When Nicki Minaj Became A Popstar

[@rane219]

Rap will only get you so far. Knowing when to switch it up is key.

[@jwalk31]

Tell that to Dr. Dre. Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne. All of them had longer careers with just rap music.

[@PastelPixie99]

@@jwalk31 thats in the PAST

[@xiamariansupreme72]

@@jwalk31 90s and early 2000s was more rap prominent. Late 2000s and 2010s was more pop prominent, so if Nicki stayed rapping, she wouldn't be nearly as successful as she is, cause people wanted more pop and r&b. Plus, Nicki being a FEMALE was already a disadvantage in hip hop, aka, a male dominated genre. She did what she had to do to not fade away like other rappers.

[@trent0184]

Pop Rap is mostly trash lol

[@ericacaines2529]

That's right. Loving music, being adaptable to its changes, and being an open and versatile musician is key.

[@jordan-yf3tv]

How does she not have a Grammy? She’s one of the best artist of this generation.

[@shookbitch123]

Jordan Bc she doesn't kiss ass to get one.

[@Coochieeater3000]

@@shookbitch123 PERIODT .

[@kammilox]

Bc she's independent 👑

[@feedhyungwonplease6087]

Grammy's is Scammy's Just saying.... Look what they did to Lorde's Melodrama and Lana's albums...

[@lucasorlando99]

Jordan bc they Black balled her for not canceling her Grammy performance

[@playtimeisover9487]

“(Ft.) Nicki Minaj” is a genre itself 😭

[@strawberrykiwiii]

HONESTLY 😭

[@kidacrylicks5912]

Monica Chol Fr tho 😭

[@shookbitch123]

Monica Chol yesss the way she serves in Remixes too 🤭

[@dischargeeeoutsold4262]

PERIODT.

[@foxxygirl1577]

And we love her for that 🌠

[@xiamariansupreme72]

People love discrediting Nicki's rap roots cause she's also a Singer and does work outside of Hip-Hop. Its sad how people would rather discredit her rap roots instead of praising a black woman for being so versatile. Such successful versatility isn't that common amongst many female rappers, so why isn't that being celebrated?

[@ericacaines2529]

People are too blind and deaf to see and hear a musical artist.

[@Javier-zw9sx]

I love Nicki but she is not a singer she is a rapper. She tries to sing yeah but just that

[@consensuspigeon2031]

Are you really gonna sit here and act like people wouldn’t jump off a bridge for nicki, that nicki isn’t one of the most favored rappers of our generation? Cmon, do not act like she is being discredited by everyone

[@blazebaby89]

Honest question, what do people say to discredit her? Isn't it pretty well known she writes her raps? I don't follow social media much.

[@xiamariansupreme72]

@tony fernandezz Exactly. They love Doja's versatility, but clowned Nicki's. Unfair.

[@rnbtrinity434]

The fact that Nicki was able to become so successful during an era where pop was the dominant genre is insane. I remember watching the 2012 VMAs when she beat Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Rihanna for female video of the year and being shocked a rapper was able to do that. People clown her and drake for doing pop crossover but I don’t think rap would be the dominant genre today without their contributions. You did an excellent job on this video 👏🏽.

[@tuneunleashed]

RNB TRINITY Back when she was a rookie!!!

[@rnbtrinity434]

Lordtunes Piano Reviewer Right!! I’m not gonna say it’s impossible but, I doubt we’ll see a rapper beat out multiple icons for an award, during their rookie years, anytime soon.

[@noemistephanie93]

I think its cause she was the only female rapper really in the mainstream at the time

[@yxnqprincejaeykk8765]

noemistephanie93 Nicki won because she actually has talent ❗️

[@immanuelak2643]

@@noemistephanie93 thats true but she needed to be unique and talented in the first place to be the female rapper of that time

[@jacubtscorpio5084]

Even the haters know a Nicki bar... till this day nicki got everybody saying “Hang it up Flatscreen”..ppl know Nicki punchlines by heart

[@Chromaspell]

that came from NICKI?SDFGJDSGL;KJA

[@reuben596]

Eden IT SURE DID LMAOSOJDHEH

[@angelofpurity1992]

@@Chromaspell Yep. From her song 'Roman's Revenge'.

[@billymadisonsshampoo8223]

I'm not a nicki hater but I dont know that line.

