Ol' Skool Come Back Or Stay In The Garage?

Remember hanging outside the youth centre when you were a kid? Remember your first kiss? Remember secondary school? Remember when you were a chav? Remember being beaten up by chavs? Well. If any of these thoughts ring a bell, then you'll remember these artists. If you had to choose which one of these ol' skool garage artists should come back, which ones would you choose and could they survive the current modern musicians out right now?

Na Na and The Architects: This trio had a massive number 1 hit with their track 'Body Groove' in 2000. After that they released a 2nd track called 'Show Me The Money'.

If in 2011 they decided to come back with a fresh sound, do you think they would be as big as they were 10years ago?

Sweet Female Attitude: It was double

trouble when these 2 got together and released 'Flowers', which reached number 2 in the charts in 2000. 'Flowers' became the 37th biggest selling single of that year. Their 2nd single '8 Days A Week' stalled at number 43 in the charts.

If the duo decided to come back and show Booty Luv some competition, would they dent the charts?

Craig David: The youngest male solo artist (he was 19 at the time) to ever have a number 1 in the UK charts with his 1st single 'Fill Me In'. His debut album, 'Born To Do It' sold more than 7million units world-wide. It seemed at the time this guy was destined to stay around for a long time. It went down hill some where between his 2nd album 'Slicker Than Your Average' and his final album 'Signed Sealed Delivered'.

Could he out sing Labrinth and Bluey Robinson if he was given the opportunity?

Shola Ama: The soulful singer got to number 4 with 'You Might Need Somebody' even though it weren't her first single. Her debut album 'Much Love' won her a Brit Award and 2 MOBO Awards. in 1999, Ama released her 2nd album 'In Return' which was branded as a 'commercial flop'.

Can Shola Ama be as soulful as she was if she came back with a hit? Or will she be branded as 'whack'?

So Solid Crew: The biggest urban musical collective to ever come out of the garage scene. With hits such as 'Oh No (Sentimental Things)', 'They Don't Know' and their number 1 hit '21 Seconds'. This crew knew how to create a hit after hit after hit. But their chart toppers was ended when they were always seen as negative. 'Broken Silence', which spoke out about government prejudice which they felt they had faced, was the last track they had released as a crew before pursuing their solo careers.

Could they come back and carry on from where they have left it? Or have their '21 Seconds' of fame ended?

Eddie Kadi VS Lethal Bizzle!

Comedian Eddie Kadi has come back with a remix to Lethal Bizzle's new hit.

Pounded Yam 2011 is probably better than POW 2011, in a funny sort of way..

Listen to it and let me know.

Dappy's All Grown!

If you missed Dappy's Christmas speech the first time, then here it is.

And people thought he couldn't use big words such as spectrum, perspective, horrified and NDubz.

Obviously we know this speech was not written by Dappy himself. But his done quiet well reading and or memorising it all. Shows that his not a kid any more.

Well done son.

Sergeant Smash Or Sergeant Flop?

The anticipated 2nd video from Talay Riley has arrived.

Talay Riley 1st stepped in the commercial music scene when he featured on Chipmunks 'Look For Me'. The artist has been around for a while quietly writing tracks such as 'Oopsy Daisy' for Chipmunk, 'Bad Girl' for Addictive Ladies and supposedly written a song for Justin Beiber. We might not of heard of him before but we've heard his music that's for sure.

'Humanoid' was his 1st single which was an absolute hit in my eyes (shame it didn't dent the charts). Now he has released his 2nd single and video 'Sergeant Smash'. The video is a very big let down. The track itself is good though. I don't think there was a story or any planning to this video. All I can say is I don't get it!'

Is it a smash or a flop? You decide.

Who's The Champion, Chippy Or Breezy?

When I heard about this collab between Chipmunk and Chris Brown, my first initial reaction was 'this could either be good or very bad'.

