Mindy Lara
Professor Santos
27 March 2015
Blog Post
Missy Elliott and Nicki Minaj
This
week we had group discussions, mainly based on Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, and Beyoncé
because we were discussing Hip-hop and they are incredibly known for their
music. Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott are
two different rappers and in my opinion I don’t compare them because they did
music for two completely different generations growing up. I love Missy Elliott
but some people don’t because they never listened to her stuff but they do know
of Nicki Minaj because she is famous now. I love them both but they both are
about different things.
Missy
Elliott is more of a tom boy and even if that’s how they dressed back in the day
that is still the way she dresses now. Nicki Minaj is much more of the girly
type. They clearly rap about different things but again I think it’s because of
the time period. Nicki Minaj would get a lot of black lash for the way she used
to dress but her songs were always a hit and as soon as she started off her career
she was rapping alongside of very famous rappers. Unlike Missy Elliott who
mostly did things herself and was a big hit like that.
I
know about Missy Elliott because when I was a child my mother would listen to
her. I don’t ever remember her saying that she was a bad role model and I shouldn’t
dance along when her music videos would come up. Nicki Minaj on the other hand
is the opposite with parents now a day; they don’t want their children
listening to her music because it’s ridiculous. I agree with them because if
you are that famous and believe that you will only be targeting a specific audience
you are wrong! Kids and their technology today can access anything and artist
like Nicki Minaj need to realize that. I have seen videos of when Nicki sees little kids that she tells them to stay in school and to do good in school but not many get to see that and only see her music videos and listen to her music. I love her anyway but the messages that go across when she makes music videos isn't the most positive thing, i guess. What do you think?
I agree with you about how different these two singers are. The messages that they are sending to young children may not be right but that is just who they are.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how different kids are growing up today. The videos and things that they see in the media make it seem like it's normal to behave that way.
ReplyDeleteI agree and discussed this issue in my blog post as well. It is a huge difference in the way artists portray their music. Not only do their styles differ, but he way society sees them is altering constantly. It is up to the individual to express themselves regardless of the inevitable backlash.
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