[@jacubtscorpio5084]

BillyMadisonsShampoo you never heard anyone say any variation for example 1.) hang it up 2.) Hang it up sis 3.) Hang it up flat screen Basically the whole hang it up when referring to someone who’s doing the most and it still ain’t working out for them.. especially telling said person to give it up it ain’t working out.

[@5sauce62]

Nicki has a song for EVERYONE. Versatility at its finest. These other girls wish they could.

[@IRsBlueManMoney-Channel]

I KNOW RIGHT! IMO she’s the most versatile artist of all time, as well as the best

[@oisoisoisois6735]

IR's Blue Man Money® Channel that is the most bullshit sentence ever spoken

[@dasit1965]

5sauce she is a top 5 female rapper. Behind lauryn hill, missy elliot, and salt and peppa

[@Tay-mh3gm]

@@dasit1965 she’s the #1 😅

[@goldie12577]

@@Tay-mh3gm purrrrrr

[@dmitriyshepher2493]

In 2010 she was almost in every track list of popular albums.

[@shookbitch123]

Дмитрий Шефер any rapper today would not stand a chance against prime Nicki 🔥🔥

[@foxxygirl1577]

@@shookbitch123 factssss

[@eyeamjulian]

Not even RETaRdI B couldn't.

[@luvgina4843]

Дмитрий Шефер Still is.

[@pegasusred8048]

Frfr, I almost got tired of her name popping up but I loved seeing her name too.

[@roadtolosing100pounds4]

I grew up on nicki, I'll be listening to her for the next 20 years too. She's a icon.

[@dorism6648]

Period

[@Bedtimestoryes]

that part

[@toxicshooter7085]

I hope she will be rapping for the 40 years

[@Itspopvulture]

The funny thing is. Her “pop” songs then are the type of songs that are being considered rap now, ie. lizzo- truth hurts. Nicki really changed the way the general public perceive hip/hop & rap

[@tylersanchez4774]

tbh I laugh when people call lizzo a rapper. If I can't tell apart lizzos rapping and singing, she's not a rapper. Difference is its obvious with Nicki from her versatile flow.

[@patrickpanthers9707]

@@tylersanchez4774 exactly I never heared her rapped so it makes no sense

[@laurarenteria2395]

Well thank you nicki and move along for lizzo

[@dasit1965]

Joseph C no. pop rap has around for a minute

[@mimikiwi5]

@@tylersanchez4774 noone thinks Lizzo is a rapper?

[@beingzombievstheworld]

Nicki is the best artist according to me i don’t get why people hate her. I can’t describe in words how much the world owes her credit. She has so many underrated songs. Masquerade, Marilyn Monroe, fire burns, automatic, up in flames.

[@TheJrockfreak]

I don't think people hate her some just feel her music can be a little overrated myself included

[@shookbitch123]

TheJrockfreak overrated?? Lmao u clearly don't know the definition of that word

[@shookbitch123]

Ayush G people just hate on Nicki without context or a reason why.

[@lordlcww6536]

Love Up in Flames, not so much Fire burns tho lol

[@ineedabetterusername4803]

@@shookbitch123 people have opinions calm down lol

[@XX_Brandon]

I love the way you edited this video. Honestly I wouldn’t mind Nicki releasing another album like Roman Reloaded, but the backlash she receive the first time is most likely going to stop her from making and releasing an album that sounds like that.

[@alexanderdagreatest]

Brandon I wish she would but i also like the new direction she’s going in, like on the big fendi podcast recently she said she likes putting out songs that she likes with her style but also a new poppin current sound and I like the drill vibes she’s going in like welcome to the party remix & yikes but I also liked the summer bop vibes in megatron 💕 so I believe she’s tryna cater to all the different vibes

[@Rickby]

Times were different, if she released something like that now, it would break the internet. People love stuff like that. Notice how Roman Holiday gained a ton of traffic suddenly in 2019 - Now

[@ashleywildeman796]

I would love the pinkprint Era it's her best Era

[@chadpopulisjr243]

She was new. And people didn't have a hio-hop album from her since BMUS. So their patience was running low, unfortunately. I think she has yet to give us that full hip-hop masterpiecr, which should be her next album. After that, she has the luxury of doing whatever genre she wants because she's a Legend now.

