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Highest selling first week in female history....
Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday" Official Album Thread (I guess...)
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Originally Posted by North Dade Represent
Originally Posted by mytmouse76
this was when i was in love w/her
at 0.19. Shorty got pancake bunz. I thoughts she'd be working with a little bit naturaly (ala Pebbelz). She had nothing, I almost can't knock her getting work done. Almost.
she should've got them a couple of sizes smaller (like Kim K)
i mean, i don't really mind, but they look fake
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Originally Posted by North Dade Represent
Originally Posted by mytmouse76
this was when i was in love w/her
at 0.19. Shorty got pancake bunz. I thoughts she'd be working with a little bit naturaly (ala Pebbelz). She had nothing, I almost can't knock her getting work done. Almost.
she should've got them a couple of sizes smaller (like Kim K)
i mean, i don't really mind, but they look fake
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even more then lauren hill?
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even more then lauren hill?
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negative lauryn did 465k
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thats right
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she looks so different in that vid.
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she looks so different in that vid.
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I don't know if that's true or not. But I do know she is the 1st artist with 7 songs (her own + features) in the top 100 this past summer.
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I don't know if that's true or not. But I do know she is the 1st artist with 7 songs (her own + features) in the top 100 this past summer.
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[h1]Nicki Minaj's Femcee Handbook Has Shades Of Lauryn Hill[/h1][h2]With 375,000 sold, Pink Friday is the highest-selling hip-hop female debut since The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.[/h2]
By Paul Cantor
Nicki Minaj came out of the gate sprinting last week. Her debut LP, Pink Friday, racked up sales of 375,000 copies, making it the highest-selling first album from a female hip-hop act since Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill back in 1998 (which sold 423,000). It's almost appropriate that Minaj should share that distinction with Ms. Hill, because while they're definitely very different stylistically, they're actually very much cut from the same cloth.
"At one time, you had to sell a few kilos to be considered a credible rapper," Minaj says in the December 9 issue of Rolling Stone. "But now, it's like Drake and I are embracing the fact that we went to school, we love acting, we love theater, and that's OK — and it's especially good for the black community to know that's OK, that's embraced."
When Lauryn Hill skyrocketed to fame with the Fugees in the mid-'90s, and then later on her own, she was very much in the same lane as Minaj. Perhaps more artsy, more earthy, more organic and less glammed-up, but still, at the core, a lyricist who earned respect from the hip-hop community by showing and proving as a hip-hop act first and foremost before becoming a celebrated pop star.
Lauryn Hill sang a great deal on her debut LP. On Pink Friday, Minaj sings a bit as well.
Lauryn acted in the film "Sister Act 2" in 1993, before the Fugees were a household name. Minaj attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she studied drama, and has indicated many times that she thought she'd grow up to be an actress, not a rapper.
But their similarities come into full view when you examine how both artists embrace their female power in a male-dominated industry. At the time of Lauryn's ascension, she was the counterpoint to the hyper-sexual Lil' Kims and Foxy Browns of the hip-hop world — artists who were selling their sexuality just as much as their music.
Minaj entered the music industry doing much of the same, but in the past year, has noticeably turned away from an overtly sexual image. She also has moved away from being one of Lil Wayne's underlings and carved her own identity, much like Hill did with bandmate Wyclef Jean.
"I have the same power as these boys," Minaj says in the Rolling Stone profile. "I have the same magic carpet. There's nothing different between me and them except they have a twig and berries, and I don't. I no longer feel lesser than. I don't want my girls to feel that way.
"I want them to feel that, even if you have a 9-to-5, if you grow up to be vice president of the company, you should earn the same thing the male vice president earned. You should demand the same thing."
[h1]Nicki Minaj's Femcee Handbook Has Shades Of Lauryn Hill[/h1][h2]With 375,000 sold, Pink Friday is the highest-selling hip-hop female debut since The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.[/h2]
By Paul Cantor
Nicki Minaj came out of the gate sprinting last week. Her debut LP, Pink Friday, racked up sales of 375,000 copies, making it the highest-selling first album from a female hip-hop act since Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill back in 1998 (which sold 423,000). It's almost appropriate that Minaj should share that distinction with Ms. Hill, because while they're definitely very different stylistically, they're actually very much cut from the same cloth.
