Nicki Minaj, not only is she the hottest female rapper to come along since Missy Misdemeanor Elliott. But she is also one of the hottest rappers out right now. It's undeniable, but many critics say its easy to be the best female rapper in the game when your the only female rapper in the game.
Now, aside from that being a total slap in the face to the Queen of the South Miami based femcee Trina and other mainstream & underground female rappers. It's comments like that, that pidgeon hold females in the rap industry. Ask any female in the game or attempting to get in they will tell you its a male dominated industry and not only are other female rappers their competition, but also their male counterparts.
I mean if you look at the majority of her awards she's won, they haven't been for best female this or best female that, it's been for best rap album, best rap video, best rap single, best new artist etc. She's being pitted against juggernauts of the hip-hop game like Jay-Z, Eminem, Kanye West, even her boss and label mate Lil Wayne and Drake.
What impact has Nicki Minaj had on the female rap game? Whether if we like to admit it or not , there has been a void in female rap for a very long time. There have been numerous articles written asking if female rap is dead. Yes! Trina has been one in a very few who has been consistent in rap. However, her efforts have not been strong enough by themself. But don't think she is going un-noticed.
From the writers here at The StreetzIz-Watchin Trina we love you and thank you for not letting the light of female rap completely dim.
Nicki has a line in her song entitled "Still I rise" where she says
"They don't understand these labels, look at numbers and statistics
I lose you lose, ma is just logistics, anyway, real bitches listen when I'm speaking, cause if Nicki win, then all ya'll gettin' meetings". Basically what Ms. Minaj has pointed out is that when it comes to record labels it's all in the numbers, with all the hype she has, with all the awards she wins, after all of that, if she doesn't sell records then all the female rappers will lose out on potentially labels giving them notice.
Since her success, record labels have been openly noticing and signing other female rappers. Harlem raptress Azealia Banks just inked a deal with UMG, the same parent label Nicki is signed to. Just recently Iggy Azalea a female rapper who's been putting in work for a while, but really blew up in the public eye after remixing Nicki Minaj's Roman In Moscow signed with Interscope Records. Kreayshawn the controversial white female rapper and leader of "White Girl Mob" got signed to Sony music. Lola Monroe the 1st lady of Wiz Khalifah Taylor Gang signs a deal. Even some veteran female rappers who found it hard to spark a new deal have been getting re-signed.
Now I'm not saying none of the ladies couldn't have done it on their own, but Nicki Minaj and all her success has sure made it easier for them to be seen and considered.
So Kudos to Nicki Minaj, the heroine of female rap
Below is a tweet from Blogger Necole Bitchie in respond to Iggy and Azalea getting record deals
Below is a fan made video about Nicki Minaj's Impact on female rap and commentary from fellow female rappers in the industry.
Video provided by @_MirandaRights
Do you agree that Nicki Minaj is responsible for helping revive female rap? Yes or No?
