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Nicki Minaj - Hip-hop
DIR By: Mac
Date: December 8, 2014, 10:29 am
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[glow=red,2,300]Nicki Minaj[/glow]
So bored this past late Saturday night, I turned on SNL briefly
and caught a very lame skit followed up by a performance by
Nicki Minaj. So watching her perform, many a thought went
through my mind.
Let me preface, I know jack squat about Nicki Minaj. Career or
personal life. Only the what makes news with her music or
fashion statements. While watching her perform her Hip-Hop, I
was absolutely cringing. I already dislike that style of music,
but her high voice was definitely a head scratcher. So hearing
this cartoon like voice speak poetry (hip-hop), it just looked
and sounded odd. I just thought she looked so robotic. Just
staring, reciting lines, doing the standard hand and body
movements hip-hop artists do.
THEN….
In the middle of her performance, Minaj sings (and I’m sure some
people argue hip-hop artists sing. I say they speak). I mean
sings. Her voice changes to this nice smooth melodic sound.
She’s closing her eyes, getting into the song. I thought it was
night and day difference. My ears perked up. My eyes opened up.
It was nice… but brief. Minaj closes the song with more (c)rap.
Crowd goes nuts and she smiles big time.
The point of this post is it seemed to me, Minaj was really
enjoying her singing. Maybe I was projecting my thoughts, but I
was thinking, like Minaj, the singing was the fun beautiful
part. Maybe Minaj has trapped herself into the machine. She’s
doing what is expected of her by her audience she built, the
studio’s, but most importantly the money she brings in.
Would she enjoy more, the singing?
My wife tends to think no, she is doing what she wants to do.
She’ll sing if she wants to. This musical style is what she grew
up with and knows.
Maybe
I think it’s a damn shame. From what I can tell, most of music
like this genre is throwaway. It’s hot for very short time, but
has a limited life. Not it sustains much value later on. If my
spidey senses are right, artists like Minaj have deep down
talent, but instead go for the easy buck. I’m pretty sure the
general public know Minaj for her assets… not her songs.
Then again, what do I know.
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Re: Nicki Minaj - Hip-hop
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: December 8, 2014, 10:56 am
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It's that robotic, recite lines, nails on chalkboard voice that
keeps me away. She has definitely painted herself into a corner
because well, she wants to corner the market on that shrill
voice of hers with regards to her rapping. She is about nite
clubs and what gets people on the dance floor and money into her
pockets. There will come a time where she will have to change to
pure singing if she wants a long career. If she doesn't, she
will end up exactly like Lil' Kim and where the f*ck is she now?
I haven't seen the SNL performance yet. Was planning on watching
it sometime this week because James Franco was hosting it.
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Re: Nicki Minaj - Hip-hop
DIR By: Mac
Date: December 8, 2014, 11:42 am
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