After Chipmunk supposedly walked out of his label, his music turned from bubble gum pop to fresh UK hip hop sounds. 'We Flying High' was the beginning of Chipmunk as an adult and ready to show his 'haters' what he can do (now that his got more money of course) and he did. The video for 'We Flying High' was/is an epic video.

Can a singer out-rap a rapper? In this case, the answer is 'YES'. The follow up track 'Champion', featuring the talented R&B star Chris Brown, tells people that no matter what hard times the pair may have gone through, they will remain 'Champions'. In this case, Chris Brown's verse had more depth and meaning than Chipmunk's verse. That shouldn't be the case. The track is featuring Chris Brown, so why does it sound like Chippy is the guest?

Us, the British audience, hype up any artist who does anything with a US artist. Why? It really isn't that hard to get a US artist on your track. Money speaks volumes in this industry. Skepta and Diddy worked together. That was hyped and the track 'Hello, Good Morning' grime remix wasn't even anything to get excited over. 'Champion' is another track that is very hyped. Yes Chipmunk has Chris Brown on it. And yes he actually got him to be in the video. So?

I don't look at artists as UK or US. If your music is good, then its good. I was 'gassed' over 'We Flying High' and Champion did let me down slightly. But I still have high hopes for Chipmunk though.

Check out the video and let me know your thoughts.

Lethal Bizzle's POW Video!

Wow, this is what Lethal Bizzle had in-store?

I thought the big hype would of been something better than this non-sense. Obviously the idea is from some sort of a movie like (dare I even compare) Takers, but its far from as glamorous as the movie.
They could of done it abit more tasteful. We know these guys are hood but come on, seriously?

Carly Cussen's is a phenomenal director and so I understand that she could only work with what she has been provided. Tough job but she did well.

Are we surprised that Wiley is missing from the video? If you are then walk off a short plank. If you don't know yet then get to know that Wiley does not really do bait video's where he knows that certain 'manz' are going to be at. There are people looking for this guy. Would of been great to have him in the video as I think that his verse is one of the best.

Any ways, you decide on what you think.

Watch the video below.

 

Rachel Adedeji - Follow's Beyonce!

My lovely girl Rachel Adedeji has been working very hard since she got booted off the X-Factor last year.

The 2009 finalist has ambitions to be compared to Beyonce in this photo shoot - but as a lookalike doesn't quite make the grade. 

Rachel re-creates Beyonce's Fall 2010 House of Dereon advert

Beyonce Knowles in the Fall 2010 House of Dereon advert

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-the-less, she now has a new video called 'Follow The DJ' and I have it right here for you guys to enjoy.

Diary Of A Badman!

This gave me the most jokes...

Judge for yourselves. This is part 3 tho

Encore, Better Than JLS?

It is about time that we have a new all male group. I'm actually getting slightly over-whelmed with all these female singers and girl groups popping out of every corner.

We have had FDM (Fun*dmental '03), who were thought to do major things after signing a production deal with US singer Ne-Yo. Currently we are still waiting for the trio to drop something. The 'game' weren't going to wait for any body. There was bound to be a new group to fill up the gap that was empty.

It was only a matter of time before dubstep got super glossy and mainstream to the max. New boy band Encore have taken it on themselves to push the sound to 'Another Level'. Have they got what it takes to take on JLS? 

The track is actually really good. The beat is even better. Catchy bridge and an addictive chorus. I think these 'New Kids On The Block' might be the one's to look out for in 2011.

Check out their official 1st video entitled 'Wind Up' which is available to download February 13th.

Devlin And Carol Vorderman!

A short interview with Devlin shows that his not always serious.

Dude Diss's Skepta But Who Is He?

There's people that are going to come for you on tracks, but please people, when you're going to send for some one on a track, make sure there's substance to it. Make sure that what you are saying has ingredients and flavour. Don't feed the people some non-tasty air pie.

How is this fella sending for Skepta when he cant even talk properly let alone Mc/Rap?

