Sensational Inspiration: Nicki Minaj

So recently, I stumbled on a video of Nicki Minaj on Ellen with a fan.

So it turns out that there is a young 8 year old girl named Sophia Grace who absolutely loved Nicki Minaj’s first hit: Super Bass. She uploads a spectacular video of her rapping out the entire song on YouTube, and gets extremely famous. Ellen then calls her up in the show, and she gets to actually greet Nicki for the first time. And to top the cherry on the ice cream sundae, Nicki & Sophia actually sing Super Bass together on the Ellen show.

This video sort of caught me and my usual “ranting on Nicki” mode off guard. Though the behavior of Minaj generally bothers me, I felt as though this moment in the show with Ellen proved her to not be as bad a role model as many would expect.

While it is disturbing to see such young girls have a strong passion for Minaj’s music (which is usually rather vulgar), the scene is pretty well played. The first thing Nicki tells her fan after they greet is: “Music is great, but books are better”. She then further urges Sophia to pursue her education, and keep music as a “side thing”. I personally thought that was pretty ideal & big ‘sisterly’ thing to say.

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While I still keep urge to my claim that generally Nicki is not the ideal role model for little girls; I guess I can heed to the fact that if she is the ultimate representation for the youth then shes not so bad in general. Nicki’s music is considered unique; transitioning us into this new generation where people are able to express different emotions which are otherwise against societal norms. On the other hand, artists such as Nicki Minaj (Pink, Lady Gaga, Kesha) are also usually pushing or promoting some unethical ideologies in their music.

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I suppose this new “hip-pop” is just an inevitable factor in society right now, so I guess I can exhale in relief that while Nicki may not be promoting the best music; shes still holding on to some more realistic values to present face to face when meeting with fans.

 

 

 

Nicki Minaj NOT Nominated For Grammy’s 2013

An article published by MTV just released that Nicki Minaj has in fact, not been nominated for any Grammy’s this year. The news has been quite shocking for some, but it may just be possible that the reason Minaj has no nominations this year is because of her performance last year. Kyle Anderson’s report covering last year’s Grammy’s performance may just remind us of the astounding debacle that Nicki pulled in 2012; which involved her arriving with a Pope, a live exorcism, and a few religious values left questioned.

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Nicki Minaj: The Supreme Disrespect of our Community

So, recently the web has been heated with these miniature Facebook posts which make it to Nicki’s official Facebook fan page: and nevertheless to say, while posts are supposed to automatically delete, some make it to fame. Posts have erupted all over her feed, and it seems the entire Facebook community have received their golden opportunity window for 10 minutes of fame. Suddenly, everyone has something to say.

And there is one over Nicki Minaj’s lyrics over endorsing Romney:

A hate post over Nicki Minaj’s “Beam me up Scotty” lyrics, which insulted Muslims:

And the list goes on and on.

It really is a pity to see our daily headline news revolving around a celebrity like Nicki Minaj. Our American society is now too focused on the aspects which the media wants us to see. I recently interpreted a text over how our emerging digital media is impacting all sorts of pop culture, and of course, Nicki Minaj was one of the core puppeteers of media consolidation in America. Our lives and very core beings are controlled by this Marxist society, with the ruling class keeping head of the working class.

Our American society today is no different in terms of our capitalistic views: trekking the ladder and control of resources with a Bourgeoisie vs. Proletariat environment prevalent on the streets. The ideals of Marxist analysis are extensive in almost any standing in present day society; and Nicki Minaj is an outstanding example. Her show and her own personal representation is a strong exemplification of the hegemonic, materialistic, & alienist outlook of our consumerist and domineering American ‘so called’ democracy which exists today.

Minaj’s appearances and shows are outright insults to many religions & values.After Minaj’s notorious 2012 Grammy’s performance, involving a live Roman exorcism and an extensive mockery of Catholicism; Churches and other religious affiliations were outraged that she had pulled off such acts without any form of consequence for her action by, well, anyone. She is a panorama for our new consumer generation which is rapidly approaching. The new norm is emerging through our mainstream media artists today who are similar to Nicki Minaj: Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Pink and more. These artists are slowly shaping the inner core and minds of the incoming youth. This plays with the idea of hegemony because the society has already been held at the hands of the ruling class to a certain point, and that point has been continually falling. Our old generation might have been somewhat concerned or had a boundary, but this new ‘Nicki Minaj’ age is one with absolutely no reproach or stopping line. The minds are immunized from anything other than their own issues, and no consequence for any action. Everything is justified, and this is a dangerous and unhealthy foresight for the capitalistic society as a whole.

At this point, we can only pray and keep our children away from these devastating so called “normal” mainstream pop artists who are plaguing the skirts globally, and ensure that the new generation of youth can hold a certain degree of respect and build their own strong line of values and ethics from home & proper resources.

About this Blog

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent”. Victor Hugo, 1885.

This blog focuses on the new emerging rappers of our generation and how these artists are affecting the norm and values of our society as a whole with their controversial music. With the aid of rapidly emerging digital media, music in itself has vastly changed, and so have the impacts of listening to that music in our post modern 21st century.

In November 2010, a new rap artist had plagued the Bill Board top 200 charts with a hit debut album called ‘Pink Friday’. She had the general public under a spell: appearing in mind blowing attire and releasing music which caused almost everyone to double take or begin questioning their morals. This new sensation was none other than Nicki Minaj. The uprising of Nicki Minaj’s career, and her different albums and appearances have affected the public strongly in both a positive and negative manner.This blog will focus on Nicki Minaj and how her extraordinary behaviors affect our American society today.