DEL_245

4y

flo milli s***, ho!

soccerfanj

4y

Only did a festival tour

CLG

4y

Any reason why she's never attempted her own shows? I suppose the 24K Magic tour was great exposure and fun for her

CLG

4y

Any reason why she's never attempted her own shows? I suppose the 24K Magic tour was great exposure and fun for her

Lamont

4y

As in tour date? Idk. Remember when she and future had to cancel for low ticket sales

soccerfanj

4y

She did an IG video on it like any other thing that comes up bout her but I forgot her real reasoning.
Prob cause she don’t get a real catalog and she can just get a quick bag.

CLG

4y

Lmao I love this woman

CLG

4y

Flo Milli is who I had in mind

@lil_clam the generation that will curate our next Queens of Rap

Giordano

4y

They had a brawl a couple years ago lol

psychedelic

4y

She overestimated her touring power. Touring is something you have to start building early in your career and she never did that. A lot of HipHop artists dont bother touring at the beginning of their career and then they wake up one day and book 40 arenas

soccerfanj

4y

Https://www.google.com/amp/www.mtv.com/news/3131030/cardi-b-reveals-music-festival-income-2019/amp/

CLG

4y

Not a problem

So for your point regarding 69: Nicki only considered that 69's popularity is mainly mainland Europe and she generally and historically takes pleasure in controversy and press. And it did cause controversy and press - led by Khia - and Nicki simply said "I don't jump on bandwagons, I simply have a mind of my own," so the old/new fans were conflicted, but this reasoning is why she continues to work with him

It was a considerable misstep in the UK because 69's reach isn't too great here and he's more known for negative press than long-standing, impactful music. She should not have invested an entire North American and European tour with someone in the middle of a legal case - that's idiotic
The change to Juice Wrld at least made sense

I will say, finally, about her UK tour, I thought the fact that Nicki stayed over half an hour after her curfew time at her London show and got a £300,000 fine. She isn’t desperately gunning for a quick money grab anymore, so her music will reflect this, ultimately

Though the real issue here, which touches on your next point, is Nicki has spent her career readjusting her musical persona to fit whatever sound she was experimenting with at the time

But to me, back-to-their-roots Rap has always been a safe space for rappers who’ve rejected the idea of assimilating into the mainstream (think Kanye), and so for to return to that sphere in the years since ‘Roman Reloaded’ was a wise and admirable move

Calling Nicki a popstar doesn’t fit her, either; she's still a rapper

It's just the highs and lows of her career mean she’s cast a much wider net with her fanbase. She’s become a rapper playing arena shows to primarily Pop fans, and that dichotomy between the artist and audience’s preferred tastes is always so conflicting (imagine her playing Lookin' Ass to young teenagers)

I was listening to Nicki during her mixtape era. I listen to Nicki a lot but cannot relate to her younger fans - simply because they want the Pop-side of her - and I'm super critical of her Rap music and image

When I saw her live, she was trying her best to retain that level of international fame, the kind that can sell out arenas with young audiences who turn up to hear electropop "hits", while remaining true to her craft

But she's got new priorities: marriage, a Son on the way and mixing family with management

J Balvin is super interesting because he will sell out MSG, like it's nothing, but struggle to sell out a London arena. I'm not too clued on America's individual differences (I can find the data, but I don't have the direct experience of your culture) so I couldn't comment on that