[@jessem7554]

Same that was my favorite album by her I really did like her other albums but that was my favorite

[@Rickby]

Nicki isn’t going anywhere, and it pisses people off lmao. She’s here to stay, living in people’s heads rent free. Just imagine when she’s off her hiatus with new music. It’s over

[@rkelly3199]

Rigby period!

[@nafeeyk3340]

go rigby!!!!

[@luvgina4843]

Rigby Everybody in this country is obsessed with her. They have no reason to hate her @ all, even when you ask them they can’t even tell you why. Nicki was the chosen one for this position, nothing they can do to take her away.

[@JustLovelyQ]

Facts💯 😂😂😂😂😂✅

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

She's already gone tho, she isn't relevant anymore except with ignorant teenage fangirls

[@whosthatchick5150]

I’m sorry but without Nicki I would of never gotten into Rap... she’s a legend

[@vanessaibenye7598]

Kasia Dean get it girl. Drop your link let’s stream.

[@Princils]

True

[@adwowaafful3617]

Yes.

[@IxiaClover]

yupp specifically female rap, ive never been a self hating girl loool but i guess cos of what was enforced on me i always saw rap as a male thing, then nicki comes and proves women can do it just as well and better in some cases... and nowadays, in terms of american mainstream hip hop, i prefer the girls stylistically

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

Me too.

[@Saraminaj]

I don’t understand why people always find a way to hate on Nicki. Why do you have to stick to one genre? Just let her have fun jeez.

[@laurarenteria2395]

Soon her husband will get in the way

[@dasit1965]

Sara sara girl look at who she’s married to.

[@Saraminaj]

She received plenty of hate, maybe even more, before marrying him.

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

It's music, one should express themselves how they see fit.

[@juwairiyaumar7761]

In a short.. _When Nicki Minaj became a popstar..._ *She slayed it.*

[@johnsonsbabywipes6215]

Juwairiya Umar I swear I see you on every video that talks about nicki- I love it 💖🦄

[@juwairiyaumar7761]

@@johnsonsbabywipes6215 AWWW THANK YOU!! YASSS I love interacting with this queendom and seeing people support a lady who has struggled through so much to he where she is now 😭💖

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

She did slay it, I mean we grew up on her songs.

[@onstylee]

She’s a megastar! I love her for her brain and pen, for her bars, metaphors, for her flow, I love her for her music. I love her pop music and rap music. I can’t wait for the new album! And the fact that she’s the most listened female rapper after 12 years of straight dominance speaks volume. P.S. Love your videos and the content you put on!

[@Euphoricbryanna]

It makes me sad that she said Roman reloaded was her funnest album to make and now she’s embarrassed by it :/. Her true fans LOVED it. Others couldn’t see her vision.

[@Como.Te.Atreves]

This is exactly what I was thinking! I find it funny how back then everyone didn't like her now people are realizing how talented she is

[@queenholly9930]

I loved it soo much

[@KM-yv3tr]

I think that's why she sees herself as a rapper first, singer second & overall songwriter. She can rap on ANY beat & still sound amazingly clear. To this day, nobody has her unique delivery, cadence & lyricism matched. She'll go down in history as a legend in music, purely on her skills, business sense & versatility. People like to downplay her or compare her to others when in reality nobody has occupied her position or can touch her broad discography. She proved you don't need a hard Hip Hop beat to be a rapper. You can do it on anything & still deliver bars. Nicki and Drake really ran so everyone else can walk. Their mainstream success as male and female counterparts is unheard of in their rap community. Thank you Lil Wayne for opening that door.

[@gg6162]

To me, Drake & Nicki are the greatest male & female rap icons of all time, the Michael Jackson & Beyonce of Rap music. It's undeniable

[@saliajsantiljano396]

Eminem ist the best male rapper sorry.

[@aishakhalid5156]

"My legacy could never be undone" (By Nicki Minaj)

[@kayrikk6488]

She doesn't derserve all the hate. She's a fricking queen!

[@luvgina4843]

Kay Rikkelman At all, even when you ask them they can’t even tell you why. Most men in the industry thought she was easy to sleep with but they get the opposite instead, so they love turns to hate.