'Google me?' Who does he think he is? Diddy? I can google my cat Oreo and he'll probably show up more than this foolishness.

Fugative Freestyle - Westwood 1Xtra

I remember when everyone was dissing this kid when he 1st came out. Now his touring whilst the one's that are still dissing are in their bedroom studio.

F**k Christmas - Abstrakt Said It!

I couldn't of said it any better than how my boy Abstrakt said it.

Make sure you subscribe to his page!

Gay Guy Becomes Coochieness!

This guy cracks the hell out of me.... 

If you already have seen the previous video I've posted of him then you should know that this is just as hilarious...

Enjoy!

'I Sucked Off J.Boog'!

Raz B admits to giving oral to J.Boog.

Listen to him say what he needs to get off his chest!

Have A Baby By Me Baby, Be My Soulja Boy!

It is actually worrying when you see a big man with a mask on, having his arm around a skinny fella. But to see a picture of 50cent and Soulja Boy actually posing in that situation is even more daunting. 

50cent standing very close to the kid from behind and Soulja holding his manhood? I don't know what their announcing on XXL but 'Camaaaaaar'n'.

Which is the girl in the relationship do you think? I know who I would put my money on!

Female Takeover?? The Video??

So the video has finally arrived. Did anyone actually expect there to be a video for the track in the 1st place?

Where to begin... 
Let me talk about the quality first. Now we all have seen the 0fficial Game Over video and how it was shot/filmed. This is no way in comparison to guys video. Understandably, the female artists don't obviously make near enough money as any of the guys do. But that still don't mean the video needs to look like it was filmed with an ol'skool Nokia N95. No dis-respect, but it was actually poor. Too much of switching scenes which can actually give you a head-ache.

If your dark skinned, shooting a black and white video, why would you have a black back drop?
Who ever thought to put Ruff Diamondz, dressed in black, standing in front of a black back drop was someone that does not see colour or remotely understand what works with girls of colour (we know one is fair skinned and another is white but poor Troy).

A.Dot, Lioness, Cherri V and even Blue all looked faded away in front of the 'Evil' black back drop. Only female that actually got lucky was Lady Leshurr. Bratt looked cute with her varsity jacket and her little belly top, but that still doesn't mean she's lyrically dope. Roxxxan looked good too.

The track is actually cool. I do think the video could of definitely been much better but then again that was not down to the female artists themselves. Maybe its time Grimedaily was treated to a new camcorder.

Let me know what you think!

Fe-nix Ladies Are BAAAAAAACCCKKK!

Fe-nix ladies are BACK. Ayshen, Jade, Tanya and Redd have been missing for a little while since the last track released 'Swagga'. But to no surprise, the 4 sexy ladies have been working hard on new music and shooting a new video for their new track titled 'Red Light'.
The Sin City video who was directed by Sam Evans, tells of a story of 4 women who are standing up to their wrong-doing boyfriends. The ex-boyfriend(s) is played by non-other than ex boy group member of Blue, Lee Ryan.
The track has an up-beat tempo and a catchy chorus that will get you hooked easily. These girls are no ordinary British girl group. Not only do they give you that pop/rnb feel to their music but they can actually dance better than The Saturdays and Girls Aloud put together (don't even get me started on the non-exististing Sugababes). You can tell that by the hip-hop break-down in the video.
The styling they have gone for is urban chic mixed with a 'don't mess with me' sexy vixen look. Black and red is their theme (for details on the styling, contact Simone Karma Rae on www.complexsimplicitylondon.co.uk).
Watch the video simply by clicking play and comment and let me know what you think!

Devlin - Let It Go (Ft Labrinth) [Official Video]

Cherri Flavoured Beef!

