Quote from: OnikaChrist on September 18, 2017, 07:12:53 PM
Quote from: XXX. on September 18, 2017, 07:01:15 PM
Quote from: OwnIt on September 18, 2017, 06:56:48 PM
I don't think it matters
Like you said, she's bigger than all of her female rapping counterparts without either of them
But I feel like it's dwindling down. I think you confuse celebrity with actual impact in music. And we can agree Nicki hasn't really had that in awhile.
She's a superstar, but if the next album fails to produce any hits, then what?
I honestly think she's in a weird place right now.
Hits right now don't really matter. She's already had plenty in the past. What Nicki REALLY needs to focus on is giving us a RAP album that is of great quality.
This is why this next album is gonna be make or break for Nicki. The black community wants to see if Nicki can officially solidify her status as one of the greats and deliver us a great rap album. It's crazy to think Nicki has been relevant for all these years yet hasn't really given us a rap masterpiece, while Kim & Lauryn did it on their first try.
I disagree with the first part, but I do agree with the last part.
I think for someone like Beyonce hits don't matter. She's pushed past the confinement of how small the Hot 100 can make your creative process and has solely focused on creating "impactful" eras and touring.
I don't think Nicki has the FLEX to really do that. For one, she oversaturated the market all year. She does not allow any of her music to breathe or be digested, because there's 10 songs competing with each other at once. On top of that, she just lost a hugely publicized rap battle after bragging for 10 years how she was the Queen and all bitches are her sons.
She made it a competition by shit talking and challenging every other rap bitch. You can't say "hits don't matter" when she made an IG post after the Remy diss saying how important hits are, and then proceeding to brag about Hot 100 stats. Because of that, she now has to show and prove on the charts.
I do agree with you about creating a classic album. But one thing's for sure. If she's writing it alone, it ain't gonna happen.