[@ranii7895]

Nikki isn’t a queen ok she doesn’t have a number one record

[@YeeshaTV]

@@dasit1965 what does that have to do with her music 🤔🤔

[@YeeshaTV]

@@ranii7895 says who??

[@kayrikk6488]

@@ranii7895 now she has hahahaha

[@Kingjr_0]

Nicki is a business woman and I love that she always say that there is a different between entertainment and business

[@luvgina4843]

meak ringz Nicki is everything. This is why I love her, Classy, Ratchet, Smart, Beautiful, and she knows where to act a certain way just tell her which Nicki you want.

[@angel_qu3en]

She is so talented and real. A true artist that's why she's been holding it down for so long. QUEEN at her finest! 👑👑

[@TheKing-zd3hh]

Love her or hate her , she's the most versatile artist of this generation! Put some respect on her name ....

[@oisoisoisois6735]

The King she’s nowhere near the most versatile

[@dasit1965]

The King that’s possibly the most cap I’ve ever seen

[@theeepidural6144]

@@oisoisoisois6735 of this generation whose more versatile?

[@theeepidural6144]

@@dasit1965 of this generation whose more versatile? the only artist i can really think of is Beyoncé

[@uhmno437]

@@theeepidural6144 beyonce is close to weezy but nicki=weezy

[@gull6037]

I love when you talk about Nicki Minaj

[@shookbitch123]

Baby Gull yess he puts Sm respect on Nicki as a human and rapper

[@vanpedrera6887]

Omg same I always search Nicki Minaj on KZbin and filter its upload date to Today

[@jaredsantos6457]

NO 🙅🏻‍♀️NO✖️I DON’T ENDORSE THAT❌ PAUSE THAT⏸ ABORT THAT🤰🏻🚫

[@youngsam1054]

just the other day mi go a london , saw dat . kids down hyde street , paparazzi , all dat

[@leeenaa]

Shake my head yo I’m mad 😡 ain’t a bitch in my zone 🚧 in the middle of nowhere I just feel so alone😥 got the certification👩‍🎓 ‘cause comes with the stone 💎but this ice is so cold🥶 it should come on a Cone🍦

[@shookbitch123]

Onika Tingz 😹💀

[@tychanel3406]

she endorses barbie brand she said it on chun swae

[@eyeamjulian]

hello 👋 dubai 🗼 i am 🤩 nicki 🤠 minaj👚 and i just 🤟 wanna say 🗣 i love ❤️being out 💰 here 📍we um 😐 we doing 🤝 you know 🥂 boat 🚢 life

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

You can't deny the fact that she's one talented musician and her success showcases it all.

[@yassin9782]

Nah, she ain’t talented. She’s SKILLED. Deserves a lot more respect than what she gets.

[@jj_reyna]

All hail queen nicki 💅 this just proves how talented she is

[@lindawhite1689]

Nicki represented curvy women in music and set the trend for years

[@thesecondcoming5875]

Nikki represented "PLASTIC SURGERY " and has indeed set the trend...All BBL Doctors owe her a cut🤣🤣🤣 Before you write a paragraph...I NEVER SAID ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH GETTING PLASTIC SURGERY 🤦‍♀️

[@LM-ix7pk]

The Second Coming there’s nothing wrong with having plastic surgery. Her talent is what should matter, because you can’t get her level of talent by buying it.

[@kennethcooper4327]

@@thesecondcoming5875 just like Cardi

[@shookbitch123]

The Second Coming surgery or not, she popularized curvy woman. That's why everyone wants a big ass now

[@Maryluvsu12]

SHOOK BITCH But she’s not curvy...she just has a big butt which doesn’t necessarily make you curvy

[@thatniggachris5017]

lil Kim became the blueprint for girls coming up at her time but Nicki took that and flipped and made it bigger💯 now she created the PINKPRINT what girls NOW and many more years from now will still follow

[@martice.9021]

I honestly believe it took both of them to make a standard and blueprint. As a collective, Nicki, Kim, Foxy, Lauryn, and even Remy played a part in establishing female rap and a blueprint for today’s artists. As a barb and a rap fan in general, I can see why each woman can take the claim as the blueprint and greatest females emcees.

[@xiamariansupreme72]

@@martice.9021 Remy? No hate, but she didn't do anything for female rap.

