Nicki Minaj Missteps, The Hip-Hop Union, and S#!t I Missed Tru Life Signs With Future with Keith Nelson Jr.
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September 7, 2018Nicki Minaj showing some holes in her game. Busta Rhymes suggested Hip-Hop a union and I missed Tru Life formerly of Roc-A-Fella signed with Future. We break these down with Keith Nelson Jr.
04:13 Nicki Minaj Missteps
Nicki Minaj has been the face of female Hip-Hop for about 10 years. Her new album, Queen, drops in the shadow of the recently minted Cardi B. With sales that are pretty good for most, do not live up to the Barbie’s standard. Add that to low ticket sales of a”postponed” North American tour and we could be seeing someone who’s very frustrated with the new streaming era metrics. It’s not a stretch to say she is taking her frustration out on Travis Scott and his family. Kylie Jenner seemed to do nothing more than show some support in front of her massive following of zombies. Using paper thin arguments on Twitter and Queen Radio, Minaj is showing some real insecurity about her position in the game today. It could be some karma get back for not wanting to support the elevation of other female artists or maybe her music just isn’t jamming? If you need a timeline of events the LA Times’ Libby Hill did a pretty thorough job.
29:21 The Hip-Hop Union Party
Is Hip-Hop big enough to start a union? Busta Rhymes seems to think so. A subject Keith Nelson Jr. recently brought up to the legendary rapper in a recent interview. The socialist idea of having a collectively bargained compensation floor would a great idea but who is qualified to receive it would just be the beginning of the complications. Deep pocket lawyers would do as much as they could to twist up publishing rights, image rights and so forth. Check out Keith’s interview with Busta Rhymes that sparked the whole conversation.
52:23 S#!t That I Missed: Tru Life signs with Future’s Freebandz
Tru Life is a rapper from yesteryear and used to be signed to Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella imprint. He may be more infamous for his beef but being good enough to sign before. Now he is made post-prison stint to sign with Future’s Freebandz label. It’s a footnote amongst the trending topics of September 2017 In other day and times this would have been a story that would have taken some time to investigate the long-term play and possibility of starting a trend. None of these were explored by major outlets which may be a result of a lack in the present-day lexicon or it could be the victim of the Twitter/social media tail eating news stream that deals much more commerce than journalism.
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