'@cherriv: RT @CapriStar: Ladies, red hair does not suit everyone. Just look at Cherri V!»»Your ALWAYS hitting out at me I don't know WHAT your beef is'

Last night I made a comment about girls and red hair on my twitter page. Because Rihanna has dyed her hair red, many girls seem to think that it will suit them too. As an example I pointed out that singer Cherri V has red hair and to my opinion it does not suit her. To which of course this has started some sort of drama on twitter as you can see at the top. She has retweeted me and added a lil'something at the end.

Now let me explain something, I don't have anything what so ever against the woman. If I make an opinion about something, lets all remember I WONT be the 1st and last to do so ever. Previously, I have made a comment about the Female Takeover remix to Tinchy Stryder's Game Over on my blog on the 10th November 2010 (scroll down to the bottom). My comment was 'The hook? The track did not need no chorus so why Cherri V thought she had to be on the track, lord knows.' Now at which part in that comment did I slate her singing ability or how does that come across I have 'BEEF' with the artist?

You are in an industry where MANY people will have an 'opinion' about your music down to the shape of your big toe. As an artist, you should take the opinions, evaluate it and turn it into a positive. Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Cheryl Cole and so on have been at the forefront of many opinions and so called hating. But their still at the top of their game because they do not come back with SHTOOPIDNESS.

Cherri V retaliated by 1. Retweeting the message so that her 'Stans, Fans & Beggits' had something to say about it. Which is absolutely fine. And, 2. Instead of sending me a message directly on twitter, she sent a 'Stan' a tweet and called me a 'PRAT'. people deal with situations differently and that's how she chose to deal with it.

So many people have said the same thing about the female artist. Ex-friends, industry heads and even fans... There's artists out there who have had #1 Hits and are successfully big in the game. 'Cherri V is not humble', 'She goes on like she's heavy'. These are just some the things that have been going around. Its nothing new that I've heard and until she sorts out that side of her characteristics/personality then it will always be a problem.

This is NOT a beef thing. I have strong opinions and these are my views on how I perceived yesterdays situation.

I hope the lady does take this and turn it into a positive (no doubt she will see this) and not affect her dreams.

Judged/Mis-Understood!

You thought you had me figured out when you saw my fitted down low, heard my slang and peeped my swagger,

You tried to banish me to the bottom because of what you saw on the outside and ignored what was or could be on the inside,

You lined your men up in the media and had them portray me as ruthless and savage,

For a while these were obsticles that my "people" could not seem to overcome but as time has progressed your ways of trickery and deciet have evolved into gas that would only ignite the flame within my soul,

Your ignorance and close-mindedness will no longer hinder my intelligence or drive but will only push me harder,

So please with all do continue to be negative and judge me by the color of my skin or the clothes I wear "because that which does not kill me can/will only make me stronger"

and im living proof!!

Gay Dude Obviously Hates Keri Hilson And Ciara!

Cher Lloyd With....?

Every year X-Factor finals have some BIG artist collaborate on stage with the finalists.

Who do you guys think will be on Stage with Cher Lloyd?

Long, Thick And Black!

She laid across the bed butt naked from the start.
Her knees were slightly bent and her thighs were spread apart. She recently had shaved and her pussy lips were bare. They were moist from her caress and free of any hair.
Feeling sexy and on fire Satin sheets beneath her back, she reached for something hard that was long, thick, and black.
She gripped it with both hands and slid in deep inside. Then moan to its long stroke as she took it for a ride.
Her body felt the surge from the lust of her black pet. The thrill was so intense
it made her soak and wet.
She broke into a frenzy for ecstasy was near. Her body heat was rising
and the sound of sex was clear.
She came so many times and swore each was the best.
Then she turned the dildo off and proceeded to get dress.

Yasmin - On My Own (Official Video)

Keri Hilson - 'Just F*ck Me Please'!

T.I feat The Dream - No Mercy [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Female Takeover?? Game Over!

Saturday night, 12am on 1Xtra, the whole of grime heads were tuned in, waiting patiently to hear the remix-female version of Tinchy Stryder's overly hyped up Game Over featuring Giggs, Devlin, Tinie Tempah, Example, Pro Green and Chipmunk.