[@phillipisthebest26]

TheDiamondsAesthetic I aint even know who Remy was till Love and Hip Hop 😂

[@JJacobs803]

@@xiamariansupreme72 yes remy she is the biggest battle rapper to ever get mainstream success.

[@JJacobs803]

@@martice.9021 thank you. I'm glad some people aren't bias Lil Kim dabbled everywhere Rock, Pop, Rap. Hip Hop. Her 2and album was even dubbed too Pop if u read the review on Amazon from 2000

[@starrliciouss2680]

Her Grammy’s performance was so iconic. 🙌🏽

[@suealvin1274]

I'm a simple girl and when I see Nicki Minaj, I click!

[@alexandergrande]

when she had her foot on the pop girls neck >>>

[@shookbitch123]

alexander setting barz

[@foxxygirl1577]

U said it ALLLLL

[@Mareewashere]

And did!💅🏽

[@KM-yv3tr]

Fr!! She was competing with massive pop stars & still shined whilst being uniquely her. Respect.

[@pigeonbraine]

I think she can be catergorized as both. she is a pop star and a rap star. but all/most of her music is POPular. but overall, i would still call her a rap artist.

[@jaehaerysitargaryen7923]

Her pop songs were the highlight of my childhood tbh.

[@camturnerr]

i personally believe roman reloaded is her most underrated album, it has so many hidden gems a lot of people don’t know about, this was the album that got me into nicki

[@TimothyRichard12345]

The reason why I feel she isn’t doing as well right now isn’t because she’s “washed up.” Its because she nearly completely stopped singing even though her highest charting songs were crossover hits. She basically gave up the thing that made her unique compared to other female rappers. The reason Doja Cat is so successful is because she’s basically doing the same thing Nicki used to do

[@Dolly351]

Timothy Richard-Jackson no, she retired because she wants to start a family....which ain’t working out for her

[@TimothyRichard12345]

Dolly Joseph I’m not talking about her “retirement” that lasted all of two weeks before she started releasing new music. I’m just talking about in a general sense

[@byronstone386]

I disagree. For the past couple years hip hop/trap music took over and anything outside of that wasn't getting as much buzz. Take "Bed" for instance. She sang on that record and featured Ariana on it. It was the perfect cross over song yet it didn't chart very well because it wasn't what people wanted at the time. Pop music is only recently starting to get big again

[@TimothyRichard12345]

Byron Berlitz I mean that doesn’t really count. She talk-sings on a lot of songs (including Bed) but she doesn’t really SING anymore. Bed was more of an R&B song than a pop song and when I say crossover I mean where she’s doing it herself not where someone else is singing for her.

[@KM-yv3tr]

@@TimothyRichard12345 I think she doesn't like being ostracized by the rap community that's why she's rap-heavy nowadays. I wish she didn't care, she's so unique & talented that the industry doesn't know what to do with her anymore. This next album will be the album that cements her direction creatively & I hope it feels natural to her and what she likes as an artist. I think this might be her best work coming, judging from Megatron, Yikes & her other features. You can tell she's grown into her skin & ready to have fun with music.

[@dianareynolds2446]

I still listen to Nicki's older music She is an icon with her music and personality

[@charcoals9146]

i feel like she's one of the greatest rappers alive just an opinion

[@shookbitch123]

beep not opinion this a fact

[@oisoisoisois6735]

she’s not even a top 100 rapper of all time

[@vbm8992]

@@oisoisoisois6735 kendrick lamar put her in the top 5 and eminem called her the queen... what?

[@oisoisoisois6735]

vbm what rappers think doesn’t mean shit. She’s universes behind rappers like Andre 3000, Black Thought, MF DOOM, Earl Sweatshirt, Aesop Rock, Big KRIT, Mos Def or Common simply because she hasn’t made a project that’s anywhere near a top 200 rap albums, because you can have all the skill in the galaxy but if you don’t make a decent project out of that then you’ll never be considered legendary

[@kxngcorrupt5524]

Oisín Brew-Dinan earl is trash, and he’s not a legend, he’s under tyler the creators wing, and he started when tyler started, in 2009, Nicki started back in 2004 and got a little bit popular in 2007..

[@iGimmie]

It's so crazy how Nicki WRITES her RAPS and her SONGS and people will still discredit her. WRITING is her LEGACY. Great LYRICISM; a dying SKILL.

