The next girl won’t be the one who’s MOST like Nicki. It’ll probably be the one who’s the least like her. Nicki reset the culture so hard that the blueprint became the default. Which means the next one has to disrupt the reset the same way she did.
And that can’t happen if we’ve already seen it before. Especially sonically. The look alone won’t do it. We’ve mastered aesthetics. We’ve mastered cosplay. But who’s bringing a NEW feeling to female rap? A new perspective? A new energy? A new sound?
Nicki’s influence gon echo for a longggg time regardless. But the next shift in female rap won’t come from imitation. It’ll come from somebody brave enough to sound unfamiliar.
J. Cole really called Jay Z for a second opinion, deleted his diss track, apologized, left Drake for dead and then never spoke to him again, no call.
Man imagine the shit Drake really went through in his mind the last 2 years, the amount of betrayal and worldly hate was inconceivable. This is why those who aren’t Drake fans will never understand how wicked ICEMAN is…not only because the album is musically great…but the context and pressure it was built under.
The story arc of Drake being resilient, carrying and then what does he do? Drops 3 ALBUMS splits the genres and blesses his fans, all for the love of the game and music despite knowing UMG pockets gonna get full off it too. Y’all really gotta put the right shoes on to know wassup.
I don’t wanna wear the same clothes as you niggas, fuck the same hoes as you niggas, I don’t wanna be where you niggas be at, don’t wanna kick it wit you niggas. Nothing.