He was already getting popular/getting attention without this collaboration. I think he'll be okay.
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Originally posted by ClashAndBurn
You know, most Gaga fans didn't give a **** about him to begin with... They probably wouldn't have supported the song anyway. They certainly won't now that her name isn't visibly credited.
Either way, he was bound to lose more potential fans with the collaboration than without.
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Originally posted by Auraeolux
I get what you mean , but I think he'd rather have a different audience.
Hence why I called it a "gross overstatement". I personally think he'd lose slightly more fans without Gaga than with, since most of the GP who buys rap and hip hop are used to pop girls being featured, and because of how expansive Gaga's fanbase is. But I realize her impact on his sales or fans would likely be minimal at best, unless the song were a single.
You're going to purchase the album, you look at the tracklist, and you see Lady Gaga on it. Now Gaga isn't a Rihanna or a Beyoncé who has an ounce of ... I can't explain it. But basically, you think of Gaga as that pop singer who saved the gays and all the queens, and you're like, Kendrick collaborated with THAT?
Yeah I do see where you are going with this. No one needs to pretend Gaga caters to urban audiences or generally has a lot in common with them.
It just surprises me that they would remove her after the announcement, after the breakfast club praised her for supporting an up and coming urban artist etc...And I mean ultimately if she posed a threat to his urban appeal what was even the purpose in accepting her offer to collaborate in the first place? But yes I do see the validity in what you said.
Anyway, Kendrick will get the exposure he deserves / Gaga wants to give him on ARTPOP.
Gaga doesn't need the most-likely negative exposure on Kendrick's, from a genre which, let's face it, wouldn't be thrilled.
no longer wishing to be a rapper.i never was…. and as soon as i started paying attention to ******** urban media, i started getting myself in trouble. From now on i’m a vocalist, and will not be associating myself with the “rap game”… or whatever the **** that means...
I don't really care. I was just excited for new Gaga music and if her vocals are barely significant in the song, I'm certainly even less interested in it. Either way, I'll give the album a listen and see if I like it.
Her vocals will probably be just a little more prevalent than her vocals in Quicksand.
Well idk to be honest. I just said that because I would be insulted if that happened to me and no one ask permission or let me no .
Well I feel like she will definitely have writing credits and background vocal credits... but she doesn't really do much on the song. Like how Ester Dean isn't credited in half of Rihanna's songs, even though she's there and she is credited in the booklet and stuff it's not shown on the actual song.
Well I feel like she will definitely have writing credits and background vocal credits... but she doesn't really do much on the song. Like how Ester Dean isn't credited in half of Rihanna's songs, even though she's there and she is credited in the booklet and stuff it's not shown on the actual song.
I see your point an agree. It still seems a bit odd to me though.