[@dasit1965]

iGimmie because her pen game has been pretty weak for most of her career

[@oisoisoisois6735]

You’re acting like she’s the only rapper in hip-hop history who wrote her own raps

[@Officiallyjoeyt]

She became a pop start and successfully reverted back to a rap star... we know her now for her bars flows and elite rap skills...

[@yuhhhleca8732]

This is why SHE IS MY QUEEN

[@shreksspawn2359]

Nicki Minaj is a living legend. ❤

[@greenaesthetic6387]

Damn that Grammys performance is still held against her

[@strawberrykiwiii]

It's weird though because didn't they know her plan beforehand?

[@angelat5554]

ʚ Strawberry Kiwi ɞ i’m guessing they would’ve tried to stop her but she didn’t give up and say no, the same thing happened to ariana last year but she just said fuck that i’m not turning up at all then, and i think that’s why she was snubbed this year. they really need a rejig of the grammys board cos they’re all old white men with one black woman i think.

[@shookbitch123]

Your Lord that's the only reason she isn't gettin Grammys. She's a boss and theyre scared

[@xjy8549]

@@strawberrykiwiii they specifically told her to perform that song eventho she said she wanted to perform another one. Later on deny any accountability towards the backlash received

[@strawberrykiwiii]

@@xjy8549 huge yikes

[@ehaa004]

She walked so that Cardi B could run

[@shookbitch123]

Elaf Ahmed Female rappers** not just Cosby

[@clark334]

Cardi barely crawls girl

[@tacobell7679]

Are you trying to say Cardi is better than Nicki?

[@erinsamuels7820]

Ben Padgett they’re saying that Nicki paved the way for Cardi B and other female rappers of the 2010s due to her versatility and her popularizing rap as well as pop back then. Now that this style isn’t done anymore Cardi is getting more recognition because she’s doing it as well

[@tacobell7679]

@@erinsamuels7820 Oh. YIKES. I'm a bit stupid, pardon my behavior.

[@iosgaming2824]

I think Roman reloaded still had a good amount of rap in it but it wasn’t equal with the amount of pop that the album had

[@goldie12577]

UP IN FLAMES ROMAN RELOADED COME ON A CONE CHAMPION HOV LANE BEEZ IN THE TRAP SEX IN THE LOUNGE HELL YEAH I ENDORSE THESE STRIPPERS FREEDOM or is this RnB?

[@NathanVierke]

Pink Friday Roman reloaded is and always will be one of my favorite albums. I am always so happy with your videos on nicki. You say what's been on my mind for YEARS. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nvisly1154]

the industry mad because they would never be as talented as Nicki

[@oisoisoisois6735]

bbymina༄ you’re acting like she’s some musical messiah, she’s not

[@highchoice8709]

She is a queen PERIODT

[@MsElectricLover]

I wish Nicki would grace us with another pop record. Automatic, VaVaVoom, Pound the Alarm, Starships, Whip it, Masquerade are amazing records

[@megaascension2748]

The crazy part is that she never has had a number one song.

[@okk5792]

yeah and never will have one...

[@yutisima]

@@okk5792 girl get a life 😂 it's like the third comment I see u on... you seem to care too much and jealousy is showing

[@foxxygirl1577]

@@okk5792 nicki has plenty number ones it's just not in America but all around the world she does 💅

[@xiamariansupreme72]

Sucks, but its fine, cause not all icons have a no.1 hit. Queen Latifah, Foxy, DMX, Ice CUbe, Missy Elliott, Big Sea and Nas don't have no.1s either. Regardless, her top 10s, 20s and 40s have outsold many people's no.1 hits. I tried to do as much research as possible and found that Super Bass and Starships alone have each sold over 10m in America and over 18m worldwide. Chun Li jumped over 80 spots on billboard in 2 weeks, 1 of the biggest jumps in history and Nicki has 5 of the top 10 longest charting songs ever by female rappers with Super Bass, Starships, Anaconda, Moment 4 Life and Only, all of them having charted between 25-40 weeks on billboard. Nicki done sold over 120m records in America and over 300m worldwide and has almost 240 awards, 1 of the top 20 most awarded artists ever and is worth over $100m, the richest female mc ever and in the top 20 richest rappers ever, too. She doesn't need a no.1 hit or a Grammy either. She's achieved everything else.

