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OK. It& #39;s early. It& #39;s Friday. But I think someone needs to say SOMETHING about head-scratching, petty, and quite uninformed reaction to Missy& #39;s new project by SOME (not all) Nicki Minaj fans. /1. https://twitter.com/murphdogg29/status/1164869579056787457">https://twitter.com/murphdogg...
I& #39;m seeing a lot of WHATABOUTISM out there. Questions about why Missy "gets away" with calling herself an icon (???) while Nicki catches side-eyes. Or why some critics seemingly never dissect Missy& #39;s "lack" of lyricism yet gets at Nicki over a line or two /2.
...basically: WHY DOES MISSY GET TO CALL HERSELF THE QUEEN WHEN NICKI HAS BEEN CROWNED THE BEST SELLING WOMAN RAPPER OF ALL TIME????? /3.
The answers (as usual) are quite nuanced. But let& #39;s start with the obvious: Missy as cultivated a strong bond of goodwill with fans, critics, moms, dads, kids, aliens, dogs, cats, unicorns. Nicki has settled for a more in-your-face-F-U approach. She& #39;s basically 50 Cent 2.0. /4.
When you point out Missy& #39;s so called lack of lyricism in comparison to Nicki spitting bars you are totally missing the point of what made Missy arguably the most important act of her generation /5.
Like P-Funk, Prince, or say Sade record sales are besides the point when it comes to Missy. She& #39;s been behind so many big records and classic moments in hip-hop, R&B, and pop that her influence goes behind "best selling this or that". /6
The story of Missy is the story of Jodeci, MC Lyte, Timbaland, Aaliyah, SWV, 702, Total, Ginuwine, ect. It& #39;s the story of an artist whose range is so deep that she went from arranging Diddy& #39;s It& #39;s All About The Benjamins to producing Whitney Houston. /7
Missy& #39;s music videos were not just used for promotion. They were "events"....What Missy "raps" about or HOW she raps is besides the point. She& #39;s an anomaly, an aberration, a change-agent who was producing records in the hip-hop world when it was still a rarity for women. /8
Basically, Nicki will (and should) go down as an icon who carried hip-hop for women when record companies showed misogynistic disdain. She was damn near out there on an island carrying that flag. She has the numbers, a record-breaking tour, and CLASSIC features. PROPS. /9