"At one time, you had to sell a few kilos to be considered a credible rapper," Minaj says in the December 9 issue of Rolling Stone. "But now, it's like Drake and I are embracing the fact that we went to school, we love acting, we love theater, and that's OK — and it's especially good for the black community to know that's OK, that's embraced."
When Lauryn Hill skyrocketed to fame with the Fugees in the mid-'90s, and then later on her own, she was very much in the same lane as Minaj. Perhaps more artsy, more earthy, more organic and less glammed-up, but still, at the core, a lyricist who earned respect from the hip-hop community by showing and proving as a hip-hop act first and foremost before becoming a celebrated pop star.
Lauryn Hill sang a great deal on her debut LP. On Pink Friday, Minaj sings a bit as well.
Lauryn acted in the film "Sister Act 2" in 1993, before the Fugees were a household name. Minaj attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she studied drama, and has indicated many times that she thought she'd grow up to be an actress, not a rapper.
But their similarities come into full view when you examine how both artists embrace their female power in a male-dominated industry. At the time of Lauryn's ascension, she was the counterpoint to the hyper-sexual Lil' Kims and Foxy Browns of the hip-hop world — artists who were selling their sexuality just as much as their music.
Minaj entered the music industry doing much of the same, but in the past year, has noticeably turned away from an overtly sexual image. She also has moved away from being one of Lil Wayne's underlings and carved her own identity, much like Hill did with bandmate Wyclef Jean.
"I have the same power as these boys," Minaj says in the Rolling Stone profile. "I have the same magic carpet. There's nothing different between me and them except they have a twig and berries, and I don't. I no longer feel lesser than. I don't want my girls to feel that way.
"I want them to feel that, even if you have a 9-to-5, if you grow up to be vice president of the company, you should earn the same thing the male vice president earned. You should demand the same thing."
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[h1]Nicki Minaj's Femcee Handbook Has Shades Of Lauryn Hill[/h1][h2]With 375,000 sold, Pink Friday is the highest-selling hip-hop female debut since The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.[/h2]
By Paul Cantor
Nicki Minaj came out of the gate sprinting last week. Her debut LP, Pink Friday, racked up sales of 375,000 copies, making it the highest-selling first album from a female hip-hop act since Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill back in 1998 (which sold 423,000). It's almost appropriate that Minaj should share that distinction with Ms. Hill, because while they're definitely very different stylistically, they're actually very much cut from the same cloth.
"At one time, you had to sell a few kilos to be considered a credible rapper," Minaj says in the December 9 issue of Rolling Stone. "But now, it's like Drake and I are embracing the fact that we went to school, we love acting, we love theater, and that's OK — and it's especially good for the black community to know that's OK, that's embraced."
When Lauryn Hill skyrocketed to fame with the Fugees in the mid-'90s, and then later on her own, she was very much in the same lane as Minaj. Perhaps more artsy, more earthy, more organic and less glammed-up, but still, at the core, a lyricist who earned respect from the hip-hop community by showing and proving as a hip-hop act first and foremost before becoming a celebrated pop star.
Lauryn Hill sang a great deal on her debut LP. On Pink Friday, Minaj sings a bit as well.
Lauryn acted in the film "Sister Act 2" in 1993, before the Fugees were a household name. Minaj attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she studied drama, and has indicated many times that she thought she'd grow up to be an actress, not a rapper.
But their similarities come into full view when you examine how both artists embrace their female power in a male-dominated industry. At the time of Lauryn's ascension, she was the counterpoint to the hyper-sexual Lil' Kims and Foxy Browns of the hip-hop world — artists who were selling their sexuality just as much as their music.
