The latest so called "beef" in hip hop revolves around two talented female mcees, Lil Kim & Nicki Minaj. One a vet in the game, the other a newbie. As you can see from the above photo these two have similar styles, in fact some go as far to say that Nicki stole Kim's swag and is doing something she did back in '96. While Nicki is choosing to take the high road and not speak on any of these accusations nor acknowledge that her and Kim actually have beef. Kim on the other hand has on numerous occasions and very publicly stated that she demands that Nicki pay her homage. Her argument is that she paved the way for her & she clearly admires her style so therefore its only right to pay homage out of respect as she has done for ladies who came before her, i.e MC Lyte and Salt & Pepper. In short, she wants Nicki to kiss her pussy and say "i love you Kim, your the best...i admire you, and i want to be just like you!" But is this really necessary? We all know Kim is the originator, its apparent in the similarities in these pictures that Nicki admires Kim but publicly stating the obvious is taking it a little bit too far. I believe Kim only wants this acknowledgment to boost her already bruised ego, she craves relevance and is willing to do whatever to achieve that. She's a desperate bitch, but wouldn't you be too, considering?? Lets be real, the last "hit" Kim had was "Put Your Lighters Up" and the hype was only fueled by her anticipated prison sentence.
But my question is: why cant female mcees co-exist? Why does it have to be either or? Your either a Kim fan or a Nicki fan which is bullshit, i appreciate both these ladies' music and considering that hip hop is a male dominated arena the few females that are in the game should band together and leave all the frivolous bullshit to the birds.
*cues "Lady's Night"*
That was a classic song. It gave women a sense of empowerment, sisterhood, & independence. It showed that women, black women can come together, leave the bullshit at the door, and talk about something other than broke niggaz & deadbeat dads.
Hip hop is all about variety. There are so many different styles that hip hop encompasses, its not mutually exclusive to just one sound, which wud be boring if this was the case. Just imagine if there were only two maybe three male hip hop artist out right now, how boring and sad wud that be?? Well thats the female rap game, SAD. Instead of focusing on what the next bitch is doing you should be focusing on your grind. Dont fault another chick because she's doing something right while your yesterday's news. No shade to Kim but honey you need to get it together. I heard she signed to Roc Nation which is great, i hope she pulls out some fire without the autotune bullshit ughhh dread. I wish she wud get over all this paying homage shit bc all she is doing is giving Nicki more publicity. Like Drake said, Kim is an OG in the game and this shit is so beneath her, bad bitches dont demand anything, it comes natural. Dont get me wrong Nicki has sum faults to & her stylist needs to be shot for straight up jacking EVERYTHING Kim did, and it wasnt subtle either. But at the end of the day thats petty, let the music speak for itself, & besides Kim looks like Count Dracula these days so i doubt Nicki is worrying about her now...GAG
no shade...
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