She is more than just a damned fine rapper. She’s an important voice on the treatment of black women in entertainment and beyondSlow-burn cherish is a graceful thing. For me,it happened with sparkling water, green olives and Nicki Minaj. Now set in iron, and my Minaj crush is a late-blooming and complex thing.
I first heard her rap during her bright pastel phase,when she wore colourful wigs and outfits. It was too much: I couldn’t fetch with that cartoon quality and foolishly dismissed her. Then Iheard her on Kanye’s Monster, and damn near lost my intellect. She raps in two voices, and one vicious,the other simpering; the whole thing simmers with self-confidence and elevates the track several notches. Her look might have changed over the years (far less garish now), but her technique and political awareness have matured, and too (as have mine).
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Source: theguardian.com