[@soobindoll9767]

@@okk5792 Clown

[@weakassfadestan1681]

Nicki was killing it in the pop scene. She literally went head to head with Britney Spears and Katy Perry and GaGa. Her pop music is actually good.

[@kt_silver]

her 2nd album is so underrated :( i really loved her pop side

[@driskawnkrsyxyl6293]

If any song has Nicki Minaj u know it’s gonna be great

[@lela1528]

She’s amazing, she’s iconic, she’s a living legend literally.

[@day6atemywallet78]

In my eyes she’s one of the most successful artists ever and she is underrated as a song writer. She is a talented singer, songwriter and rapper 👏

[@raelynndenise]

She knew exactly what she was doing. She’s gonna go down as one of the best rappers of all time.

[@faleatuaafoa9260]

You are amazing in breaking down the truth for those who are mislead by random rumors and speculation. Thank You so much for what you do ❤️💯

[@Rickby]

It’s so scary to think about, if Nicki was never versatile and never switched up genres, we would never really know about her. She’s so smart and look where it got her

[@benmazza5162]

omg i remember being a huge fan around the roman reloaded era

[@noemistephanie93]

Same. I was a big fan of hers when I was a teen

[@duane371]

Im sorry but pop nicki was queen 😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥

[@NathanVierke]

Nicki was what got me to LIKE rap in 2012. Her features exposed me to so many rappers and she was truly the bridge that exposed my ears to rap when back then the dominating genre was pop

[@bryansodred]

I think she went hard pop after "Super Bass"

[@a.cdiamonds8370]

No other female rapper lasted an entire decade on the scene all while creating a huge imapct the way she has. Nicki is still the standard PERIOD.

[@chronicles6065]

This is why I love this girl because she is an artist and not only is she versatile, but she did not let the industry box her into one genre. Sis has done damn every genre and that's what makes her iconic and have longevity.

[@manibaby5212]

Lauryn Hill is the pioneer of rapping and singing nobody was doing both at her level when she was at her peak. Drake Kanye and Nicki just took that formula and brought it to the mainstream. And now you could argue that nobody has done it bigger than Nicki.

[@kaylabey]

THANK YOU! finally someone makes some sense

[@dasit1965]

Mani Baby 🧢

[@nestorcollazo7762]

I love the thumbnail. Roman Reloaded had a bunch of throwaway songs for sure, but also a bucketload of her *best*.

[@shinaomisanya5367]

The way ppl have tried using the fact that she did pop music to discredit her as a rapper, when in fact it’s where she goes the hardest!

[@phillipisthebest26]

Roman Reloaded is lowkey one of the best pop albums of our generation

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

I listened to Roman Reloaded last year after getting youtube music and OMG it was SUCH a fun album! So quirky and full of personality. Before I knew it, I had reached the end without even noticing it and I never skipped a single track. Even Starships became listenable to me because it was just like a cartoonish type of song.

[@brokefame5672]

An underrated song that I LOVE was “Until The World End: Remix” when Nicki RODE the beat in a pop way, she had me SHOOK.

[@aaronamaya7034]

I remember when Starships spent 21 weeks in the TOP10 of the Billboard HOT100 and not even Madonna had achieved that. Pop Nicki was AN ERA.

[@chadpopulisjr243]

She "barely acknowledges it", yet has no choice but to perform her pop songs when she tours overseas. Her R&B infused songs are some of her biggest as well. And she seems to have fun when doing so. I wonder if her hate is genuine, or what she feels she has to say to her hip-hop listeners. The Barbz love all of it and that's all that matters.

[@KM-yv3tr]

I think she's started to realize this especially after Queen dropped. Barbz always got her back, no matter the genre or look.

[@toxicalien12]

dang u snapped. really nice done like always

[@javantenova]

She’s a queen period. We can’t say it anymore. Album & all says it

[@Nokss87]

😎😎😎 Remy Ma could never!!! The audacity 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@GilbyMinaj]

I love your edits, you made Nicki looks even more goddess-like 🤩🥰

[@coco-de5vj]

Drake and Nicki do not get the praise they rightfully deserve. They helped shape this generation of hip hop and will go down as icons. People actually have the nerve to compare Nicki to Cardi and call drake’s music trash because of he sings now. Versatility in this evolving industry is KEY and that’s why Nicki and drake haven’t died out yet.