Supposedly the females were all asked to do the track by Cherri V who also features on the track. Lioness, Lady Leshurr, Mz Bratt, Baby Blue, Roxxxan, Ruff Diamondz, A.Dot and Envy have all come together to show the man dem how it should be done...

My opinion? Well, if you know me then you know I've always got something to say. Now-a-days it has come to attention that not ALL females can MC. The track is cool, lyrically LadyLeshurr, A.Dot, Roxxxan, Envy and Lioness killed it for me. Bratt, Blue and Ruff Diamondz really did nothing. I thought they were actually pointless. The hook? The track did not need no chorus so why Cherri V thought she had to be on the track, lord knows.

But remember, this is just MY opinion. WHATS YOURS?

Click link to hear the track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47R36lB-5U

R.I.P Naked Gun - Leslie Nielsen!

Without a doubt, Leslie Nielsen was one of the funniest men to ever find himself surrounded by craziness on a movie set.  It wasn’t because he could crack a joke, although he could.  It was because he could read even the craziest of lines, or get involved in the craziest of situations, without mugging.  He played everything straight-faced, which is why Leslie Nielsen was scene-stealingly hilarious in movies like Airplane!(alongside Peter Graves) and when starring as Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun franchise and Police Squad tv series. Yesterday, Leslie Nielsen passed away at a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from complications of pneumonia. He was 84.

Nielsen’s entire life is an incredible one. His abusive father beat his mother and his children, forcing Nielsen to run away from home and join the Royal Canadian Air Force at age 17.  Despite being legally deaf in both ears, and wearing hearing aids for most of his adult life, Nielsen made it into the armed forces and after that, took his act to Hollywood where he signed a 7-picture deal with Paramount and starred in the iconic sci-fi picture Forbidden Planet.  That lead to a long string of steady work, culminating in Nielsen’s roles in those Zucker-Abrams-Zucker spoof/parody flicks he became known and loved for.
Rest in peace, Leslie. You brought laughter to billions of people, myself included.

Kim Kardashian Is Dead?

There is no doubt that Kim Kardashian looks absolutely sexy as a corpse, but do not worry. This picture of the stunner is being used to focus on Worlds AIDS Day. Its in support of Alicia Keys' Keep A Child Alive charity. The small print on the picture reads: Kim sacrificed her digital life to give real life to millions of others affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

If you would like to support/donate to the charity, you can visit BuyLife.org.

Ker Hilson Has Been A Very Bad Girl!

Keri Hilson's  second new album entitled 'No Boys Allowed' is due to be released in the UK on the 31st January 2011. VIBE magazine have released the official cover featuring the sexy, talented lady. Lucky for you guys, I have it right here!

Keri Hilson: No Boys Allowed Album Cover.

Who Is Better? You decide!

The good folks over at New Yor Magazine recently broke down the two most successful rappers of our time…

Albums
So how do their best albums stack up against each other? There’s no public consensus one way or the other, so this is completely a judgment call. That said, we’re pitting The Black Album vs. Marshall Mathers, and we’re giving the edge to Jay.

Also worth nothing: Both have seen their skills decline as they’ve aged but, remarkably, this has had not much impact on their commercial relevancy: Eminem’s Recovery has had even more success than Relapse, and Jay’s “Empire State of Mind” — off the uneven Blueprint 3 — is the biggest single of his career.

Awards
Jay-Z: 10 Grammys; 6 VMAs
Eminem: 11 Grammys; 11 VMAs; 1 Oscar (Best Original Song, “Lose Yourself”).
Edge: Nobody remembers the winners of VMAs seconds after they are announced, and they’re pretty much even with Grammys. That Oscar, though, gives him the go-ahead.

