[Achilles.]

She should just play Roman Reloaded for Taylor and let her pick the singles.

[Reed]

Originally posted by eli's_rhythm

She's doing what Gaga's been doing for years and she's the first one who is actually doing it right

Yes she's smart in that regard I guess, but I'd like to think that the reaction she got was not the reaction she was hoping for, regardless of the fact that she's getting all this attention. What matters now is how she chooses to balance this generic direction with her hip-hop music.

[Reed]

Originally posted by JakeKills

She should just play Roman Reloaded for Taylor and let her pick the singles.

LMAO yessss!!!

[Quiqui4eva]

What about Flo Rida? And B.o.B. They are both rappers that have been releasing Pop single after Pop single, and nobody confronted or dragged them about it. But when Nicki leaks ONE Pop single from PF:RR, everybody goes in on her. Like, what do y'all have against her?

And I can't at people saying Nicki was inspired by Gaga in her last performance. So Gaga had an exorcism on stage before? I think not.

[Green]

I'm really confused with Nicki Minaj. What's the direction she's taking with this album? Because after listening this song and the 15645654 promo singles released so far I can't really tell.

[Callisto.]

Originally posted by Quiqui4eva

What about Flo Rida? And B.o.B. They are both rappers that have been releasing Pop single after Pop single, and nobody confronted or dragged them about it. But when Nicki leaks ONE Pop single from PF:RR, everybody goes in on her. Like, what do y'all have against her?

And I can't at people saying Nicki was inspired by Gaga in her last performance. So Gaga had an exorcism on stage before? I think not.

You really have a way of putting your foot in your mouth.

[RainMan]

i agree with the Grammy hate but im not getting the "Starships" shade

[MusicTalker]

Originally posted by Ace Reject

She's a chicken without a head at this point.

Flop sweat

[MusicTalker]

Originally posted by Quiqui4eva

What about Flo Rida? And B.o.B. They are both rappers that have been releasing Pop single after Pop single, and nobody confronted or dragged them about it. But when Nicki leaks ONE Pop single from PF:RR, everybody goes in on her. Like, what do y'all have against her?

And I can't at people saying Nicki was inspired by Gaga in her last performance. So Gaga had an exorcism on stage before? I think not.

Do you want Nicki to be the female Flo Rida? That's where she will head if she's not careful.

Starships is good for a "okay-I'll-try-this-once" kind of song but she better not make a song like it again. It's not the same as Super Bass, which contains witty rapping & no overproduction at any time in the song.

[Groteskou]

100% agree

[Kool_Aid_King]

So true. She needs to go back to rapping :/

Autotune in rape <

(Unless you got lyrics like Kanye)

[inspiration4]

Originally posted by eli's_rhythm

I can understand the sell-out part, but I don't understand the hate for her antics. She's doing what Gaga's been doing for years and she's the first one who is actually doing it right (unlike Katy, K$ et al, she gets a reaction out of people, CLEARLY). You could say she was making fun of the Grammy red carpet even if she looked like an idiot. I thought it was funny, much like Gaga's egg.

I also thought the performance was hilarious... She's pure camp.

I'm on the same wavelength as you. I laughed at the pope red carpet appearance and thought the performance was amazing. I don't know who's manufacturing it, but the source of this blogosphere "hate" is obviosuly not reflective of reality as Starships is sprinting to the top of itunes. And I'm sure her album sales won't suffer either.

Tbh, all of this pretend outrage reminds me of the B'Day era launch when everybody was hating Beyonce for no apparant reason, only for the era to become a big success.

[zach]

This song is like Moves Like Jagger/Only Girl/Raise Your Glass

[staracademy1990]

The most frustrating thing about Minaj is that she is a ridiculously talented rapper, and she appears to be moving away from the skill that made her a big deal in the first place.

Couldn't have said it better. I understand she is trying to cross over and appeal to bigger audiences, but it has to come to a point where she is COMPLETELY ignoring her initial fans who got her to where she is at now

[LolMinaj]

Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King

So true. She needs to go back to rapping :/

Autotune in rape <

(Unless you got lyrics like Kanye)

[lancelovesgaga]

I LOVE nicki. But I sometimes wish she can keep the pink wig & mixtape rapping.

[Quiqui4eva]

Originally posted by MusicTalker

Do you want Nicki to be the female Flo Rida? That's where she will head if she's not careful.

Starships is good for a "okay-I'll-try-this-once" kind of song but she better not make a song like it again. It's not the same as Super Bass, which contains witty rapping & no overproduction at any time in the song.

Once again, Flo Rida completely transformed into a Pop rapper. Ever since "Sugar", all these Dr. Luke inspired tracks were being revealed. Trust me, she is not becoming a Pop artist. "Starships" is the only Pop track she has leaked to be featured on her album so far. That and the title of the album (Roman Reloaded) are indications that this
album will have a lot of Hip-Hop and not as much Pop.

[Monster]

Originally posted by MusicTalker

Do you want Nicki to be the female Flo Rida? That's where she will head if she's not careful.

Starships is good for a "okay-I'll-try-this-once" kind of song but she better not make a song like it again. It's not the same as Super Bass, which contains witty rapping & no overproduction at any time in the song.

Basically that's what she has become.

I wonder how Eminem now feels about working with her.

[Quiqui4eva]

Originally posted by iBeyoncé.

You really have a way of putting your foot in your mouth.

Explain.

[Monster]

Originally posted by inspiration4

I'm on the same wavelength as you. I laughed at the pope red carpet appearance and thought the performance was amazing. I don't know who's manufacturing it, but the source of this blogosphere "hate" is obviosuly not reflective of reality as Starships is sprinting to the top of itunes. And I'm sure her album sales won't suffer either.

Tbh, all of this pretend outrage reminds me of the B'Day era launch when everybody was hating Beyonce for no apparant reason, only for the era to become a big success.

It's confusing because she has portions of her songs where she uses her vocal ability yet, when she performs it's all heavy breathes. Then her "choreography" was so out of place, and looked so slipshod it was hard to see what exactly she was doing other than flail her arms. Other than the exorcism skit in the beginning, I wouldn't know what the message of that "performance" was.

The initial success of Starships isn't surprising- it is basically all of 2011's top hits incarnated and is the first major single since Super Bass. If I recall, even Roman's Revenge peaked somewhere in the top 10 after its release.