Ok so I felt that I HAD to address the Barbie Vs Blanco Fiasco seeing as many blogs are discussing the topic, but making it extremely clear as to which rapper they've chosen to pull out the Pom-Poms and cheer for and which rapper's face they've chosen to use as a dartboard.
Now to anyone that knows me 'Personally' knows who it is that has my heart, but nevertheless BOTH females are indeed on my iPod. Therefore each lady possesses many qualities for people to just appreciate both.
So Lets breakdown Mrs Minaj....
As she says in her Next upcoming single (Fly-ft Rihanna) "I Represent an Entire Generation." Now i couldn't agree more with this statement. Nicki Minaj is definitely the "New Skool" and her theatrical persona(s), colourful styling and creative lyrics are what make her appealing today. I believe "OTT" is exactly the USP (Unique Selling Point) that make most artists successful and current. For example Would Lady Gaga be the number 1 follower on twitter if she wasn't so...Well....Out There? Would Beyonce' be seen as R&B's Queen without her immensely huge stage presence and domination? And would Rih Rih-Fenty be known as R&B/Pop's Sexy Seductress, without her sassy, tasteful and just plain HOT fashion sense (all hale her stylists). Nicki Minaj hasindeed followed the recipe of creating a memorable and current artist by doing all the above and even adding in her ingredient by creating 2,3 (i've lost count) personas. I think Mrs Minaj helps commercialise hip-hop and has definitely taken it to different levels, making it more appealing to a wider crowd (which hasn't really been done since Missy Elliot's-"Get Ur Freak On" days). She's crazy, exciting and fun to watch....
However to say that she is "New" is where one of the issues of the feud gets brought up. I think it's safe to say that Nicki Minaj has clearly taken inspiration from her predecessors and put her own spinon it. Now no need for all the Kim fans to start bringing out the torch and pitchfork's and set her alight because there is absolutely nothing wrong in people taking ideas from their elders. E.g. Beyonce'-Diana Ross/Tina Turner, Gaga-Madonna/Grace Jones and Ne-Yo-Michael Jackson. Yeah Nicki's whole "Barbie" theme was originally done by Lil Kim first but it doesn't change the fact that she has popularised it more and lets face it, does it both comically and professionally well. Hats and colourful wigs off to her!
Now lets put Kimberly Jones under the microscope.......
Lil Kim is truly The Godmother and 1st Queen of female Rap! That goes without a doubt. However a lot of people have recently been taking shots at the Old Skool rapper due to her Black Friday Mixtape and video. The mixtape shows Kimmy Blanco laying down on a blacked out version of Nicki's Pink Friday album cover scene, whilst her decapitated body lays in the background covered in blood and Lil Kim looking all cool calm and collected with a blood-stained samurai sword (now that's something i thought would never be possible to actually convey nor a line i'd thought i ever write!). Now my Facebook and Twitter have gone insane because of the creative mixtape cover and video but hey, as Lil Kim says in her new leaked song taken off the mixtape (Clap Clap-ft IRS) "Kimmy bout to show ya'll the art of hustling."
Lil Kim is definitely a true hustler at heart, what better way to create a buzz around her name again, then have "beef' with the new rap sensation. People need to remember ALL press is GOOD press. Quite frankly this feud between the two is actually a blessing in disguise and a clever marketing technique. Kim now has both her supporters and haters spreading her name, regaining her old fans and lets face it, gaining new fans (which are probably all the hip-hop heads that don't like Mrs Minaj). She's also stayed true to her real "greezy," street background and surely has not lost herself or abandoned her total Lil Kim image. Lil Kim is also an artist who has had enough of not getting the props she deserves, who actually HAS been hard done by and been targeted at many times as well (I'm reffering to Nicki Minaj having songs in her underground days that in not so many words diss all the rap chicks that came before her). So to be honest people may think her mixtape cover or even the newly released Black Friday video is just going too far, but it's just simply her creative way of standing up for herself and speaking up.
I've thoroughly enjoyed watching people band up in teams of Barbies and Blancos, having twitter wars and many many, fan videos 'bigging up' their chosen leader. Nothing wrong with a good old fashion cat-fight I say ;-P
I for one enjoy the sounds of both Nicki Minaj and Lil Kim......but i got to be honest there is one for me that will always be number 1 in my eyes. Why not see which i've chosen by looking/clicking no further then below....
Well this is it!
OK....I apologise for my lateness (the J.O.B prevented me from doing this entry till quitting hours) but my time line on twitter was once againrefreshing overtime early hours this morning, due to the twitter argument between Ciara and Rihanna.
