After testing the waters this summer with her third mixtape chock full of sexual references and innuendo reminiscient of rapper Lil Kim, Young Money artist Nicki Minaj has noticeably pulled back on the sex talk.
Not only was there a small backlash from Lil Kim fans that felt she was biting hard, but evidently the vibe and character that she was portraying was not separate enough for Universal to ante up.
But they finally did, after Minaj did a round of interviews downplaying the sexual aspect of her persona and music.
She's set to drop her official LP in 2010.
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2 comments:
Wow. Don't think I have heard any of her music, but I've been seeing her name around a lot. That's really interesting that "two" women can't be sexually expressive in the industry at the same time. Is it the fact that she is being sexually expressive or is it the fact that she "sounds" like Lil' Kim, like in tone or something?
November 16, 2009 at 5:10 PMI don't think her tone is similar, but it seems the music industry is not checking for anything that's been done already. Of course, it seems some (male) rappers can copycat and it's no problem. Double standard.
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