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Originally posted by Teen Dreamer
^^ He's talking about the drake song
I guess they're too afraid to try something different and new, it's simply not original anymore. Rappers should stop having female features in their songs, they should be able to stand on their own feet.
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Well...a lot of rappers can stand on their own feet. Sure Eminem had a Rihanna feature, but the album has sold far more than Rihanna's albums (not shading, I am a Rih fan). There is also Lil Wayne, who hasn't done a collaboration with a female artist either...unless you count knockout. I don't think the problem is the fact that they are doing collaborations with female musicians. I do however believe that a lot of songs that female artists are featured in with rappers lately have been slower, but that's not a bad thing either.
It's not just the rappers, there are female pop singers going to rappers as well lately and once again, it's not a bad thing. KP collaborated with Snoop Dogg on Cali Girls, Rihanna and Eminem on LTWYL PT. II, J. Lo with Pitbull in her new song, Keri Hilson collaborated with Rick Ross, Ke$ha did a remix with Andre 3000, and Britney is collaborating with Gucci Mane on a remix. There are just as many examples of female musicians looking/receiving for help from rappers as there are rappers collaborating with females. To argue that they can't stand on their own, however, it a bit much.