i visit slant, it isn't about a pop album, i visit it just to see the lastest hyped alt artist. They are quite good at reviewing that genre.
You're kinda right, but this makes them shallow since they don't dig deep enough, there isn't much to dig, but they should've at least try