Lyrics
In the broadest possible terms: Jay-Z is untouchable when it comes to talking about how incredible he is; Em’s untouchable when it comes to talking about how fucked-up he is. Em’s the better technical rapper, and, at the peak of his powers, his internal-rhyme-laden trickery would often make all other rappers seem irrelevant. Jay’s more methodical, staying away from overwhelming you with double-time flows in favor of killing you with rock-solid boasts it can take until the next verse to completely unwrap. (From “Threat”: “I dig a hole in the desert, they build the Sands on you / Lay out blueprint plans on you / We Rat Pack niggaz, let Sam tap dance on you.”) Both have sterling battle-rap bona fides (see “Notable Beefs” for more), and both are grand masters at sketching out scenes and stories, although Jay’s credentials in that department, from “Reasonable Doubt” to “99 Problems,” are arguably more heralded. Eminem’s both the intentionally funnier (the shrooming hookup with daddy issues from “My Fault”) and unintentionally funnier (the dated celebrities on “We Made You”) rapper. Also, for what it’s worth: The one time they rapped together, on “Renegade,” popular opinion is that Eminem — in the words of Nas — “murdered [Jay-Z] on [his] own shit.” All that said, making a fully objective case for one over the other may not be possible.

Barbie Fights Back!

We all now about the beef between Nicki Minaj and Lil'Kim... Kim thinks Minaj is swagger-jacking and Minaj says she is'nt and bla, bla, bla!

Minaj has actually kept very quite about the shots she's been recieving from Kim. Until now that is.

Nicki Minaj says,

“[Kim] just really jumped out of the window and you got to be careful when you pick fights. That’s what I learned in this business. You just never know. I think people get me mistaken with like a real Barbie… they forget where I’m from. If I have to revert back I can, and I will. Don’t play with me. I respect you and love you. I’ve said it in every interview, time and time again. And if that’s not good enough for you mama, then it’s something deep rooted in you. Something is bothering you inside….”

“Put your music out and when I see your name on Billboard that’s when I’ll respond to you. Other than that. Goodbye!”
-Nicki Minaj

After this response I dont think that the Barbie will be responding to anything else. Kim on the other-hand, will defo have ALOT to say!

Adidas - Are You Dumb Fam?

Adidas at one point was the biggest sports wear in the world. No doubt that it still is... But to who?
Yesterday I was walking home when the 83 bus (West Ealing) went past me. It had a BIG poster advertising the sports brand. Now you maybe thinking 'And whats your point?'. I found the poster very intimidating. It was who they used to advertise their brand that bothered me very much. They had Scorcher modelling their clothes.

As we know Scorcher is an Mc from North London who's got tracks such as 'Lipsin Ting', 'London Boy' and 'I Know'. Some people are probably thinking why I have a problem with this. Its because, Adidas used to use artists/celebs such as Missy Elliott, David Beckham, Run DMC and so on... Celebs who have made names for themselves, who are known world wide. Now somebody please tell me who Scorcher is outside of the underground scene?

Adidas have obviously lost their touch if they are promoting their gear to Tottenham and Peckham. I dont have a problem with anyone's grind, but I do have a problem when they start using people that my mother has never heard of. If they are going to use urban artists then why not just sponsor Boy Better Know and get them to start attacking people on the streets. That way, if the police ask 'Who attacked you?', you just draw out the 3 strips. SIMPLE!

Im not hating on anybody, this is called an opinion!

Kanye Has No Shame In His Game!

“I heard through Drake that Kanye wanted me on his album, and I got on the next thing smokin’ to Hawaii. I didn’t think that he was gonna like me. I always figured that he was one of those conscious rappers, so I thought that he wouldn’t want girls to be dressed overtly sexy—and I go to the studio and he has nothing but pictures of naked women on his computer that he’d invite me to look at. They were really artsy pictures, but you know he loves nudity, so it was a complete shock to me, ’cause I thought I had him all figured out, but I didn’t. He was watching porn when we were in the studio—no shame in his game.

