Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

I realize this is like a million and one videos, but for some reason in this one it really bothers me that Nicki is dressed like a stripper while the two dudes look normal. Really feel like there's been this creeping tendency in Nicki's stuff towards more and more sexualization of her body. And I realize that's been there for a long while but it was often cross-dosed with her being deliberately weird and OTT-looking. I'm thinking of the drag-queen vibe in "Massive Attack" or about half of "Stupid Hoe"...felt like between that, Gaga, and actually a goodly part of Ke$ha's career,* there was this nice trend of female pop stars who were willing to curdle the camera's hard-on, and now that's sort of dissipated (although it was probably just in my mind to begin with).

* Ke$ha obviously just as rife with exceptions as Minaj, but I'm thinking of things like the drag-queen look in "We R Who We R" or the expressly non-sexy glow paint sequence in "Your Love Is My Drug," and just generally the amount of clothing she always had on despite lyrical themes that would seem to veer close to "wild party time" stuff. And who was it that pointed that "Blow" went out of its way to never have anything to do with blowjobs (or cocaine for that matter) and was just about raving good times?

man, coffee really kicked in there, sorry about that, carry on!

while the two dudes look normal

did you miss the part with rozay's boobs?

was half expecting jim carrey to reprise his role as the riddler in that

did you miss the part with rozay's boobs?

That's the part with Nicki (or lookalike) passing back and forth in the background, nearly naked and spray-painted gold, right? Yeah, not buying that that's an equally sexualized presentation, if you were serious. It's just really striking in all the shots when it's the three of them together, like it was a prank and somebody told her it was a themed "naughty costume" party.

beyonce stans >>>

http://jezebel.com/5939305/why-does-nicki-minajs-twitter-avatar-feature-her-face-photoshopped-over-a-photo-of-beyonce

do they really find it so hard to believe that minaj wouldn't remember if she ever wore a wig that looked like that?

[i]on Lil Wayne’s new mix tape, “Dedication 4,” released Sunday, when Minaj unfurled the line, “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy [expletive] is [expletive] up the economy['i]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/nicki-minajs-ode-to-mitt-romney-a-perfect-combination-of-what-commercial-hip-hop-has-become/2012/09/04/dc343e4e-f692-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_blog.html?tid=pm_local_pop

http://gawker.com/5940249/fact+checking-nicki-minaj-is-she-really-a-republican-voting-for-mitt-romney#13467895102262&{"type":"iframeUpdated","height":1488}

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/09/04/nicki_minaj_endorses_mitt_romney_the_hip_hop_star_s_version_of_real_business_cycle_theory_.html

it's almost like she's saying things just to build controversy and get media coverage. but surely that won't work.

it's almost like half-assed punchlines confuse media outlets that don't pay much attention to rap music

^

yeah def dont think she was expecting this. publications are dumm

lol at people taking nicki minaj lyrics at face value

wait she's still going to eat my brains right?

Investigative journalism(!) and overview piece(talk of Kendrick Lamar and others as well):

Voter rolls in New York, Georgia and California — Onika Tanya Maraj’s last three states of residence — show that she’s not registered.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nicki-minajs-romney-rap-underscores-obamas-wobbly-relationship-with-world-of-hip-hop/2012/09/04/32e16546-f68e-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_story.html?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop

Ha! Thank you for understanding my creative humor & sarcasm Mr. President, the smart ones always do... *sends love & support* - https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/245210492551966720

Awesome! Now I can tell my grandchildren that the 1st black President of the United States took the time to address a Nicki Minaj question - https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/245211956422791168

RT @BIGGEST_BARB: if thats not winning, idk WHAT is. having the PRESIDENT tell bitches what your verse means. wow. - https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/245212507038420992

laughing at all of this.

hahahahahahahaaaaaa yes

Love this

"Mr. President, why does Nicki want to catch bees in a trap?"

this is so gonna crop up in a future nicki verse

and quite right too

basically making obama her personal translator

When I get explained by Obama
I'm really explained by Obama
Chief in your face
Chief in your faaaaaaaaaaaaaace

You should have worked some version of "Ain't a metaphor-punchline" in there.

yeah I know, got lazy

that's the nicki spirit

all these lazy bitches is fuckin up fake nicki rhymes

new single 'the boys' reputedly featuring cassie is premiering shortly [/boner]

it'll have to live up to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ktAi5xE6s

voila

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iYRr17nRXQE

FUCKING YES @ THIS

THE PURRING

ummm lol i don't want to admit how excited i was for a sec before i realised i'd been wiseguys-rolled there

it was real when it was first posted...

It's out:

http://www.djservicepack.com/nicki-minaj-the-boys-feat-cassie/

ha daft punk bite this song is schizo

PUNCHLINE QUEEN, NO BOXER THOUGH
MIGHT PULL UP IN A PORSCHE, NO BOXSTER THOUGH
TELL A HATER YO, DON'T YOU GOT COCKS TO BLOW?
TELL EM KANGAROO NICK, I'LL BOX A HO

BRRRR
I PULL UP IN A BRRRRR
WRIST ON BRRRRRRRRRR
PUSSY ON PRRRRRRRRRRR-RRRRRRRRRRRR

this song is everything

the hell kinda loon put this song together, seriously

glad "come through with the six like my name was blossom" finally exists however

haha awesome

oh my god cassie's really piling on the indie vox here.

WAIT I WAS IN ERRRRR

SHE PULLS UP IN A GRRRRR

the hell kinda loon put this song together, seriously

^

is it really that odd? sounds like "itty bitty piggy" (which is the last time she used the word kangaroo on a track i believe) plus daft punk interpolation (more busta nod really) plus cassie plus purring.

well, when you put it like that...

glad "come through with the six like my name was blossom" finally exists however

― r|t|c, Friday, September 14, 2012 3:10 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lolol wow

yeah, that's brilliant

i mean i said this is schizo and it totally is but i love it

(which is the last time she used the word kangaroo on a track i believe)

(which is the last time she used the word kangaroo on a track i believe)

itt lex reveals that lex.xls exists

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/16/showbiz/american-idol-judges/index.html?hpt=en_c1