[@ismailmohamed3665]

nicki minaj literally does not need to prove herself that she is the greatest rapper bc SHE IS THE GREATEST RAPPER i felt so bad for her when ppl were calling her a “pop artist” she’s just literally having fun. she’s a rapper she was just having fun that’s all that doesn’t mean she wanna be a pop artist

[@ZombieXCorn]

I’ll never understand why it’s being called a sell out to experiment? Like so she tried pop and she was called a sellout. Yet she’s still here? You gotta evolve as music evolves.

[@GalaktischerHirnsauger]

I actually got to know Nicki Minaj around 2012 when she was more on the pop lane so I thought she was a pop singer ! I was suprised to find later out that she is actually more of a rapper

[@akiraandrews5630]

She’s so versatile I love her for that. 2010s is not complete without her. Her theatrical talent was 😘 👌🏼

[@NkirukasWrld]

I agree, if I was a rapper I would dive into pop as well because it is a smart move. Ppl are even calling Meg Thee Stallion a sellout too because she's diving into pop as well which is just dumbbb

[@kweenmix4409]

*And that's a fendi fact*

[@NiaG34]

Almost all artist switched up their genres tho, or even collab with artist of other genres. That is how you become mainstream. Pop artist collab with rappers to gain more black fans and rappers collaborate with pop artist to gain more non black fans. It makes sense

[@DrewRueDoo]

2008-2010 produced the worlds greatest artists to date. Including Drake, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Kesha, etc... I wonder why though? I would love to see you do a video on this!

[@dominicgutierrez3313]

roman reloaded is my favorite album from her!! she was so ahead of her time when she first stepped on the scene. undoubtedly the queen of hip hop.

[@minukarodrigo]

Nicki Minaj was the most versatile rapper in her prime

[@luvgina4843]

Minuka Rodrigo Of course you said in her prime hoping for someone to say yes.🤣 Go stream Cardi music y’all embarrassing.👉

[@dasit1965]

Minuka Rodrigo she is not more versatile than Kanye, Tyler, and for sure isn’t more versatile than lauryn hill

[@glenwarne6492]

Lol 🤣🤣 like Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar doesn't exist

[@minukarodrigo]

@@glenwarne6492 *female

[@crackheadspeedway6788]

I am SO glad you made this video! Roman Reloaded is my favorite Nicki album and era. The pop songs are such a joy to listen to and I wish she didn't get so much hate about it, the album was a smart business move that showcased all her talent. I wish She didn't completely abandon her roots with pop because it's part of what made her so great and unique, I feel like she let a part of herself go just to please the hip hop community and it's a little sad, either way, I love Nicki as a rapper and a singer ♥️

[@i0xov221]

shes honestly an inspiration

[@SS-mx1wc]

All I can say is...PERIOD👑

[@Euphoricbryanna]

Nicki minaj is the queen. No one could even come close to her. It’s laughable when new stars try to 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ifyoureplanningonreplyingy1582]

i dont understand how people are discrediting nicki and drake because of pop? its a good thing to be versatile, that shows even more talent. i dont get it.

[@jessiedollie]

Queen of any genre👑 & continues to prove it her song Tusa with Karol G is a hit🔥

[@IRsBlueManMoney-Channel]

Wow, I never heard that she doesn’t like PFRR and barely acknowledges it. That makes me sad because it’s one of my favourite albums ever. I think Nicki is the most versatile artist of all time

[@aryamazandarani6373]

I'm not a huge nicki fan by any means, but I think she kinda implemented herself in multiple genres besides hip hop better than a lot of other hip hop artists. Instead of just releasing one album that's fully pop or r&b, she kinda implemented those genres in her albums and featured in all sorts of songs from all genres. In that aspect, I think she's comparable to Wayne how she can feature on any sort of song and steal the show. Artistically, she's kinda like Kanye how she comes off as this crazy character that can bend genres

[@iosgaming2824]

Been waiting for a video like this. Love to see it. ❤️ honest

[@youreonyourownkid1989]

She'll always be my favorite rapper this decade.

[@unniDBD]

Nicki is a true artist whose credits are still due. Sad but true.

[@efouaalice]

She is incredible and so versatile