Kanye kept askin’ me to come and eat breakfast, but I like to record in the morning. So, when they were eating breakfast, I was in the studio listening to music and writing. And he would always be like, ‘Yo, why you ain’t never come over for breakfast, yo?’ But I never went. I would get to the studio at like 10:30 in the morning and he’d be leaving to go home and eat breakfast and I’d be getting to the studio to just write and record. I stayed late sometimes, but I was always getting sleepy. I get up at 6 in the morning, so midnight is late for me. One time he caught me nodding off, and I thought maybe he would kick me out. I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life. You know how you’re sitting up and you don’t realize that you’ve just fallen asleep, but it feels like an eternity? When I picked up my head from sleeping, he was looking at me in the strangest way I’ve ever been looked at by a human being. He pulled his shades down and he looked and said, ‘Oh, she’s sleeping?’ I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. [Laughs.]“

Nicki Minaj - The Goddess of Hip Hop!

People place a ton of expectations on Nicki Minaj, from role model, to carry the torch female for all women MCs. All of which grossly exaggerates anything close to reality, and what any artist should have to bear. My honest opinion is that, she has the same responsibility as any entertainer, which is to be aware of the influence she wields, and make decisions that will continue to create opportunities for herself, and ideally others. However, the truth of the matter is that many people have been waiting for a female MC…for so intensely long, that they have a very distorted love/hate response. It’s like some people want to become her and engulf her to the point of extreme adulation and false idolatry, and the others are waiting for the second coming of Lauryn Hill. I want offer people a safe in between spot, that makes sense, and places her plight in its proper perspective.

THE KIM BEEF:
First point…it’s ok and perfectly acceptable for any artist to have influences that we can see and feel in their music. Although, she took pages out of Kim’s notebook, she’s clearly well versed in a variety of genres, case in point “ Right Through Me,” which literally snatches us back to the 80’s, and takes us down the hallway to “All Cried Out” with Lisa Lisa , and I wouldn’t be surprised….if Nicki is a Depeche Mode fan as well. It’s easy to find fault in similarities, but I dare to say…there is one undeniable difference…which is that Kim was Junior Mafia’s Mistress, and Nicki is Young Money’s Princess….you catch the drift…..let’s move on shall we?

SHE’S CHANGED:
Change is an inevitable part of life, and the mixtape Nicki might be what her die hard, first time fans are looking for, but that “around the way girl” doesn’t appeal to the masses, nor does that version 1.0 of Nicki allow access points for a variety of different people to enjoy. Nicki has taken a page out of the Kanye West handbook, and created a “backpacker” style of hip hop, that still feels pop…and can be played on just about any radio station that caters to people between the ages of 18-35….it’s about business people, if it offends you…then don’t be so naïve, drastically lower your expectations, and you’ll feel better about it…trust me.

Lyrical Ability:
Lyrical ability really should be the “I have a dream speech” of hip hop. Judge an artist by the content of their character, which translates to lyrics in hip hop, point blank…plain and simple. In this arena, I’d say the anticipation is high, but the verdict isn’t in yet. The best data point, that we have so far is that Eminem doesn’t get on tracks with just anyone, and he usually eats….just about everyone. On Roman’s Revenge, love it, hate it… her gimmicky voice changes may make your skin crawl, but she undoubtedly kept up…with one of the best lyricist in the game. She clearly has a few more hoops to jump through in this category, but if she did a song with Pharoahe Monch…that might be the ultimate litmus test.

The Middle Ground:
My suggestion is easy to do, just give the girl a fair chance, and don’t feel guilty about it either. Life is filled with binary decisions. She’ll either succeed or fail, win your heart, or not, have a hot album ,or one that flops, but l’d prefer to keep listening, and reserve my egg throwing for atomic bomb related offenses…oh yeah…and if you’re really not satisfied, there’s still Jean Grae…..it’s not over yet, and the doors are about to bust wide open. Nicki’s role…won’t be in vein….believe me on this one!

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