Minaj entered the music industry doing much of the same, but in the past year, has noticeably turned away from an overtly sexual image. She also has moved away from being one of Lil Wayne's underlings and carved her own identity, much like Hill did with bandmate Wyclef Jean.
"I have the same power as these boys," Minaj says in the Rolling Stone profile. "I have the same magic carpet. There's nothing different between me and them except they have a twig and berries, and I don't. I no longer feel lesser than. I don't want my girls to feel that way.
"I want them to feel that, even if you have a 9-to-5, if you grow up to be vice president of the company, you should earn the same thing the male vice president earned. You should demand the same thing."
[h1]Nicki Minaj's Femcee Handbook Has Shades Of Lauryn Hill[/h1][h2]With 375,000 sold, Pink Friday is the highest-selling hip-hop female debut since The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998.[/h2]
By Paul Cantor
Nicki Minaj came out of the gate sprinting last week. Her debut LP, Pink Friday, racked up sales of 375,000 copies, making it the highest-selling first album from a female hip-hop act since Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill back in 1998 (which sold 423,000). It's almost appropriate that Minaj should share that distinction with Ms. Hill, because while they're definitely very different stylistically, they're actually very much cut from the same cloth.
"At one time, you had to sell a few kilos to be considered a credible rapper," Minaj says in the December 9 issue of Rolling Stone. "But now, it's like Drake and I are embracing the fact that we went to school, we love acting, we love theater, and that's OK — and it's especially good for the black community to know that's OK, that's embraced."
When Lauryn Hill skyrocketed to fame with the Fugees in the mid-'90s, and then later on her own, she was very much in the same lane as Minaj. Perhaps more artsy, more earthy, more organic and less glammed-up, but still, at the core, a lyricist who earned respect from the hip-hop community by showing and proving as a hip-hop act first and foremost before becoming a celebrated pop star.
Lauryn Hill sang a great deal on her debut LP. On Pink Friday, Minaj sings a bit as well.
Lauryn acted in the film "Sister Act 2" in 1993, before the Fugees were a household name. Minaj attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she studied drama, and has indicated many times that she thought she'd grow up to be an actress, not a rapper.
But their similarities come into full view when you examine how both artists embrace their female power in a male-dominated industry. At the time of Lauryn's ascension, she was the counterpoint to the hyper-sexual Lil' Kims and Foxy Browns of the hip-hop world — artists who were selling their sexuality just as much as their music.
Minaj entered the music industry doing much of the same, but in the past year, has noticeably turned away from an overtly sexual image. She also has moved away from being one of Lil Wayne's underlings and carved her own identity, much like Hill did with bandmate Wyclef Jean.
"I have the same power as these boys," Minaj says in the Rolling Stone profile. "I have the same magic carpet. There's nothing different between me and them except they have a twig and berries, and I don't. I no longer feel lesser than. I don't want my girls to feel that way.
"I want them to feel that, even if you have a 9-to-5, if you grow up to be vice president of the company, you should earn the same thing the male vice president earned. You should demand the same thing."
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rhianna and other pop artists.Originally Posted by YaBoyDiddy
Why? Who else chicks got to rock to besides male rappers? nobody. She in a lane by herself. Of course she gon have support.Originally Posted by lostsoulswander
@ her selling 371k. Female fan base is serious i guess
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rhianna and other pop artists.Originally Posted by YaBoyDiddy
Why? Who else chicks got to rock to besides male rappers? nobody. She in a lane by herself. Of course she gon have support.Originally Posted by lostsoulswander
@ her selling 371k. Female fan base is serious i guess
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i wish ppl would stop comparing this $#*@+ to lauryn hill.
i also wish they would stop putting her on some sort of pedestal. the music is not that damn good.
i also wish they would stop putting her on some sort of pedestal. the music is not that damn good.
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i wish ppl would stop comparing this $#*@+ to lauryn hill.
i also wish they would stop putting her on some sort of pedestal. the music is not that damn good.
i also wish they would stop putting her on some sort of pedestal. the music is not that damn good.
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