Sequels can be big business, but they can also be tricky. While they build off already-existing reputations, they can also set up grand expectations, comparisons between then and now are inevitable, and the patina of nostalgia can sometimes make the “then” seem superior to the “now” by default. Pink Friday 2, the fifth album from firebrand Mc Nicki Minaj, attempts to balance the expectations attached to naming itself after its groundbreaking 2010 predecessor with Minaj’s spirit of constant reinvention and confrontational persona.
Almost immediately after her debut came out 13 years ago,...
Almost immediately after her debut came out 13 years ago,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Maura Johnston
- Rollingstone.com
Nicki Minaj has teamed up with Ice Spice for a new remix of her track, “Princess Diana”.
The single sees rap artists Minaj, 40, and Spice, 23, come together for the first time.
Born Isis Gaston, Ice Spice rose to prominence in late 2022 with her hit “Munch”.
The original “Princess Diana” track featured on Spice’s Like..? EP, released in January. This new version, released on Friday (14 April) has been reworked with Minaj delivering heavy-hitting bars.
Fans were quick to show their appreciation for the collaboration and praised it widely on social media.
However, some also noticed that the track may have included potential details about Minaj’s forthcoming music business ventures.
In early March, Minaj released her first single of the year, titled “Red Ruby Da Sleeze”. It samples Lumidee’s 2003 hit “Never Leave You”, and became Minaj’s ninth number one on the Hot Rap Songs chart.
The song is...
The single sees rap artists Minaj, 40, and Spice, 23, come together for the first time.
Born Isis Gaston, Ice Spice rose to prominence in late 2022 with her hit “Munch”.
The original “Princess Diana” track featured on Spice’s Like..? EP, released in January. This new version, released on Friday (14 April) has been reworked with Minaj delivering heavy-hitting bars.
Fans were quick to show their appreciation for the collaboration and praised it widely on social media.
However, some also noticed that the track may have included potential details about Minaj’s forthcoming music business ventures.
In early March, Minaj released her first single of the year, titled “Red Ruby Da Sleeze”. It samples Lumidee’s 2003 hit “Never Leave You”, and became Minaj’s ninth number one on the Hot Rap Songs chart.
The song is...
- 4/14/2023
- by Eoghan O'Donnell
- The Independent - Music
Charli Xcx and Lizzo have teamed up for the upbeat, lovesick new song “Blame It On Your Love.” The track is Xcx’s first new release this year.
“Blame It On Your Love” was originally heard in the more minimal Pop 2 closer “Track 10.” On the new incarnation of the track, a beat reminiscent of Lumidee’s “Never Leave You (Uh Oh)” underlays a tale of being “reckless” and “selfish,” as Xcx describes herself in her relationship. Lizzo joins for a rap-sung guest verse towards the end of the song. “I...
“Blame It On Your Love” was originally heard in the more minimal Pop 2 closer “Track 10.” On the new incarnation of the track, a beat reminiscent of Lumidee’s “Never Leave You (Uh Oh)” underlays a tale of being “reckless” and “selfish,” as Xcx describes herself in her relationship. Lizzo joins for a rap-sung guest verse towards the end of the song. “I...
- 5/15/2019
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this week, the Spanish flamenco artist Rosalía could be seen standing on top of an Atv, singing and appearing to cry during a live-streamed album release show. As the 25-year-old’s mascara began to run, one of her dancers revved the vehicle’s engine to add percussive zing to a stark, skittering track titled “De Aqui No Sales.”
It was a remarkable visual; this is an artist who knows how to make an impression. And since releasing her debut album, Los Ángeles, in 2017, Rosalía has impressed pretty much everybody.
It was a remarkable visual; this is an artist who knows how to make an impression. And since releasing her debut album, Los Ángeles, in 2017, Rosalía has impressed pretty much everybody.
- 11/2/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Nigerian singer-songwriter Kah-Lo has had success with conversational club music, but she understands why listeners tend to lump her songs in with afrobeats: That minimal, swaying, polyrhythmic strain of pop that’s become an “explosive industry” in her country and hit the charts in London, Paris and elsewhere. “It is great for the people who are making afrobeats,” she says. “But there are other genres that other people are making, and they’re not being given as much of a platform. I’m hoping to change that narrative.”
Working with the veteran producer Riton,...
Working with the veteran producer Riton,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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